Our current 2009 schedule (subject to change, of course, as scheduling issues may occur):

January 28th-   Exploring the Wines of the Northwest Passage, Oregon and Washington with Tom Kenefick from Northwest Core Collection

 

February 25th-   Russian River tasting featuring Louis Foppiano of Foppiano Vineyards, a fourth-generation family winery.

 

March 25th-   The return of Ken Fredrickson, Master Sommelier, presenting Wines of Argentina, including his latest project, Anoro.

 

April 21st-   Dennis Cakebread presents Cakebread Cellars and the Napa Valley AVA (This is a Tuesday event).

 
May 27th-   French Impressionism meets sparkling wines and Sushi.  Renoir’s famous painting “The Boat Party Lunch” was our inspiration for renting the Boat House at Washington Park for our annual Champagne & Sushi kick off to summer.  This is a charity tasting benefiting Project Pave, providing mental health counseling to abused children from low income families.

 

June 17th-   Rhone varietals in Santa Barbara County, featuring Brook Williams, owner of Zaca Mesa Winery.

 

July 22nd-   Food and Wine Pairings at Strings Restaurant, featuring Executive Chef Aaron Whitcomb & Advanced Sommelier Phil Laramore. Strings is one of Colorado’s finest restaurants, a must attend!

 

August 26th-   LoDo Century Pub Crawl/Summer White Stroll, progressive wine tasting and walking history lecture of Downtown Denver by City Auditor and Downtown historian Dennis Gallagher

   

September 23rd-   Dave Moore, owner of Divino Wine & Spirits on South Broadway will present obscure grapes from the Old World.

October 21st-   Jay Fletcher and the return of the Magical Brown Bag tasting. Learn the Master’s tricks to identifying wines in a blind tasting and test your knowledge.

 

November 19th-   Claude Robbins, President of the International Wine Guild, will present Australia & South Africa, the battle of two British colonies, apartheid, and the development of modern wine industries.