As AWS members, we are
usually familiar with wines on a restaurant wine list. Recently, though, you
may have noticed some unfamiliar names along with the usual Chardonnays and Pinot
Noirs. Strange grapes from places where,
until recently, many people didn’t even realize wine was made are now on wine
lists.
If you attend our tasting
regularly, some of the names, like Albariño from Spain or Grüner Veltliner from
Austria, are already familiar to you. Now, the trendy names include Pinot
Bianco and Raboso Piave, from Italy; Furmint, from Hungary; and Bobal, from Spain.
Wine has always been
intertwined with geopolitics. Why, for example, don’t more people know about
the delicious and good-value wines of southwest France, made from such grapes
as Braucol from Gaillac, or Tannat from Madiran, or Négrette from Fronton?
In the 13th and 14th
centuries, the merchants of Bordeaux began to see the wines of southwest France
as a threat to their economic interests. So, Bordeaux, wanting to keep its
dominance over the wine trade with England, decreed that no wine could be
traded out of Bordeaux until the majority of Bordelais wine had already been
sold. This dealt a crushing blow to the winemakers in southwest France, while
keeping the Bordeaux wines, made from noble grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
and Sauvignon Blanc, on top.
Join us as we “strike a blow”
for the underappreciated members of Vitis Vinifera! With the help of Joe and Ruth Barsotti of Barsotti Wines, we will be presenting five unusual (and delicious) grape
varieties so that we can expand our palates.
“Curse the Zinfandels!” Take
the leap into . . .
“The Grape Unknown!”
WEDNESDAY, 10, 2019
Evergreen Community Center
3430 Evergreen Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
7:00
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR WINE GLASSES.
The cost for members or guests
$25
Please reply before April 6, 2019 to:
Or
you may reply to:
412-979-6565 or 412-979-9594
412-979-6565 or 412-979-9594
Mail
your check, payable to AWS to:
Robert
Dering
38
Perry Lane
Pittsburgh
PA 15229
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forget to visit the website for directions, useful tips, and recipes.
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