There is no better way to learn about wine than to hear from the source and to sample and compare.
Chapter Tastings will be held at 6:30 pm the
second or third Friday of the month,
unless otherwise noted.
If planning to attend, please RSVP to: Tom Burt (tomburt89134@cox.net).
Monthly tasting fees are normally: $8 per person, $15 per couple, except as noted.
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December: No formal tasting event, but there will be a "Holiday Drop-in" at Casa Varney on Thursday, December 15th.
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Friday, November 11, 6:30 pm: CANCELLED due to circumstances beyond our control. We regret any inconvenience.
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Friday, October 14, 6:30 pm: We will meet at the Total Wine store in Summerlin's Boca Park shopping center. Address is: 730 S. Rampart Blvd., about 1/4 mile south of Summerlin Parkway. The theme will be OktoberFest - Wines of Germany. This will be a store-led Bronze private tasting. Ellie and I are still finalizing the details. The fee for this class will be $15 per person, payable at the Total Wine checkout counter as you enter.
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Friday, September 23, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: We will meet at the Total Wine store in Summerlin's Boca Park shopping center. Address is: 730 S. Rampart Blvd., about 1/4 mile south of Summerlin Parkway. The theme will be: "Birthday Wine Picks" This will be chapter-led tasting. Three of the chapter Board members have birthdays close to the tasting date. Each will choose a favorite white and red wine that we will taste, discuss and score - 6 wines in all.
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Friday, August 12, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: We will meet at the Total Wine store in Summerlin's Boca Park shopping center. Address is: 730 S. Rampart Blvd., about 1/4 mile south of Summerlin Parkway. The theme will be: "Wines of Washington State" This will be chapter-led tasting. We'll sample a selection of nice whites and reds - 7 wines in all.
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Saturday, July 16, 4 PM to 8 PM - AWS National Tasting Project, which will feature a blind tasting and scoring of 6 Merlots from various locations around the world. We will meet at the home of Tom and Irene Burt in Sun City Summerlin. The tasting fee will be $8 per person, $15 per couple. For this event, we're limiting attendance to Chapter Members Only.
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Friday, June 17 - 6:30 pm: We will meet at the home of Kirk and Lois Golding in Henderson. Kirk will present a tour of his favorite South African wines. The tasting fee will be $8 per person, $15 per couple. Plan to bring your own glassware for this event. We will have a door prize drawing and raffle drawings.
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Friday, May 20 - 6:30 pm. We will meet at Lee's Liquor on Lake Mead Blvd at Tenaya, about 1/2 mile west of US 95. This will be a Chapter-led event. Gene Lowe will conduct a seminar on Wines of Portugal. The tasting fee will be $8 per person, $15 per couple. Plan to bring your own glassware for this event. We will have a door prize drawing and raffle drawings.
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Friday, April 15 - 6:30 pm: We will meet at the Total Wine store in Summerlin's Boca Park shopping center. Address is: 730 S. Rampart Blvd., about 1/4 mile south of Summerlin Parkway. Our theme presentation will be "Discover France". This will be a formal wine class presented by the Total Wine staff, featuring tastes of 8 French wines. The fee for this class will be $15 per person, payable at the Total Wine checkout counter as you enter.
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Friday, March 18 at 6:30 pm: We will meet at the Total Wine store in Summerlin's Boca Park shopping center. This will be a chapter-led event. Our theme will be "Taking the Mystery Out of Italian Wines". We'll sample 7 wines in all.
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Friday, February 11 at 6:30 pm: We will have a tasting at the Total Wine store in Henderson. Address is 501 N. Stephanie St. at the corner of Warm Springs Rd. This will be a chapter-led tasting with the theme: "Wines for Your Valentines".
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Friday, January 14 at 6:30 pm: We will meet at the Total Wine store in Summerlin's Boca Park shopping center. Address is: 730 S. Rampart Blvd., about 1/4 mile south of Summerlin Parkway. Total Wine will present a structured class: "A Taste of the Southern Hemisphere". Cost for this class is $15 per person and includes 8 wines, crackers and cheese.
Last updated: 12/29/2011