Ever been to a blind tasting?  On January 10th, each of you will have the opportunity to taste four wines from Napa and four wines from Columbia side by side.  Using only your senses, and those of your tablemates, you will try to identify which wine is from each region (terrior).  Assisting in this task will be our speaker, Jim Scott, who will use his extensive training as a Sommelier to help identify the differences between the wines.  After some spirited discussion around the table, we will reveal the true identities of each wine.

To paraphrase Charles Dickens, “ January’s Program will be the best of times and the worst of times”.  The best of times, because it brings together one of the best food and wine pairings we have ever had.  The worst of times, because some of you will be unable to attend.  We are fortunate to have a new restaurant try out some of their new recipes especially prepared to go with the Columbia/Napa Valley wines.  Check out the program page on our website for a preview of the mouth watering menu planned for this evening.

This is your chance to compare four varietals (Chardonnay, Syrah, Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon) from Washington’s own Columbia Valley as to how they differ from California’s Napa Valley.   We will do a side-by-side comparison of each, with and without food.  The wines have been selected as being typical of each area.  At the end of the evening, each of us will know how terrior is brought out in these wines.

Jim Scott, our speaker, has used his experience in beverage planning, wine distribution sales, Sommelier training and best of all ‘Wine Tasting’ to select our wines for us.  He is an accomplished speaker on wines, who has spoken at a couple of our events in the past.  He will be teaching a wine course at Tacoma Community College beginning in January 2007.  He is so dedicated to the entire wine experience, that all of his vacations are wine related.  Fortunate man indeed – his wife is into wine as well.

Volunteer Park Café & Marketplace
Chef Ericka Burke (of Carmelita fame) and Heather Earnhardt, partners in Volunteer Park Café & Marketplace, are opening their new restaurant just in time for the Christmas Holidays.  With its focus on fresh local and regional ingredients and warm welcome to all, the Café will be a home away from home for all.  It will be the perfect place for an espresso and pastry, a tasty lunch or a fun, educational wine dinner.  They have taken their years of experience, in and around the greater Seattle area, to create dishes they feel will please the palates of their guests; no matter what type of food they prefer.

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