Bringing the Loire Valley to Pittsburgh

 

May Wine Tasting Meeting

Bringing the Loire Valley to Pittsburgh

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 7 p.m.

Spanning 170 miles in central France, The Loire Valley is one of the world's most well known wine areas. Several wine regions can be found here including Muscadet on the Atlantic coast to the regions of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north-central France. Loire wines tend to exhibit a characteristic fruitiness with fresh, crisp flavors.

Two of our AWS Pittsburgh chapter members, Shobit and Jinny Singla recently visited this part of the world and will be sharing their experiences there, as well as the wine knowledge they have as a result of their trip. This wine tasting will include a meal.Please let us know if you have any food allergies.

Please RSVP by April 24 so that we can allow the caterer to prepare.

Space is limited and your payment secures your spot. 

 

PYCO School of Music, 150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090

 

Please park in the rear of the building and enter through the back door for easiest access to the Concert Hall at PYCO.

 

 Cost for members or guests:

$40 per person

aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com

Or you may reply to:

412-979-9594

We now accept payment via Zelle. Just send your payment to aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com.

OR

Mail your check, payable to AWS Pittsburgh to:

Robert Dering

38 Perry Lane

Pittsburgh PA 15229

SOLD OUT - Getting To Know The Finger Lakes Terroir

 

April Wine Tasting Meeting

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 7 p.m.

This event is sold out.

Terroir is a French term that can be translated to “a sense of place”. The Finger Lakes Region enjoys a rich variety of terroir. In this meeting Terry Germanoski will not only walk you through and expand on the terroir definition: but also see if we can actually taste and identify “terroir”; as we taste three different single vineyard Rieslings. The Finger Lakes AVA is recognized for its world class Riesling and white wines. This region is also gaining in recognition for its cool climate red varieties. We’ll be exploring three unique red wines including a Rose of Saparavi, a Cabernet Franc and a special red blend made up of some classic and historic varietals. We’ll have some small light bites to go along with this premium tasting but not a meal. We hope you’ll join us in what we expect to be a very educational meeting.

This event is sold out.

Space is limited and your payment secures your spot.

PYCO School of Music, 150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090

Please park in the rear of the building and enter through the back door for easiest access to the Concert Hall at PYCO.

 Cost for members or guests:

$30 per person

aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com

Or you may reply to:

412-979-9594

We now accept payment via Zelle. Just send your payment to aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com.

OR

Mail your check, payable to AWS Pittsburgh to:

Robert Dering

38 Perry Lane

Pittsburgh PA 15229

Explore Sparkling Wines With Wine Expert Adam Knoerzer

 

An Exploration of Sparkling Wines

March 13, 2024 at 7 p.m.

We are pleased to bring back wine educator Adam Knoerzer for an informative session on sparkling wines. We will sample the following sparking wines with very light food pairings.

• Decibel Wines Organic Petillant Naturel 2022

• Bisol Crede Prosecco Superiore 2022

• Chateau de Bligny Brut Grande Reserve

• Crémant de Bourgogne "Oeil de Perdrix," Dom. Chollet - NV

• Graham Beck Brut Methode Cap Classique

• Marenco Brachetto d'Acqui Pineto 2022

Reservations will be accepted until March 6.

 

Adam is a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers and is a WSET Diploma candidate, and in 2019, he won the United States championship in the Wines of South Africa Sommelier Cup, besting over 200 American entrants. He went on to compete against 10 other national finalists in Cape Town.    

Adam is a native of Indiana who made his way to Pittsburgh in 2011 after stints in New York and Paris. A polyglot with bilingual fluency in French (he also speaks Portuguese and Spanish), Adam brings over 10 years of teaching, training, and public speaking experience to his independent wine education and consulting practice.

MEMBERS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR WINE GLASSES. (Also, a friendly reminder to please pay your membership dues for both the national organization and local chapter.)

PYCO School of Music, 150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090

Please park in the rear of the building and enter through the back door for easiest access to the Concert Hall at PYCO.

Cost for members or guests:

$35 per person

aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com

Or you may reply to:

412-979-9594

We now accept payment via Zelle.

 

Space is limited and your payment secures your spot.

Just send your payment to aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com.

OR

Mail your check, payable to AWS Pittsburgh to:

Robert Dering

38 Perry Lane

Pittsburgh PA 15229

 

Just Desserts
For Valentine's Day!

February 14th at 7 p.m.

 

Join us on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 7 p.m. for a love affair with wines that pair with sweet and savory final course dishes (aka desserts). Not all food pairings will be sweet, but the enjoyment of the wines that accompany these finishers will be! Show yourself some love this Valentine's Day and treat yourself to this decadent wine tasting event.

P.S. - Please let us know if you have any food allergies at the time of your RSVP.

Reservations will be accepted until February 7 to allow our bakers to prepare.

Space is limited and your payment secures your spot. 

MEMBERS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR WINE GLASSES. (Also, a friendly reminder to please pay your membership dues for both the national organization and local chapter.

PYCO School of Music, 150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090

Please park in the rear of the building and enter through the back door for easiest access to the Concert Hall at PYCO.

 Cost for members or guests:

$30 per person

aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com

Or you may reply to:

412-979-9594

We now accept payment via Zelle. Just send your payment to aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com.

OR

Mail your check, payable to AWS Pittsburgh to:

Robert Dering

38 Perry Lane

Pittsburgh PA 15229

 

4th Annual Soup Pair Bowl

 

It's Time for AWS Pittsburgh Chapter's Fourth Annual Soup Pair Bowl 

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at
7 p.m  

 

Join us as we sample soups and pair them with wines. Soups and wines aren’t opponents but rather great teammates if you know which ones to pull off the rack and bring to the table!

This is a true competition, and we will vote for our favorite wines that pair with the soups.

Reservations will be accepted until January 5 to allow our chefs to prepare.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR WINE GLASSES.

PYCO School of Music, 150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090

Please park in the rear of the building and enter through the back door for easiest access to the Concert Hall at PYCO.

 Cost for members or guests:

$30 per person

aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com

Or you may reply to:

412-979-9594

We now accept payment via Zelle. Just send your payment to aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com.

OR

Mail your check, payable to AWS Pittsburgh to:

Robert Dering

38 Perry Lane

Pittsburgh PA 15229