Wine Fellowship

SIR128 Wine Fellowship was created for socialization, a bit of education, and enjoying good wine. Over the past 8+ years, we have survived COVID with Zoom calls, enjoyed wines from all over the world, experienced new varietals and blends, traveled to wineries in Livermore, Lodi, and Paso Robles, tasted older wines from our member’s cellars, participated in blind wine tastings, been entertained by wine makers, and learned about wine storage and complementing food. We are comprised of novices, who are learning about wine, to experts, some of whom are part of the wine industry as owners and workers in tasting rooms and/or help with the harvest and bottling and/or make wine at home.

 

Every month we have several activities focused on wine, socialization, and maybe education. At the end of each month, SIR members who have selected Wine Fellowship as an interest will get an email with the activities for the following month, sometimes when we are on our game you will get a quarter’s set of activities. We are a pay-as-you-go organization; e.g., our corkage fee charged by Bridges. When there is a space or bottle limitation, we will put the activity on the SIR128 website under RSVP/Sign-ups. Some activities include significant others and friends, which will be designated for that specific activity.

 

We are bargain hunters and there are many retailers with fine wine selections and specials, i.e. Costco, Trader Joes, Total Wine, BevMo, Safeway, Whole Foods, Grocery Outlet, and local wineries in the Livermore Valley. When members find those deals and send me the details, I in turn will send the info to all who are on the Wine Fellowship mail distribution list.

 

We have our own wine rating scale:

Monday rated wines – pour it down the sink

Tuesday rated wines – maybe cook with it or make vinegar

Wednesday rated wines – it is drinkable, but you may not want to share it with friends

Thursday rated wines – a nice wine you would share with friends,

Friday rated wines – a very nice wine you would share at a dinner party

Saturday rated wines – an exceptional wine for a special occasion.

(On Sunday, we enjoy what we have open.)

Now some of our members have sub-divided each day into parts; i.e. morning, afternoon, or night….it is a show of differentiation and a bit of humor.

 

All SIRs are invited to join any of the activities. I ask you, a glass of wine, old and new friends talking about the possibility of aliens from another galaxy, or a remarkable vacation spot (near a winery), or a wine deal….what could be better?