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AWS Educational Foundation Dick Marsden Winemaker’s Journal Lee Baldieri Greetings from the AWS Educational Foundation Trustees The Rochester Conference is over and with it the 2011 AWSEF Annual Meeting held at the Saturday breakfast. We sincerely appreciate all those who came to participate in th is meeting, the checks that were received from chapters and regions at this meeting, and the s ilent auction participants! Funds received at the annual meeting and the auction will go directly to scholarships in 2012 and furt her into the future! THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DEDICATED SUP- PORT! The following promised contributions were also accepted: Cleveland Chapter $3,500 North Alabama Chapter $2,000 Pittsburgh Chapter $1,000 Donation in memory of Dr. Shady $100 Total promised $6,600 I want to especially recognize the major contributions of outgoing AWSEF Trustee Eileen Tobias who will be completing a four-year term as a trustee at the end of 2011. Eileen took on the responsibility of cond ucting the silent auction held at conference each year of her term. This meant devoting considerable time soliciting donations, finding a plac e to ho use the items, and then devoting the entire first day of conference to setting up, monitoring bids and answering qu estions. Following the close of ea ch auction, she located each of the winning bidders to let them know of their success and ensure their winnings were tak en with them. Eileen performed this exhausting task with great skill and ultimate grace. Eileen had wonderful AWS supporters who helped her in many ways including Jack Tatum, Julie Hasson, Patricia Green and Joyce Vecchioli. The l ast 4 s ilent auctions netted over $18,000 to fund AWS Ed ucational Foundation scholarships! Our thanks go to Ei leen and her work er/supporters, and to her AWS member supporters. In 2012, 3 new members will join the Foundation: Incoming AWS President Jane Duralia, former and new Trustee Carl Shively, and new Trustee and Treasurer Elisabeth Tozin. All AWS Regional Vice Pr esidents know J ane well for her recent work to strengthen the RVP roles. Carl was a member of the initial AWSEF Board of Trustees from 1994-1997 and has been elected to serve ano ther four-year term. We’re extremely pleased to have his experience both as a many -time AWS amateur wine award winner and as a former trustee. Elisabeth comes to us from the Huntsville (AL) Chapter/ Southeast Region. A nat ive of Brooklyn, New York, Elisabeth worked for Tiedemann Investment Group (TIG) on Wall Street AWS News—December 2011 2011 Grape Harvest Update By the t ime this Newsletter is publ ished, the 2011 California grape harvest will be over. This year was a bit difficult for the growers a s well as the winemakers—the harvest came 2-3 weeks later than normal and California grape growers are experiencing shortages in grape output. Jon Ruel, Director of Vi ticulture & Winema king at Trefe then Family Vineyards recently reported, "Early in the season it was very wet and very cool , cooler t han usual. That really slowed down the development of the grapes and that is why w e were in a few weeks later, two to three weeks later than average." Here is a breakdown of monies received during conference: At Cakebread Cellars, President Bruce Cakebread says, "We Silent Auction $5,525 started the Sauvignon Blanc harvest, and we're see ing nice Named Scholarship Funds $3,362 fruit thanks to a moderate gr owing season. We are seeing Other General Fund $1,050 good quality but not a big crop. 2011's smaller crop and later Total $8,937 harvest is due to this year's spring rainfall during the bloom period. The moisture combined with the coolness meant there One of the Named Scholarship Fund checks received was was less than average fertilization and not every flower turned from the C entral Pennsylvania Region, which directed the into a grape. Looser grape clusters equals fewer grap es at AWSEF to open a new scho larship in their name wi th the harvest.” (Reported by Kerrie Cassini, weather.com) $1,000 check written from the Mt. Nittany Chapter. The Foundation was a sked to initially identify this scholarship in memory of Tom Pelick and Fred Coombs. From a personal point of vi ew, the quality of t he grapes we purchased and fermented so far was excellent, as Bruce Cakebread reported. We fermented 30 cases of Peti te Syrah and 3 0 of Old Vine Zin - fandel and made very few adjustments to either of the gr apes. The grape numb ers (brix, pH, TA) were very good right out of the case. (Continued on Page 20) As of October 27, 2011, and we haven’t received the Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlo t grapes we previously ordered. Hopefully the grapes will show up by week’s end. Normally this would not be a be a problem bu t we ferment ou tside and the evenings on the east coast are becoming very cool. This presents a new challenge for a winemaker beca use maintaining heat in the fermenter and s electing the correct yeast that w ill work under colder temperatures makes additional work for the winemaker. I’m hoping all will go well and the fermentation will complete as normal. Since the last issue I received questions from two winemakers. AM from Milwaukee, WI asked, “I noticed that yeast packages show expiration dates, how important are these dates? If I continue to use the yeast beyond the expiration date, will it affect the fermentation?” I don’t like using yeast that is either close to or has gone beyond the expiration date becau se fermentation is the foundation of the winemaking process and it is best to use fresh and quality products. Prior to harv est we take an inventory of our wi nemaking supplies and order new products that will make the winemaking process successful. From JJM, Cranston, Rhode Island, “I’m new to wine making and I would like to ask if recycling corks is a good idea? Will I run the risk of ruining my newly bottled wine?” Recycling corks not a good th ing. Used corks can carry mold and wh en the cork contacts the newly bottled wine it can create a nasty aroma making the wine undrinkable. Also, older corks dry out and may cause the wine bottle to leak while it is resting on its side or allow air to enter the bottle and turn t he wine into vinegar. Recycling corks sounds noble, but it is not a good idea. Happy Holidays to my winemaking readers. Serve your best wines over the holidays to your family and friends. Lee Baldieri Winemaker@AmericanWineSociety.org Page 19
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