Wednesday, November 18, 2015
7:00
Three
Blind Moose, Four
Emus, Funky Llamas.
A menagerie of critter labels for wine has emerged
recently. All hope to emulate the
success of a certain Yellow Tailed marsupial. Over the past few years, these
wines earned $605 million in sales, and average of 77 new animal
labels launched since 2003 more than doubled those of their non-critter rivals,
according to AC Nielsen. So, it seems, what's on the label does make a
difference. Join us for a tasting of these
“Critter Wines” to benefit the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society. We will sample a variety of wines each with
an animal prominently featured on the label.
The Western
Pennsylvania Humane Society has been helping pets and people since
1874. Their mission is to provide the
most comprehensive, compassionate and humane services to enhance the lives of
companion animals for families and the community, and to educate and prevent
the cruelty of all animals in our region.
As more shelters become “limited access”, people
have no other choice than to surrender their pets to an open-door shelter that
will never turn away a pet in need.
Because of the stigma that open-door shelters have, many people choose
to make donations to limited access shelters, when in fact, it’s the open-door
shelters that need the money more. The Western
PA Humane Society helps over 10,000
animals each and every year. That’s a
lot of mouths to feed!
We will be accepting donations for the Humane
Society during the tasting. Cash or checks are preferred. We will also be
welcoming a representative from the organization, with a special guest! Our raffle at this tasting will be a bit of a
competition to see if we have more cat fanciers or dog lovers. There will be two raffle wines, and you may
choose whichever you prefer to cast your vote.
Of course, you may vote MANY more times than once!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR WINE GLASSES.
The
cost for members is $20. The cost for guests is $25.
Please
reply before November 13 to:
Mail your check, payable to AWS to:
Dr. Dennis Trumble
1302 Arch St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Don’t forget to visit the website for directions, useful tips,
and recipes!
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