International Nationality Night Dinner

Gracias! Teşekkür Ederim! Grazie! Ευχαριστώ! Thank You!

Our International Nationality Dinner was a great success!

We would like to thank Ellen and Wendell Barner, Terry Germanoski, and Thom Harding for the appetizers that we enjoyed before the meal. Our appreciation to Mary Ann Hirt and Thom Harding for the salad. A great thanks to Ellen Barner, Kevin Dering and Mary Eld for the pasta and beef stew, respectively. And a sweet thanks to Santina Ballestreire for the walnut cake dessert.

As usual, Kevin and Bob Dering did a fantastic job with the wines, with expert advice from John Eld.

And, in particular, we would like to thank ALL who attended!

We raised over $300 for Fund It Forward!

The Wines

Presque Isle Falling Waters (Near East, PA) – NV – 12% (Traminette, Seyval Blanc, Valvin Muscat) - $16

Kavaklidere Cankaya (Turkey) – 2015 – 13.5% (Emir de Nevsehir , Narince, Sultaniye) – Blackwell - $14*

Villa Locatelli Pinot Grigio (Friuli, Italy) - 2016  - 12.5% Dreadnought Wines - $16

Parducci True Grit Reserve Petite Sirah (Mendocino, CA) - 2014 - 14.5% PLCB #78672 - $15

Sandeman Founders Reserve Porto (Portugal) - AV -20%  PLCB #6332 - $21

* Indigenous Wine Grapes of Turkey

Emir de Nevsehir

§  Grown in Central Anatolia

§  Refreshing and easy to drink

§  Suitable for producing dry, early harvest and sparkling wines

§  Wines of this kind are greenish-yellow

Narince

§  Grown in the Tokat region for its sandy soil

§  Often consumed as table grape

§  Suitable for dry white wine with a balanced structure

§  Greenish-yellow when young and have  a fruity aroma

Sultaniye

§  Globally known as Sultana

§  Seedless grape grown in the Aegean region

§  Sultaniye wines are light with fruit aromas

§  Not suitable for aging, should be consumed within a year of bottling