No this isn't a science journal, and no I don't have some crackpot cure for cancer using homemade wine!
What I can tell you is that with great thanks going out to my parents, Tom & Marilyn Baziak and all of their friends we raised $867 for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer last Saturday.
We have had a annual wine tasting to raise money for the American Cancer Society since 2007 and we always have a great time. Cabot Cheese graciously sponsored us with 3 kinds of cheese, a new wine & cheese pairing guide and some give-aways. We had some drawings, Margot won the pig Snuggy, and a lot of talk about what we were up to with our wines.
We served the following tasty selections:
2008 Chilean Chardonnay
2008 White Blend #1 & #2
2009 Strawberry #2
2008 Cabernet Blend
2009 VT Dandelion
2009 Black Currant
2008 Cabernet Franc Ice Wine
The Dandelion wine was the unique wine of the day. Most people hadn't had it before so were surprised at the pleasant taste that does remind you of flowers after some consideration. It has a lot of lemon as well, which isn't bad either. The Strawberry and the Cab Blend were the big hits and we went home with only one bottle of the eight we brought between them. The Chardonnay has matured well and ended up being a nice addition as our hosts have traveled the world tasting many varieties along the way.
So in the end we are fighting cancer with wine and we can clearly say it is making a real difference!
Cheers
--Jason
1 comment:
hmmm Wine a cure for cancer...
I think your onto something, That was a great tasting. Glad to see many people from the church in an environment i haven't seen before.
My favorite of the wines were the white blends,the Dandelion wine was also really good, over all a great day for the fight against cancer..
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