Club Photos From Events
| February 2008 meeting at the home of Julie and Marty Blind | ||
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| Some very interesting reading. | Jeff smiles for the camera. | Jeff and Penny |
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| Dale looks to see what Marty has fermenting. | Cliff Clavin imparts some more knowledge. | Brad does his Cheshire cat imitation. |
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| Marty opens another bottle. | Randy proves that it is good to the last drop. | |
| March 2008 meeting at the home of Jeff and Penny Fitzgerald | ||
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| Randy, Kevin, Jeanette and Dan. | Kevin checks out some of the wines. | Wine from honey... who'd a thunk it. |
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| Jeanette, Greg, Jill and Kevin discuss the wines. | Jeff tries to convince Jill that he is the "Big Zucchini." |
Anyone care for a little wine? |
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| Dale is not leaving until every bottle is empty. | Wine porn? | Hey! He's one wild and crazy guy. |
| Iowa Wine Trail April 2008 | ||
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| The gang next to the bus at Daly Creek Winery in Anamosa. | Sutliff Cider in Lisbon gave us a barrel tasting of some of their hard ciders. | Harold and Becky at Tabor Home Vineyard and Winery in Baldwin. |
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| Members get a personal tour or Daly Creek Winery. | Two wine geeks. | Our friends from the north. |
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| Jeff getting more food at Park Farm Winery in Bankston. | Penny, Jeff and Jill sample the wines at Park Farm Winery in Bankston. | Harold never could hold his liquor. |
| Chilean Grape Crush June 2008 | ||
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| Setting up the crusher-destemmer. | Marty empties another crate of grapes into the hopper as Jeff turns the crank. | Clete operates the crusher - destemmer. |
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| A man passionate about his grapes. | Brad and Clete crush more grapes. | Randy gets in on the action. |
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| Clete takes a well deserved break. | Brad shows off some grapes. | The crushed grapes are transferred to a primary. |
Benton County Fair - Eastern Iowa Wine Club Wine Competition July 2008 |
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| Is that a pregnant man? | Some of the 55 wines entered for judging. | Sweet Berry Wines Waiting to be judged. |
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| The judges hard at work. | The fun begins. | |
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| The public had a chance to taste the wines after the judges finished and awarded a People's Choice Award. | Best of Show - Reserve Best of Show People's Choice - Reserve People's Choice. | |
November 2008 meeting at the home of Tom and Vicki |
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| Mmmm... grapey! | Pam and Sandy | Which one do we open next? |
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| Tom, Larry and Brian | Pat and Greg talk grapes. | We just love these two "batty" sisters! |