Blending Cool Climate Red Wines
Do you drink red wine blends? Do you know how they are made? Would you like to know how a winemaker creates a red wine blend? If you answer "yes" to these questions then you need to attend this "members only" special event. Our wine educator for this event is Peter Becraft, Head Winemaker of Anthony Road Wine Company on Seneca Lake. Peter started working at AR during the harvest of ‘06. In ‘08, he became the assistant. In 2012, Peter began to make the non-Riesling white wines starting with Chard and Vignoles (both table and dessert). In 2013, Chard, PG, Vignoles and Gewurz. In 2014, Peter took over all head wine-making duties.
Peter will walk everyone through a tasting of the component wines and then discuss blending. Each team will create and taste their own blend followed by a taste of all the blends. We will incorporate a blind tasting into our event to determine a 'winner' of our teams blending efforts. Participants will enjoy cheese boards which will complement our blended wines.
Since attendees are members of Women for WineSense you are also invited to a complimentary tasting before or after the blending event if you so choose. Just show your WWS Membership Card to identify yourself. If the event is a sell out and you would like to be placed on the waiting list contact Karen Desmond by email at winesenseflx@gmail.com with the Subject Line of Special Event Wait List.