This page contains links to various histories, charts, articles, etc., that document the founding and growth of IWAGY through the years. Be sure to scroll down the page to see them all.
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These links will take you to decade-by-decade summaries of the history of IWAGY.
1980-1989 This summary gives a brief look at the issues that confronted the Club in its
early years, including finding venues to hold our events, and other start-up issues and successes.
1990-1999 Here you’ll read about how the Club progressed in its second decade, including
special guest speakers, expansion of wine topics, surviving an economic downturn, etc.
2000-2009 The exuberance of holding our 25 th anniversary event at the mid-decade point was
offset by our loss of the CIA as a venue for our regular wine tasting events; however, the Club’s
leaders once again showed their determination by finding other places to host our tastings.
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These links will take you to year-by-year summaries of the tasting events for each year.
1980 2014 2019
1983 2015 2020
1990 2016 2021
1996 2017 2022
1997 2018
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- Here's a link to an article about the Club that appeared in the Poughkeepsie Journal in 1983.
- And another article that was featured in the Southern Dutchess News in 2020.
- Of real historical interest, here is the original Certificate of Incorporation for IWAGY, dated September 11, 1980.
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- Here is the very first (typewritten!) IWAGY Newsletter from around JUne 1980:
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Last updated: 7/11/2023