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• Virtual BYOB - Rose

  • When
    17 Jul 2020
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online (register to receive the meeting link)

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  Join your fellow Lehigh Valley Chapter Members for a
  

  VIRTUAL BYOB

  on Friday, July 17 from 5:00-6:00 PM

  Join us for our next Virtual BYOB -- our theme will be "Rose".  While a lovely Rose wine is not required, we hope you will join us at 5pm on Friday. 

  You do not need to have a Zoom account to participate, but you will be asked to download the free Zoom software. 
  

  NOTE:  To avoid "Zoom Bombing" by outsiders the meeting link will be emailed to you when you register for the event.  On Friday when you click the meeting link you will enter a "waiting room".  There may be a momentary delay before you join the meeting.  
  

  Cheers!

  Leslie and Peter Staffeld

  Co-Chairs of the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the American Wine Society

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• Virtual Pinnacle Ridge Tasting and Talk with the Vitner

  • When
    24 Jul 2020
  •  
    5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Zoom (link will be emailed after registration)

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  July Lehigh Chapter Tasting

  Pinnacle Ridge Tasting and Talk with the Vitner

  Friday July 24, 2020   5:00 PM

  Hosts:  Dean and Bonnie Scott

  Virtual Event on Zoom

  Here is an opportunity to meet and speak with a wine grower and a wine maker all from the safety of your home. Dean Scott and Brad Knapp will lead us through a tasting of three of Pinnacle Ridge’s best wines:

  • 2016 Veritas (50% Merlot, 40% Cab Franc, 10% Petit Verdot, 100% PA Fruit)
  • Sparkling Cuvee Chardonnay (100% PA Fruit), and 
  • 2018 Dry Riesling  (100% PA Fruit)
    

   Because of COVID-19, this tasting and presentation will occur in the comfort of your own home, via Zoom. Directions and the link will be sent to you when you register for this event on the LVAWS website (lvaws.org). Brad Knapp, owner and founder of Pinnacle Ridge, has selected the wines for this tasting and he is providing LVAWS members with a discounted package. The special rate is $50 for the three bottles of wine (including tax).

   Interested? There are two easy steps to participate:

  1. Register for the tasting by going to the Events Tab on the website (lvaws.org) and sign up. Your confirmed reservation will include the link to the Zoom site for the 5PM, Friday, July 24 tasting.
  2. Choose if you would like to pick up the wine yourself or meet Dean locally on July 21.

  Order and pick up at the winery: After June 15 (so the Riesling is available), call 610-756-4481 and ask for the AWS tasting special wine package and pick it up at the winery (407 Old U.S. 22 Kutztown, PA 19530)

  …OR…

  Order and pick up with Dean: Email Dean at deansscott2323@gmail.com before July 20. He will pay for the wine and you can pick it up and pay Dean directly. Dean will meet members on July 21 between 3 and 5PM across the street from Tilghman Square shopping center in the old K-Mart parking lot.

  NOTE: If you order online with the Pinnacle Ridge Winery website, you will be charged full price and not get the AWS tasting discount. You can call the winery, place your order and request the AWS tasting discount and pay shipping if you prefer.

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• Virtual BYOB - A Grape You've Never Heard Of

  • When
    14 Aug 2020
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online (register to receive the meeting link)

  Register

  Join your fellow Lehigh Valley Chapter Members for a
  

  VIRTUAL BYOB

  on Friday, August 14 from 5:00-6:00 PM

  Join us for our next Virtual BYOB -- our theme will be "A Grape You've Never Heard Of".  While a rare varietal wine is not required, we hope you will join us at 5pm on Friday. 

  You do not need to have a Zoom account to participate, but you will be asked to download the free Zoom software. 
  

  NOTE:  To avoid "Zoom Bombing" by outsiders the meeting link will be emailed to you when you register for the event.  On Friday when you click the meeting link you will enter a "waiting room".  There may be a momentary delay before you join the meeting.  
  

  Cheers!

  Leslie and Peter Staffeld

  Co-Chairs of the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the American Wine Society

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• Wines of Greece

  • When
    13 Sep 2020
  •  
    3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Nostos Restaurant, 701 N. 19th Street, Allentown, PA 18104
  • Spaces left
    40

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  September Lehigh Valley Chapter Tasting

  Wines of Greece

  Sunday, September 13, 3 PM

  Nostos Restaurant

  701 N. 19^th Street

  Allentown, PA 18104

  Hosted by Tami Cericola, Cheryl Hildebrandt, and Jan Thomas

  
  

  Join us for a tasting of wonderful Greek wines.  We selected ten wines that provide a nice cross section of the style, tastes and character of Greece.  The wines are from the Peloponnese, West Macedonia, Kefalonia, Santorini, and Crete regions.

  1. 2018 Domaine Skouras Moscofilero
  2. 2017 Gaia Santorini Wild Ferment Assyrtiko
  3. 2017 Boutari Moschofilero
  4. 2018 Gentilini Notes Rose’
  5. 2017 Foivos Antidote Rose’
  6. 2017 Gaia Agiorgitiko
  7. 2017 Rouvalis Mavrodaphne Mitros Ariadne
  8. 2013 Kir-Yianni Ramnista Vineyard Xinomavro
  9. 2016 Alpha Estate Hedgehog Vineyard Xinomavro
  10. 2015 Douloufakis Dafnios

  The cost is $30.00 per person and includes wines and appetizers.  Attendees may choose their dinner selections from the restaurant's menu and pay accordingly. For the tasting you can pay online (lvaws.org) or mail a check payable to Jan Thomas, 4724 Hilton Road, Schnecksville, PA 18078.  This tasting is limited to 30 people so be sure to pay by Saturday, September 5th.  

  Please bring two wine glasses and a bottle of wine for sharing with friends over dinner.

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• To Decant or Not To Decant

  • When
    11 Oct 2020
  •  
    3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    DiFiore's Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant 5608 Route 873 Schnecksville, PA
  • Spaces left
    42

  Registration is closed

  April October Lehigh Valley Chapter Tasting

  To Decant or Not To Decant?
  

   Sunday, April 19th, 3:00pm

  Sunday, October 11th, 3:00pm

  DiFiore's Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant
  

  5608 Route 873

  Schnecksville, PA

  Hosted by Ann Vlot & Matt Green
  

  The "To Decant or Not To Decant?" tasting has been postponed until October.  All current registrants will receive refunds.  Registration for the October event will open in September. 

  "To Decant or not to Decant?".  With apologies to Shakespeare, this is so often the question on the minds of wine lovers.  Let's learn together.  Each flight will have the exact same wine in both glasses however, one will have been decanted and the other will not.
  

  We would like you to join us at DiFiore's Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant located at 5608 Route 873 Schnecksville, PA. Sunday April 19th. The tasting will begin at 3:00 with no ice breaker.  Some of the wines to be tested include a 2012 Burgundy, 2012 Napa Valley Cabernet, 2013 Altesino Brunello.  We will give a big test to decanting by opening a 1973 Brunello.  Plus a few more.

  We will order off the menu after the tasting.  $27/per person covers the cost of the wines, and you will pay for what you order from the menu.  You can register online or, if you prefer the good old fashioned way, you may send an email followed by a check to Ann Vlot 8979 N. Loop Road Slatington, PA 18080. AnnV3@aol.com. Deadline to sign up is April 13th.  Attendance is limited to 42. 

  Please bring two wine glasses and a bottle of wine for sharing with friends over dinner.

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• AWS National Convention ***Cancelled***

  • Start
    29 Oct 2020
  •  
    (PDT)
  • End
    31 Oct 2020
  •  
    (PDT)
  • Location
    Bellevue, Washington

  Due to COVID-19 the National AWS conference has been Cancelled.  Next year's conference will be in Atlantic City (Fall 2021), and the following year's conference will be in Bellevue, Washington. 
  

   
  
  Our national conference is only for members, but joining is easy. 

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• 2020 Holiday Party

  • When
    13 Dec 2020
  •  
    4:30 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Morgan's Restaurant

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  Lehigh Valley AWS Chapter

  2020 Holiday Party

  Sunday, December 13th

  This year’s Holiday Party will be held on Sunday, December 13th, at Morgan’s Restaurant which is located at the intersection of N. Cedar Crest Blvd. & Willow St. in Allentown.  Social hour begins at 4:30PM, followed by dinner at 6PM.  We will be offering a choice of four dinner entrees and three desserts.  Hopefully, everyone will find something to their liking.  Additional details to follow in the September/October time frame.  We think it will be a wonderful event and we hope you can join us!  Please add December 13th to your calendars.  

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