Hello Rotarians!
The Social Events Committee, working with the Blue Goat wine shop, has organized a Rotary wine tasting party for February 18th, starting at 5:30 on Zoom. Our hosts that evening will be Blue Goat owner and wine connoisseur Sebastian Garbsch, and Barry O’Brien, owner of wine distributor Select Fine Wines and of his own small vineyard on Old Mission Peninsula. Barry will be guiding us through our tasting of two special O’Brien Vineyards wines – a 2016 Dry Riesling and a 2019 Pinot Noir – giving us the background on the wine and the highlights of his wine-making journey.
Sebastian has provided us with a highly discounted price of just $40 (tax included) for both bottles of wine. Participants will need to purchase and pick up their wine at the Blue Goat -- just identify yourself as a Rotary wine tasting participant and they will have your wine ready for you. Wines are available now. Must pay there, no charging to your Rotary account. Blue Goat is at 875 Front St. at the start of Peninsula Drive.
At our request, the Blue Goat has also identified a few cheeses from their collection to pair with the wines, and they will be available as OPTIONAL add-ons. They have chosen Idyll Farms goat cheese (local -- $4.99) as well as Plymouth Black Truffle artisanal cheddar cheese (from Vermont -- $10.99). These are recommendations only, to complement the wines we will be tasting. Scroll down for the photo.
Depending on the number of participants, we’ll be offering some breakout rooms so that everyone has a chance to mingle and chat with each other. It is a party, after all!
And, please, let us know if you’re planning to attend, just so that we can advise the wine shop and they have enough inventory for all of us. Contact Kathy Bussell at 231-941-5421 or email her at TCRotary2822@gmail.com. Feel free to contact either George or Susan if you have questions.
We will send a Zoom number to you as it gets closer. Join us as we eat, drink and make merry!
George Powell Susan Kraus
(231) 218-5000 (231) 946-4658
