SSU Wine Sense: Archive

Pix from the "Last Wine Club of the Semester!"...

Balloons, a snack plate, and a souvenir wine glass filled with candy were on hand to celebrate Closeup of the place setting Twomey brought a Sauvignon Blanc and a Merlot, Silver Oak brought a Cabernet Sauvignon Jordan brought a Chardonnay and a Cabernet Sauvignon Getting to hear about the Sauvignon Blanc Full house!!! Crowd favorites Winner of the Silver Oak Cabernet...

Apr 30th

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Last Wine Club of the Semester!

Thursday April 25, 2013 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 Don’t miss out on our grand finale of the semester! We will be celebrating the end of the semester as well as congratulating our graduating seniors with the help of Silver Oak, Jordan & Twomey Wines! 8 amazing wines will be poured this Thursday along with some delicious food pairings! Looking forward to seeing you...

Apr 22nd

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Pix from the "Food and wine pairing featuring J...

Pierre from J Vineyards speaks to a full house We got to taste a yummy Pinot Gris, a nice Chardonnay, a delicious Pinot Noir, and a great Sparkling. A show of hands for the favorite varietal The crowd favorite was the Pinot Noir There were some tough questions but two lucky winners walked away with a bottle of J Vineyard’s fabulous wines. Salute!!! Don’t...

Apr 15th

Food and wine pairing featuring J Vineyards

Thursday April 11, 2013 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 This week’s club meeting will be hosted by J Vineyards! J is known for their fabulous Sparkling wines, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the finest of the Russian River Valley. This is another winery that one of our avid club members works for, so come show support and enjoy J’s Wines! As always the wine will be...

Apr 9th

Pix from the "Food and wine pairing featuring...

~ Alexis Nicolai On Thursday March 25, Terin and her husband Bryan Ignozzi came to the SSU Wine club to pour a beautiful line up of their BRYTER Estates wines. The name BRYTER comes from their first two names put together. As Terin said, “Bryan makes up the ‘BRY’ and I’m the “TER.” Terin is the wine maker and was first licensed to start making wine in 2007, which resulted in her 2007 Inspired...

Apr 5th

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Food and wine pairing featuring BRYTER Estates!

Thursday March 28, 2013 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 Hello fellow Winos! I hope everyone enjoyed the spring break! We are hopping right back into things with a wine club this week featuring BRYTER Estates Winery. Terin Ignozzi, the wine maker and business owner of BRYTER Estates will be pouring six beautiful award winning wines for us! They include, a Sparkling, Chardonnay,...

Apr 5th

Pix from the "Blind Tasting!!! (Featuring Scherrer...

Fred and Elliott are ready to start the blind tasting Four teams were in competition to get the most points for correctly choosing varietal, vintage, and price. Fred brought a topographical map of Sonoma and Napa that was very helpful in understanding the nuances of the different AVAs and how climate and terroir affected the tastes of the varietals he grew. The first three wines we...

Mar 16th

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Blind Tasting!!! (Featuring Scherrer Wines)

Thursday March 14, 2013 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 This Thursday Wine Sense will be holding one of our notorious blind tastings! This session will feature Sherrer Wines from Sebastopol. These blind tastings are always a lot of fun and get everyone involved in learning about different varietals and their tasting notes. Wine will be paired with small cheese, cracker and fruit...

Mar 11th

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Pix from the "Hook & Ladder and Delicato Family...

~Jenny Garza Joshua DeLoach of Hook & Ladder gave a inspired summary of his family’s long history in the wine making business and poured some of his not-for-mass-distribution specialties. Hook & Ladder is located in the Russian River Valley, spanning 375 acres, and run two tasting rooms out of Santa Rosa and Sebastopol. Some of the wines that were tasted were: Gnarly Head...

Mar 5th

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Wine Sense Featuring Hook & Ladder and Delicato...

Thursday February 21, 2013 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 This Thursday Hook and Ladder will be pouring for us and we will be welcoming one of the SSU’s Wine Sense Founders and Alumni, Elisabeth Rice. Elisabeth is the Regional Manager of Europe for Delicato Family Vineyards and will be sharing a Global Wine Presentation along with a variety of wines. Wine will be paired...

Feb 18th

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Pix from the "1st Wine Sense Meeting of the...

Cheese, crackers, salami, and tasty treats from Bianchi’s Bake Shop Chalk Hill brought a Sauvignon Blanc and a Chardonnay as well as a Cabernet Sauvignon from their new Lancaster Estate winery. Williamson Wines brought a Sauvignon Blanc, a Pinot Noir Rose, and a Cabernet Sauvignon with incredibly tasty cheese pairings (sorry, no pix!) We had a great crowd! The favorite...

Feb 14th

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1st Wine Sense Meeting of the Semester!

Thursday February 4, 2013 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 We apologize for our delayed start, but we WILL be pouring wine this Thursday at our first Wine Sense Meeting of the semester!!! Come get in the mood for Valentine’s Day with us as we pour 6 different wines paired with decadent desserts from Bianchi’s Bake Shop! Williamson Wines and Chalk Hill will both be here...

Feb 5th

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Spring 2013

Welcome to the new semester! Our first meeting, for those over 21, will be Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 7pm in the Library Schulz 1121. We will be having a raffle for three Wine Sense t-shirts! Take a look at the Events link at the top left and save these dates!

Jan 24th

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Pix from the "Champagne Celebration" event

We got to taste five different champagnes from Korbel (notice the spiffy new t-shirts that are available now for just $10!) Paired with some yummy treats from Bianchi’s Bake Shop Full house tonight Our delightful host Crowd favorites

Dec 8th

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Last Wine Club: Champagne Celebration

Thursday December 6, 2012 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 You won’t want to miss out on our last meeting of the fall semester! We are having Korbel Champagne come and pour 5 different varietals; Natural, Sec, Riesling, Brut, Rose and Sweet Rose. We will be pairing with lemon mini cupcakes, almond cookies and brownie bites! Looking forward to celebrating the end of the...

Dec 7th

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Pix from the "Wine Sense Blind Tasting Event"

Four teams got to taste six varietals and collectively decide the varietal, price, and vintage receiving points for each correct answer. Snacks and tasting notes The final results! Go Team Bubbly

Nov 17th

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Wine Sense Blind Tasting Event!

Thursday November 15, 2012 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 Don’t miss out on our second to last meeting of the semester! This Thursday at 7:00pm we will be holding a blind tasting event consisting of a plethora of fabulous wines. This time your $5 entrance fee will be donated to the California Homemakers Association to provide holiday food baskets for low-income families. ...

Nov 16th

Blood Red Wine and Food Pairing!

Thursday October 25, 2012 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 Please join us for our biweekly Wine and Food pairing! This week’s theme is “Blood Red” to help you get into the Halloween Spirit! Michael David Winery will be pouring Zinfandel (7 Deadly Zins and Lust), a Syrah (6th Sense Syrah) and a Rhone blend (Incognito Rouge).In addition, there will be two donated...

Oct 25th

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Beer & Brats

Thursday October 11, 2012 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 In honor of Oktoberfest, join us for bratwursts and beer tasting! We will be learning about the microbrewing process, along with tasting five different styles of beer from Ruth McGowan’s. Bratwursts, along with cheese and pretzels, will be provided for the event. We’ll see you there. Don’t forget to bring: ...

Oct 12th

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Pinot Party!!! Ft. Balletto & DeLoach

Thursday 9/27/2012 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 Please join us for our Wine Sense meeting this Thursday as we celebrate our Pinot Party with Balletto and DeLoach Vineyards! Just like last time; we will be providing cheese, crackers, fruit, and other desserts to pair with the wine as we learn about what each has to offer. Don’t forget to bring: $5.00 cash at the door must be...

Sep 28th

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Food & Wine Pairing!

Thursday 9/13/2012 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 Please join us for our Wine Sense meeting this Thursday as we welcome both Valley of the Moon and Kenwood. We will be providing cheese, crackers, fruit, and other tasty treats to pair with the wine as we learn about what each has to offer. Don’t forget to bring: $5.00 cash at the door must be 21+ with a valid photo ID to attend ...

Sep 14th

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Pix from the “How to taste with Benzinger” event

Tasty noms Full house! Sorry to those we had to turn away! The wines we got to taste The crowd favorites

Aug 24th

How to Taste with Benzinger

Thursday 8/23/2012 7:00pm until 9:00pm SSU Library; Schulz 1121 Please help us start the semester off right by joining Wine Sense for our first club meeting, “How to Taste with Benzinger.” Paired with cheese and crackers, what better way to spend your Thursday evening than tasting wine in the libarary?! Don’t forget to bring: $5.00 cash at the door must be 21+ with a valid...

Aug 22nd

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“Wine is sunlight, held together by water”

– Galileo Gallilei

Aug 22nd

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“Eat, Drink, and Be Happy”

– Michael Farr, previous Wine Sense VP of Travel

Aug 22nd

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“Life is too short to drink bad wine!”

– Jenna Riggan, Wine Sense President

Aug 22nd

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Fall 2012

Welcome to the new semester! Our first meeting, for those over 21, will be Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 7pm in the Library Schulz 1121. Based on the interest from Sunday’s “Big Night” we will definitely be having some events for those of you who are not yet 21!!!

Aug 21st

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