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June 2009
News
Vin de Rhubarb
Please check out this great article about fruit
(country) wines with an emphasis on rhubarb. Most noteworthy is the
reference to our club and various members. Some of the interesting facts
about this year's WI State Fair Amateur Winemakers competition found in our
latest Vintners Press publication were also included. A big thanks
to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/46657862.html
June Meeting at the Wollersheim
Winery
The Saturday, June 13 membership meeting and program
will take place at the
Wollersheim Winery. Philippe
Coquard will conduct a training session for us that is similar to the one he
uses to train his staff in the tasting room. The program starts at 10:00 AM and
will last until about noon. People should go to the gift shop and someone
will direct them to the meeting location.
After the program, all are welcome to use the
vineyard or wine garden tables for a picnic. We have used these tables in
the past and it is a great way to enjoy a bring your own picnic. To assist
the winery in setting up for our program, please let Tom Courtney know if
you are planning to attend. You can reach Tom at 262-241-6638 or at
tcandlac@wi.rr.com.
Wollersheim Winery is located at 7876
Highway 188, Prairie Du Sac, WI.
Directions from Milwaukee: Take I-90/I-94
WEST (actually North) past Madison to State Highway 60 at Lodi/Arlington (exit
119). Turn RIGHT onto Highway 60 and go WEST toward Prairie du Sac. Just before
the Wisconsin river, Turn LEFT on Highway 188 and go 3/4 mile to the winery.
Entrance will be on your LEFT. PLEASE NOTE: there is a detour on County
Road V due to flooding, so taking I-90/I-94 West past Madison, exiting at
Dane/De Forest (exit 126) and heading west on County Road V to Prairie du Sac is
not recommended.
Directions from Madison: Leave Madison on
US-12 WEST, the West Beltline Highway. US-12 and US-14 split at Middleton.
Continue on US-12 WEST (North) for 17 miles to State Highway 188. Turn RIGHT on
Highway 188 and go two miles to the winery. Entrance will be on your RIGHT.
President's Blog
Linda Anderson-Courtney and her helpers
served some really good food at the Food and Wine Pairing meeting and Tom did a
good job presenting the wines. Thanks for a job well done. Also
thanks to Shirley Engelmann for arranging the use of the Norway House for
this meeting.
New board members elected at the May meeting were Trustee Len Montalbano
and Board Member at Large Mike Szabo. Congratulations and I am
looking forward to working with you. Also Rick Markham was
re-elected as a Board Member-at-Large. Congratulations Rick. Tim Larsen
and Jim Remus have stepped down from serving very well on the board.
Tim served as Vice President and Trustee and Jim as Member-at-Large with a two
year stint as the dinner dance chair. Thanks to both of you for your work
on the board.
Don Betlej did another great job at running the Wisconsin State Fair Wine
Competition. Chuck and Mary Howell worked hard as chief stewards,
and we ended up with 14 judges plus stewards, helpers and glass washers.
Thank you all for making this another successful WVA event.
See you at the Wollersheim Meeting. Howard Hasselkus
2009 WI State Fair Competition
This year’s WI State Fair Amateur Winemaking Competition took place
on Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16. Congratulations to all
who have won awards this year. Click
here for the results. Thanks
to all who helped. With the aid of our WVA members we were able to
conduct a very professional event that we and the State Fair should
be proud of. Please see this month’s WVA Vintners Press for
interesting facts about this year’s competition.
May Election of Officers
The election was held at our May 13th
meeting. Elected to office for the terms indicated were:
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President: Howard Hasselkus
(one year)
Vice President: Thomas Courtney (one year)
Recording Secretary: David Brandt (one year)
Corresponding Secretary: Don Betlej (one year)
Treasurer: Mike Bell (one year)
Sergeant-at-Arms: Mary Howell (one year)
Trustee: Len Montalbano (two years)
Board Members-at-Large: Rick Markham (two years), Mike
Szabo (two years)
WVA Club Logo Apparel for Sale
The club has a large assortment of club-logo
apparel, available for order by all members. Order forms will continue to be
available at our membership meetings.
Calendar of Events
June 3rd Wednesday - Board meeting at the
home of Chuck & Mary Howell, 7:00 PM
June 13th Saturday - WVA Membership Meeting
and tour at the
Wollersheim Winery
July 8th Wednesday - Membership Meeting,
cookout and tour at the
Lakefront Brewery, 5:00 PM
August 15th Saturday - Annual WVA picnic, Waukesha Fox River Park
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(414) 425-6226
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