If someone were to ask me about regions that produce great wines, what often comes to mind are Italy, Australia, France, Argentina and Napa Valley. When you ask people to name some common wine varieties, Zinfandel, Chardonnay and Cabernet are usually first. If they listen to rap music, they may mention Moscato.
I probably would not have mentioned Vranac, Blatina or Plavac Mali! These are grapes from Bosnia and Herzegovina, which, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, was ranked 54th for wine production volume.
Our next tasting, on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, will be presented by Indira Bayer, Founder and Executive Director of Wines of Illyria, a company she founded in 2014 to import and sell wholesale fine wines from Balkan countries. The company is named for Illyria, an ancient region in what is now the Balkan Peninsula. Her goal is to teach people about these varieties.
(By the by, it’s Vrah-natz, Blah-tee-nah and Plah-vatz Mah-lee)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Evergreen Community Center
3430 Evergreen Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
7:00
PLEASE REMEMBER
TO BRING YOUR WINE GLASSES.
TO BRING YOUR WINE GLASSES.
The cost for members or guests is $20.
Please reply before February 9, 2018 to:
Mail your check, payable to AWS to:
Dr. Dennis Trumble
1302 Arch St
Pittsburgh PA 15212
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