WWS Educational Events in May 2012
Across the country, WWS has many exciting events taking place during the month of May. To register for any of these events, go to the WWS Events Calendar.
Rochester: Zita And Carolyn'sExcellent Adventure
Tuesday, May 15
In a wine rut? Looking for a little excitement? No need to bungee jump with a bottle. Let Zita Keeley, CSW and Carolyn Kourofsky, CSW take you on a wine adventure! This event is the world launch party for Zita and Carolyn’s just-published book, Zita’s Guide to Wine and Life: A Different Kind of Wine Book. During the Happy Hour from 6pm-7pm,you can buy a glass of wine and your signed copy. 10% of the proceeds from books sold this evening will benefit the WWS Rochester Scholarship!
Central Oregon: Italian Wines
Thursday, May 17
Italian food and Oregon wine: Oh yes it can be done! Enjoy wood fired pizza with Chef Bette Fraser and wines from Tesoaria Winery. Chef Bette is a very popular local chef in Bend. Her company, The Well Traveled Fork,provides tours and cooking classes. Wine pairings will be from Tesoaria Winery in Southern Oregon, with too many award winning wines to mention, and a personal favorite of many WWS Bend Chapter board members.
Rochester: Wine 101-- How to Taste Wine
Saturday, May 19
The ability to sniff out and untangle the subtle threads that weave into complex wine aromas is essential for tasting. Try holding your nose while you swallow a mouthful of wine; you will find that most of the flavor is muted. Your nose is the key to your palate. Once you learn how to give wine a good sniff, you’ll begin to develop the ability to isolate flavors—to notice the way they unfold and interact—and, to some degree, assign language to describe them. Join Jenn deJong, co-owner of WineSense on Park Avenue and Donna Schlosser-Long, Wine and Spirits Consultant with Opici Wine Company of Upstate New York as we drink some wine, pair it with small bites and take a walk(or ride) over to Wine Sense to taste, shop and have some fun. Please join us for a fun and educational afternoon of covering the basics and tantalizing our palates!
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Seattle: Blind Tasting with Ruth Arista
of Arista Wine Cellars
Monday, May 21
We are so very happy to welcome back Ruth Arista, of Arista Wine Cellars. She will lead us on a personal exploration ofour palates through a blind tasting. Ruth will also be pairing our dinner with wine, a win/win, no matter how well we do on the blind tasting! The delicious buffet dinner will be catered by Celebrations Catering.
Denver: Rosé In May
Wednesday, May 23
Soirée and Women for WineSense Denver Chapter are joining creative forces to present a fun educational series exploring the fundamentals of wine.The FUNdamentals in Wine Series will take place over 7 months, concluding with a special event that encapsulates all we’ve learned and explored together. The series is offered on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 5:30 to 7:00pm. Each class includes wine,instruction and light food pairings.
Rumor has it that pink wine is light,sweet and weak. Oh, such a nasty thing to say! For this class on Rosé, we will debunk that silliness and introduce you to a beautiful world of rosé wines from around the world.
Los Angeles: Women In Wine Tasting
Thursday, May 24
Los Angeles Chapter (in Development) hosts its first tasting. Taste wines made by women, meet female Sommeliers and professional women in wine and enjoy food, music at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, Universal City, CA. Complimentary parking!
To register for any of these events, go to the WWS Events Calendar.
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Fledgling LA Chapter
Holds First Event
An April evening of wine and networking brought women from across the LA basin to Boa Steakhouse in West Hollywood for the first Los Angeles Chapter (In Development) meeting. Advanced Sommelier Margaux Pierog hosted the group of wine professionals as they tasted scrumptious light fare paired with wonderful wines and inaugurated the Los Angeles Chapter as it begins developing its membership.
Pittsburgh Celebrates
Year of Dynamic Events
WWS Pittsburgh Chapter celebrated their first anniversary by
hosting a celebration with a dozen local woman-owned businesses, lovely
wines and networking. Chapter President Haley Kozlowski explained, “We
wanted to recognize entrepreneurial women and the spirit here in
Pittsburgh. People had a wonderful time and we gained a lot of new
members.” Congratulations to Pittsburgh Chapter for a great first year.
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