January- What’s New in Beaujolais (Darren Siegfried) February- Bordeaux 2nd wines of 2nd growths (Rick Schofield) March- South African wines (Neil Palladino) April- no event May- German wines (Tracy Ellen Kamens) June- Oregon / Burgundy (Polaner) (Whitney Schubert) July- Finger Lakes wines (Darren Siegfried) August- no event September- Rhone Valley red wines (Neil Rosen) October- Trentino/Alto Adige (Tim Free) November- Red Zinfandels from California (Sunny Gandara) December- Sparkling wines NOT Champagne (Rick Schofield)
2015 Events
January- Central Italian wines (Steve Carrizzo) February- “Member’s choice” wine tasting (Arnie coordinator) [various members presented a wine that’s “near and dear” to them] March- Spanish wines outside Rioja and Ribera del Duero (Neil Palladino) April- Greek Wines (Tracy Ellen Kamens) May- Dinner at Gusto (Stephanie coordinator) June- Wines of the Pacific Northwest (Tim Gonzales) July-David versus Goliath: Italy and Croatia (Mile Rupcic) August- Sommelier’s Approach: Building a Restaurant Wine List (Andrew Sarubbi) September- no event October- Languedoc/Roussillon (Neil Rosen) November- Champagnes and Burgundies (Steve Carrizzo) December- (Monday 14th) Classic cheese-wine pairings (Wendy Crispell)
2016 Events
January- Piedmont Wine Dinner at Amici’s (Tim, Stephanie, & Arnie coordinators) March- Hidden Wine Jewels from Italy (Scott Rosenberg/Il Barilotto, Fishkill) April- Cabernet Franc from around the world (Rick Schofield) May- Austrian Wines (Neil Palladino) June- Rose Wines (Andrew Sarubbi, McKinney & Doyle, Pawling) July- Eastern European Wines (Sunny Gandara) September- Dyson California Portfolio Wines (Tim Gonzales, Millbrook Winery) October- Pinot Noir International (Steve Carrizzo) November- “Rick’s Picks” (reasonably-priced exceptional everyday wines) (Rick Schofield) December- no event
2017 Events February- Sicilian Wine Dinner at Perch (Tim, Stephanie coordinators) March- Douro Table Wines & Ports (Tim Free) April- Italian grapes in Italian and California wines (Alex Ward) May- Members’ Choice [see Feb. 2015 for description] (Arnie coordinator) June- White Burgundies (Steve Carrizzo) July- Aromatic Whites (Andrew Sarubbi) August- no event September- Sherries (Marcy Favila) October- New Guns of Australian Wine (Christina Pickard) November- Wines of SW France (Katell Plevin) December- Cru Bourgeois Bordeaux (Tracy Ellen Kamens)
2018 Events
January-No event
February- Heritage wine dinner
March- Southern Italian wines (Marta Kandl, Marta’s Vineyard) April- Hungarian wines (Neil Palladino) May- French Rose’ (Marcy Favila Cashman) June- Summer Reds (Alex Ward) July- Mediterranean Coastal White wines (Andrew Sarubbi) August- J. Lohr wines (Pamela Macrini) September- No event October- Wines of Virginia (Rick Schofield) November- Il Barilotto wines (Scott Rosenberg) –cancelled due to snowstorm- see March 2019 December- “Members’ Choice” (Arnie Serotsky coordinator)
