ESSEX
COUNTY AMATEUR
WINE MAKERS
President Brian Rankin
THE 2007 RED WINE COMPETITION WINNER
ERNIE MUNGER
Here is ERNIE MUNGER receiving the trophy from our past President JIM TROFIN (right).
All of our club meetings are held at the homes of our members approximately
every second month. The host provides snacks and a light
lunch
and we each donate a small fee to defray the cost.
Each couple brings one bottle of their favorite wine to be placed into a box. We sell tickets for $1.00 each and draw a winning ticket. Some lucky member can walk home with 13 bottles of wine (or the number in attendance).
We
also bring at least one bottle of wine to enjoy during the meeting. Many members
bring two or three bottles, as they want other members to try their wine and
give them suggestions as to how the wines might be improved. This is an
informal critique by your colleagues. I have discovered many
suggestions that have assisted me in improving my wines. Some suggestions have
also been found to be difficult to attempt or I just wasn’t interested in trying
them. The choice is yours.
Here is a brief list of some of our events:
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April
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June
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General meeting – preparation for our club wine
competition – planning
for a
summer
activity Miscellaneous reports -
 wine |
Club wines competition – wine tasting of red or
white wine – best wine chosen -award
presented –
wine Preparations for June Activity |
Club activity –
tour of local wineries – Quai du
VIN tour – St. Thomas tour -
Sharon
Mills
Winery –
Pelee Island tour – wine
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October
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 December
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summer picnic – Lake Erie – swimming, bar-b-q,
wine, fun, etc. |
General meeting – report on grape suppliers, varieties, costs, etc.
Preparations
for X-Mas dinner -
wine |
Christmas dinner includes dinner and all
wines (About 8 varieties) |
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February
August
