|
July Newsletter
Acrobat
Reader required. Free download here if needed.
Next club meeting: August 7th, at the shop
We're skipping the July meeting, as it's a holiday
weekend.
Many thanks to Cecil McLester, a
founding member of our club who spoke at the June meeting. He's
now the winemaker at Antelope Valley Winery, and one of the first of us
to go "pro". While he regaled us with tales of this club's
beginnings we were treated to a generous variety of his wines.
Thanks also to Allen Quinton, assistant winemaker & wine club and sales
mgr., and to Kyle Arnote, assistant lab manager.
What another great wine & cheese tasting at Stu & Joan
Lenoff's! And Joe Queen, as always, thanks for your exotic
expertise in the selection of wines that were so perfectly matched.
Upcoming Cellarmasters
Events:
June 25, "Barrel Samples South",
7 pm pot-luck.
At the
Wine Crush in Long Beach, hosted by our South Bay members.
Here's a
map
on how to get there.
July 3, no meeting. Have
a fun and safe holiday.
July 10, planning party.
Location TBA. (Planning party hosts welcome! Contact president
Michael Holland
(president@cellarmastersLA.org.)
August 2, California Rare
Fruit Growers meeting at the
L.A. County Arboretum. 9 am - 1 pm, with the involvement of
some of our club members.
Directions...
August 7, general meeting, 6:30 PM
November 2, 35th annual home wine
competition, sponsored by us of course. Date tentative...
December 27, annual club holiday
party, Date tentative...
Special thanks and appreciation to club member
and former president Andy Coradeschi
A month or so ago Andy discovered that it
is technically illegal to hold home wine competitions because home wines are
not supposed to leave the premises. For four decades even State
County Fairs have been operating under the radar
unknowingly. Andy took on the task of contacting the right
insiders in Sacramento and within days of his efforts a proposed law was
drafted which became AB 607 legalizing home wine competitions.
This proposed bill was approved by the
State Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously May 22nd, and a week
later both the State Assembly and Senate passed it unanimously, 76-0 and
40-0.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed it
into law on June 6th, 2008. Talk about getting things done!
Andy Coradeschi, what an amazing effort
and thanks on behalf of all California home wine makers.
Read on:
Story in the
Capital Press
Article by Andy in our July
newsletter
Cellarmasters Home Wine Club of Los Angeles
If you're in the greater LA area
and are a winemaker or just plain curious, come to one of our meetings.
We're the real thing, hobbyists all, but way beyond hobby level. Some of our members have even
started their own commercial wineries. If you're a novice, we'll get you
up and running in no time,
and you'll be amazing your friends.
If you're an active winemaker, join a community of like-minded souls, all
with one goal in mind: seeking out those incredible grapes to make into phenomenal wine.
Click here if you'd like to know more.
Ask Dave Dave Lustig, our most pedagogic of club winemakers,
is still fielding winemaking questions of all sorts for the newsletter—so keep 'em coming! If you've always wanted to know,
ask Dave...
dave@cellarmastersLA.org
|
