NEW EVENT SCHEDULED
Shrewsbury Cider Launch Party and Community Apple Pressing
Watson Wheeler Cider, the Shaftsbury cidery that is crafting a special cider made from Shrewsbury apples, will celebrate the release of the new Shrewsbury cider at Pierce’s Store on Saturday, October 24th from 2pm to 6pm. For the event, Watson Wheeler will bring their press for a community apple pressing for all ages -- collect some apples and bring them for fresh cider to take home! The new Shrewsbury cider will be available for tasting and purchase, along with Watson Wheeler’s other cider offerings. The name of the new cider is being chosen by Watson Wheeler from all the submissions by Shrewsbury residents and the individual with the winning submission will receive a complementary bottle of the cider. Save the date: more details will be in the October Times of Shrewsbury.
Coming to Pierce's on October 17th
There’s a mystique around wine that can be downright annoying. All the wine snob jabber about ‘cut grass’ and ‘leather saddle’ seems intended to make us believe that we need some nabob to tell us what makes a wine great. Forget that! Us average Joes can very well figure it out for ourselves, and that is just what we are going to do on July 19th, from 4pm to 6pm in the Garage Annex to Pierce’s Store.
We’re going to compare decent everyday table wines with wines that are deemed excellent and figure out what distinguishes them. It’s not that hard, especially when we work together. And we can have a good time doing it!
We’ll sample six wines. We’ll start with two Sauvignon Blancs from France, an unassuming version that sells for $12 contrasted with a highly regarded Sancerre that sells for $34. Next up, two Cabernet Sauvignons: one from a co-op in Argentina that sells for $10 versus a Paso Robles version that goes for $33. Then we’ll finish with a nice Spanish Tempranillo that sells for $12 weighed against a Gran Reserva Rioja at $33.
The class isn’t intended to promote $30+ wine, but rather to train our palates so we can identify the attributes that make wine good or great. The reality is that a decent table wine has its own virtues, as does more elite wine. Once we twig to what differentiates them, we can more comfortably decide when a table wine is worthwhile, and whether to trade up to fancier levels. We can also spot undervalued wines that punch above their price tag (and avoid inflated poser wines).
So, if you like wine, you will not want to miss this class! Space is limited to 35 folks, so please sign up either online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992202705922?aff=oddtdtcreator or in person at Pierce’s Store. The class will set you back $25 but your palate will thank you. And we should have some fun along the way…
