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American Wine Society
P. O. Box 279
Englewood, OH 45322
Address Service Requested
AWS Members Offered Discount to
Wine Expo
David Falchek
AWS members have the opp ortunity to a ttend
the Eastern Wine Winery Ex position in Lancaster,
PA, March 7 and 8, 2012, at the Lancaster
County Convention Center (Lancaster, PA).
Through a special relationship between the AWS and the expo,
AWS members are entitled to receive a 10 percent discount on
the admission to the Expo events or activities using discount
code AWS1. AWS members will find some familiar faces and
names at the expo and conference.
This is the inaugural year for the event and the American Wine
Society is an offi cial supporter. Through the ye ars, several
AWS members have made th e leap from amat eur to commercial
winemaking and now operate successful wineries.
American Wine Society Executive Director John Hames said the
AWS and Expo have many of the sa me goals: Education and
improving the quality of wine.
“Attending the expo wil l benefit our profess ional members,
amateur winemakers and anyone with an i nterest in eastern
wines,” he said. “At the AWS, we k now great wine can come
from anywhere. We are pro ud our memb ers have a ro le in
growth and success of the eastern wine industry.”
The expo offe rs existing and aspiring growers and vintner s
access to a b road range of winery and vineyard suppliers.
Many of the suppliers are a ccustomed to dealing w ith both
professional and amateurs, such as AWS professional members
Presque Isle Wine Cellars. The AWS will have a booth at the
expo and members are welcome to stop by, say hello, and see
the exciting developments in the organization. AWS Member
Service Manager Diane Chappell will be staffing the booth with
other AWS off icials, offering samples of w ine entered in t he
American Wine Society’s commercial and amateur wine competitions.
The venue, the Lancaster Convention Center, co-located with
the Marriott hotel, is two-years-old. The agenda covers areas
of viticulture and enology of import ance to the east. Some
topics focus on improving the quality of hybrid reds and cabernet
franc, for example. Other sessions focus on the new
products and techniques for the vineyard and cellar.
Many speakers will be familiar to AWS members. Some are
AWS members themselves, including Dr. Peter Oldak of Jewell
Towne Vineyard, Brad Knapp of Pi nnacle Ridge Winery and
Jerry Forest of Buckingham Valley Vineyards.
Expo Program D irector Richard Leahy, himself a ho me winemaker,
grape grower and A WS member, said the conference
is ideal for people between amateur and commercial winemaking.
For more information and registration to the conference, visit
www.easternwineryexposition.com and remember the discount
code: AWS1.
AWS Educational Foundation
for 8 years as an Analyst. One of her job functions was to analyze
company fundamentals to make trading decisions. Elisabeth
is in a ca reer transition, and ser ves as financial advisor
for the Board of Tennessee Haitian Voices, a non-profit organization
formed to provide aid to Haitian schools.
Thank you again to all AWS members, chapters and regions
that directly support AWSs mission in wine education!!
Dick Marsden
AWSEF President
marsdendick@gmail.com
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