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Upcoming Events

The Blind Leading the Blind

March 13th, 2024

YVC Conference Center

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Each wine varietal has its own aroma characteristics.  A great portion of our sense of taste comes from the aroma of what we are putting in our mouths.  Think about it, when you have a cold and your nose is stuffy, your sense of taste is dulled. Picking out the subtle flavors and aromas is a learned skill of association with known flavors and aromas. It takes a lot of effort to train our nose and palate to accomplish this. It is just another step in learning more about wines and appreciating the differences.

First we will try to educate our noses.  A set of wines will be doctored with aromas that are not subtle to our nose.  We will take time to smell these examples against what you think of as citrus, leather, berry, etc.  

Then we will apply the memory of these smells to a blind tasting of varietals that include three whites, three roses, and three red wines from the Pacific Northwest. The wineries have published a description of what they smell and taste in their wines. Will you be able to figure out which description matches the wines you are tasting?  Bring THREE glasses so you can compare three 

Each person should bring THREE glasses.

 

**Limited to 60 people**

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  • Location: Yakima Valley College Conference Center

  • Time: Doors open/Registration at 6:30 p.m. Tasting at 7 p.m. 

  • Cost $40 per member, $50 per guest

  • Payments: Mail In: Postmarked by March 8th, 

  • Online at YakimaWine.org by Mar 11th

  • Drop off payment at Stems by Mar 11th

  • Call/Text in by Mar 11th, 8 pm to Marie at 509.961.5563

Platinum XXII

April 20th, 2024

Yakima Country Club

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The Yakima Enological Society has finally put together the event everyone has been waiting for, our Twenty-second Platinum dinner to be held on April 20th, 2024, at the Yakima Country Club starting at 5:30 pm. During this event we will be featuring 24 Platinum award winning wines from the 2023 judging conducted in October by “Great Northwest Wine” magazine.

 

The menu has been finalized and will start with the Winemakers Reception where we will enjoy eight great Double Platinum wines paired with passed appetizers, including Dungeness Crab Tater Tots, Smoked Salmon Caviar, and Royal Prime Beef Meatballs as we meet and honor the personnel from the award-winning wineries. Following the reception, we will enjoy a five-course meal, each course paired with Platinum winning wines. The First course will be Fresh Alaskan Halibut with a pea risotto paired with three Rieslings. The second course will be Duck Confit Spaetzle paired with three Viogniers. The third course will be a Pork Ribeye with potato/zucchini cake along with three great Carmeneres. The fourth course will be Kagoshima Japanese Wagyu Strip with roasted wild mushrooms accompanied by three Cabernet Sauvignons. We will finish the night with Petit Fours and chocolate covered fruit with a Riesling Ice Wine.

 

This year the ticket price will remain at $175 per person since we were able to keep ticket prices the same as last year. Tickets can be purchased at Stems Wine Shop in downtown Yakima, or you can mail in the reservation form at the end of this newsletter. They may also be purchased online at our website: yakimawine.org. Don’t wait!!! Seating is limited and this event fills fast.

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--Platinum Committee

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