IWAGY Recent Tasting Events
Format: Month, Topic, (guest speaker or IWAGY coordinator)


2013 Event Topics
           
January- Okanaga Valley wines (Canada) (Rick Schofield)
February- Wines of the Duero and Douro (Spain/Portugal) (Sunny Gandara)
March- California Cabernets (Tracy Ellen Kamens)
April- White & Red Burgundy wines (Bob Brink)
May- Wines from Tousey Winery (Den Peacock from Tousey Winery)
June- no event
July- Loire Valley wines (Wendy Crispell)
August- no event
September- Wines of Southern Italy and the Islands (Judy Rundel)
October- Ciders (Green)
November- Rosenthal Piedmont wines (Neil Rosen)
December- Dinner @ Le Express / Poughkeepsie (Arnie & Tim coordinators)
 
2014 Event Topics
 
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)