Thursday, March 10, 2016

Notes from the Chair



It was a Battle Royale!  Our Pros vs. Josephines was a rousing success, and our amateur women winemakers represented, yo!

Our thanks to Brittany Altimus, Kevin Dering, and Ellen Barner for three wonderful wines.  It was very difficult to tell the difference between the professionally made wines and the homemade.  Some of our experienced tasters shared interesting tasting notes on all of the wines, and were suitably impressed with the amateur efforts.  Well done, ladies!

The wines were:

2012 Berringer Sauvignon Blanc                         10.99

2015 Cat-A-Tonic Sauvignon Blanc                     Priceless

2015 Terra Vega Malbec                                      9.99

2015 W & B Wines Black Cat Malbec                  Priceless

2013 Crane Lake Petite Sirah                                  6.99

2015 Issus des Caves de Dering Petite Sirah      Priceless


A special thanks to Terry Germanoski, Bev Wise, and Kevin and Bob Dering for hosting last evening, and provided some wonderful accompaniments to the wines! 


Toastmasters Club Growth Director for District 13, Francine Milligan, DTM, (Distinguished Toastmaster) gave a great presentation about the benefits and workings of Toastmasters, International.  Our own Program Director, Bev Wise, is a member of this global organization, and she is interested in starting a chapter geared towards wine lovers.  Interested?  You can reach them via email at:

Francine Milligan, DTM  d13CGD@d13tm.com

Bev Wise, Program Director   program.aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com




Just a reminder.  Please be sure to pay your dues, both local and national.  Due to insurance constraints, we cannot permit anyone without an up to date membership to attend the tastings.  Members who don’t renew are removed from the membership rosters on March 1.  If you are unsure as to your dues status, please contact our treasurer, Dennis Trumble at:


finance.aws.pittsburgh@gmail.com






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