Beginning in January 2008 tastings will be held at the Magnolia Hotel, 818 17th St. Denver. Unless otherwise noted.

Tastings are conducted in a sit down educational setting.

To subscribe to the invitation list: invite@aws-denver.org.

American Wine Society Tentative 2008 Schedule 

Seeing the World Through a Wine Glass One Year at a Time

January, 17                  Santa Barbara County wines featuring Fiddlehead Cellars National Sales Manager Terrance Livingston. 2008 starts off with the “Side Ways” experience, just south of where 2008 left off in Paso Robles. Come and hear more about how winery owner and wine maker Kathy Joseph “fiddles” around with Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir.

February, 28                Vic Bourassa of Bourassa Vineyards will return for a Bordeaux blending seminar. Taste the five Bordeaux varietals individually, make your own blend, and compare it to the world class Bourassa Harmony Blend.  

March 20^th                   Donn Danielson National Sales Manager Grgich Hills Estates brings us a special wine dinner focusing history of a Napa Valley treasure and food from tomorrow’s top chefs from The Art Institute of Colorado - Culinary Arts 1200 Lincoln Street

 

April 24^th                    The AWS’s long awaited return of Greg Brown of Tvine Cellars in Napa Valley.  This cult winemaker has earned a reputation for unique varietals with big bold flavors that still achieve an eloquent balance

May, 22                       Still pending subject to winemaker’s travel, Jesse Lang of Lange Vineyards featuring Oregon wines. Alternately, our annual Champagne & Sushi kick off to summer. 

June 19^th                      Back by popular demand, we present a culinary guide to food and wine pairings by a local master chef and advanced sommelier Phil Larimer at Mise En Place cooking school.

July 24^th                      Take a tour of 17^th Ave with a progressive wine tasting. Stops along the way will include Marzeks market, & the Woodhouse Day Spa

August                         Silent, in honor of the DNC and a lack of organic wines

September 18^th             Steve Raszkin director of sales for Silver Oak will present the varietal of Cabernet Sauvignon

October                       Rombauer Vineyards, the same family that brought us the Joy of Cooking, will host another dinner at the Colorado School of Arts Cooking School 1200 Lincoln Street