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Tasting
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Thursday, 16 September 2010 |
 Come enjoy the National Capital Guild's signature event! The next Vintages Pre-Release is on Thursday, September 16, 2010. |
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Dinner
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 |
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Join Guild Director Maureen Murphy for a “Garden Party” at the historic and elegant Bayne-Morrison House, residence of Guild Governor and Ottawa Citizen food columnist Gay Cook. Premium wines will be provided for this buffet evening. Look for cool old-world whites and juicy new world red wines with a surprise or two. Full menu and list of wines will be developed for the July newsletter. |
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Passing Scene
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Thursday, 15 April 2010 |
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Guild members gathered at DiVino Wine Studio to sample a selection of wines from the upcoming Vintages release. The tasting was led by longtime Guild member and Director Rod Story. The focus of this release was wines from Veneto, but some wines from other regions/countries were added either to provide contrast or they came highly recommended. There were eight wines from Veneto (six from the release, one from Vintages online and another from a release last October). Of the other four, two were from Italy and one was from France and the other from Tasmania. Along with the wines, four different crostini were served (smoked salmon, bruschetta, mushroom, lentil/salami) and biscotti with a Recioto. |
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Passing Scene
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 |
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A big thanks to Robert Ketchum and the New Zealand winemakers for offering the Guild an opportunity to meet the winemakers without the crowds! Ten winemakers joined us in a private tasting of their favourite wines prior to the show. The winemakers were available to discuss New Zealand terroir, climate, growing influences and production techniques with our group. |
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Upcoming Events |
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Moderation |
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The National Capital Sommelier Guild strongly supports moderate and responsible consumption of wine and spirits. Guild dinner events allow a designated driver to attend at a reduced price. The designated driver will not be served alcohol. Guild tasting events provide and encourage the use of spit buckets. |
"Great wine is about nuance, surprise, subtlety, expression, qualities that keep you coming back for another taste. Rejecting a wine because it is not big enough is like rejecting a book because it is not long enough, or a piece of music because it is not loud enough."
—Kermit Lynch in Adventures on the Wine Route |
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