Dear
Wine Specialty Group Members,
Here
are the final plans for the April 2010 AAG annual meeting in
Washington
:
1. Three wine tasting
workshops are scheduled on 4/14 and 4/16
a.
Wine Tasting of
Virginia Wines is
scheduled on Friday, April 16, 1:00pm -
3:00pm in Cleveland Room 2
Organizers/Instructors: Denyse Lemaire, Rowan
University, Douglas Fabbioli, Leesburg, Virginia
Cost/person: $40
There
are 156 wineries located in 9 regions and 6 American Viticulture Areas in
Virginia
. In the four
centuries since Virginians first began producing wine, the quality of their
product has been increasing so steadily that
Virginia
wine has now gained national and
international recognition. Come to our wine tasting workshop and discover the
hidden (wine) jewels of the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia
.
b.
Wine Tasting of
Bordeaux Wines vs. New World Style Wines is scheduled for Friday, April 16, 3:00pm - 5:00 pm in Cleveland Room 2
Organizers/Instructors: Denyse Lemaire, Rowan University, Greg Jones, Southern
Oregon University
Cost/person: $40
France
's complicated classification system of wines is based on a
detailed evaluation of the "terroir"
of wine regions.
Bordeaux
is subdivided into 6 large regions which are subdivided into 57 sub-regions.
The workshop will allow you to test the validity of this notion of terroirs by tasting some of the most famous wines of the
region (Saint-Emilion, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien in Médoc,
Sauterne, Côte de Blaye, and others) and comparing
them to their North American counterparts.
c.
Wine Tasting of South
American Wines is scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 3:00pm - 5:00pm in Lincoln
Room 1
Organizer/Instructor: Percy Dougherty,
Kutztown
University
Emeritus
Cost/person: $42
Chile
,
Argentina
and
Uruguay
are popular new areas for the production of fine wines. Malbecs from
Mendoza
, Carmenere from
Chile
,
and Tannat from
Uruguay
are great values and are often better than the wines produced in their
homelands in
France
.
In addition, Torrontes, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet
Sauvignon, Merlot and even bubbly wines emulating
Champagne
are well represented in
South America
.
Join us as we sample wines from each of the previous grapes and investigate the terroir and determine how different areas are
suitable for the production of specific types of grapes and wine.
2.
One field trip: Wine Tasting, Gourmet Lunch at Salamander restaurant and Visit
of the Chrysalis Vineyards is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, 10:30am - 5:00pm in Virginia
Organizers/Leaders: Dr. Denyse Lemaire, Rowan
University, Percy Dougherty, Kutztown University
Cost/person: $90 (includes van transportation, lunch, wine tasting fees)
Discover
the geology of the Piedmont Region of Virginia, visit the Chrysalis and Breaux
Vineyards, attend 2 wine tastings, and enjoy a gourmet lunch at the Market Salamander
Restaurant in
Middleburg
,
VA.
3.
Four Paper Sessions:
Session 2127: Wine in the
United States
scheduled on Thursday 4/15/10 from 8:00
a.m. -9:40 a.m. Jefferson, Marriott Mezzanine Level
Organizer: Denyse
Lemaire; Chair: George McCleary
8:00
AM Author(s): *Rosalyn F. MacCracken -
George
Mason
University
,
Fairfax
,
VA
abstract Title: Climate-Viticulture Characterizations of
Eastern United States
8:20
AM
Author(s): *Christi G Townsend, M.A.G. -
Texas
State
University
,
San Marcos
,
Texas
Abstract Title: How do Vineyard Operators and Winemakers
Perceive Natural Hazards in The Texas Hill Country Appellation?
8:40 AM Author(s): *George
Franklin, Jr. McCleary -
University
of
Kansas
Abstract Title: Understanding Wine Maps: Problems and
Predicaments
9:00 AM Author(s): *Adam J.
Mathews -
Binghamton
University
Abstract Title: A Raster-based Approach to Vineyard Site
Location and Expansion in New York's Finger Lakes Region
9:20 AM Author(s): *Karen Severud Cook -
University
of
Kansas
Abstract Title: Mapping the Historical Geography of New
Wine
Session 2227: Sustainable Wine: Carbon Neutrality, Organic,
Biodynamic Production and Terroir scheduled on Thursday 4/15/10
from 10:00 a.m. -11:40 a.m. Jefferson, Marriott Mezzanine Level
Organizer
and Chair: Denyse Lemaire
10:00 AM Author(s): *Greg Jones - Southern
Oregon
University
Abstract Title: Analysis of Climate-Viticulture Structure
and Suitability in the Western United States
10:20 AM Author(s): *Christian Patrick Heidkamp, Ph.D. - Southern
Connecticut
State
University
*F. Tyler Huffman, Ph.D. - Eastern
Kentucky
University
Abstract Title: Organic, Biodynamic, or Conventional
Viticulture: A methodology for assessing the viability of eco-labeling in South
Africa's wine industry.
10:40 AM Author(s): *James Fisher, M.S., Soil science - Soil Solutions LLC
Abstract Title: Assessing vineyard terroir via geospatial mapping
Session 3127 Wine in Canada scheduled on Friday 4/16/10 from 8:00 a.m. -9:40 a.m. Jefferson, Marriott
Mezzanine Level
Organizer: Christopher
Fullerton and Denyse Lemaire; Chair: Christopher Fullerton
8:00 AM Author(s): *Phillip Gordon Mackintosh -
Brock
University
abstract Title: The Niagara Wine Festival's Grande
Parade: The Public Geography of a 'Grape and Wine' Controversy
8:20 AM Author(s): *Hugh J. Gayler -
Brock
University
Abstract Title: Is Canadian wine really Canadian?
Political and economic conflicts in the new wine industry
8:40 AM Author(s): *Michael Ripmeester -
Brock
University
Johnston
Russell - Department of Communication, Popular
Culture and Film,
Brock
University
Abstract Title: Wine as Heritage: Landscape, Media,
Entrepreneurship and the Forging of a Heritage Model.
9:00 AM Author(s): *Christopher Fullerton -
Brock
University
Abstract Title: The Growing Place of Wine in the Economic
Development of the Niagara Region
9:20 AM Author(s): *Lindsay Walker, Masters Student -
Ryerson
University
Abstract Title: What factors influence the implementation
of environmental practices within the wine industry of southern Ontario.
Session 3227 Wine in the World is scheduled on Friday 4/16/10
from 10:00 a.m. -11:40 a.m. Jefferson, Marriott Mezzanine Level
Organizer: Denyse
Lemaire; Chair: Percy Dougherty
10:00 AM Author(s): *Denyse Lemaire -
Rowan
University
; David Kasserman, Ph. D -
Rowan
University
Abstract Title: The Terroir of
the Bordeaux A.O.C. - Physical and Human Components
10:20 AM Author(s): *Dana Litwornia,
student -
Rowan
University
Abstract Title: History and Geography of the Development
of Bordeaux Wines
10:40 AM Author(s): *Percy H.
Dougherty -
Kutztown
University
of
Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Super Tuscans, Not Your Grandmother's
Chianti in a Wicker Wine Bottle
11:00 AM Author(s): *Victoria Tasker -
Brock
University
Marilyne Jollineau,
Associate Professor -
Brock
University
Abstract Title: A Geospatial Perspective to Wine
Production in the Niagara Region
4.
Wine Specialty Group
Dinner
Dinner is on Friday April 16 at 8 p.m. with a little time devoted
to the business meeting while we
enjoy a glass of wine AT THE RESTAURANT!!!
Restaurant "Petits Plats,
2653 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
(150 yards from the hotel) for
50 dollars (includes
one glass of wine, service, and taxes)
Appetizer: Mixed Organic Garden Salad
Main Course
Pan
Seared Salmon Fillet with wine sauce OR
Free Range
Chicken with French Fries and Tarragon
Dessert: Trio of Desserts (mini portions of Crème Brûlée, Chocolate Mousse, fruit tart)
Please send your checks made to my name accompanied by the
reservation form (at the end of this letter) to Denyse Lemaire
105 Quaker Rd
Mickleton
,
NJ
,
08056
I look forward to hearing
from you and hope we will make our AAG 2010 wine sessions the best attended
ever.
Denyse Lemaire
Wine Specialty
Group President
__________________________________________________________________________
Reservation for the Dinner of
the Wine Specialty Group - April 16th, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Name: _________________
Number of dinners: _______
Check included for: _________dollars
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