Donna Birch, Editor
Virtual Wine Tasting – Friday, September 18
We hope everyone has been able to enjoy their summer and that you are excited for the 2020-2021 North Idaho Enological Society (NIES) season to begin - we are!
This will be the 39th season for NIES. We start the season in unprecedented times with the challenge of social distancing. Even though COVID-19 cases in our area seem to be declining, safety is our number one priority. We have decided to not hold our September Kickoff Party at the Cork and Tap, as we have in the past. Instead, we will be hosting virtual wine tastings via Zoom Video Conferencing for both September and October. The link to download the Zoom app and the September Zoom invite are listed below.
Kevin Olsonberg, Area Manager with Southern Glazer’s Wines/Odom Distributing, has selected three wines for our tasting. He will describe the wines and tell us about the wineries.
Important Details
When: Friday, September 18, 2020 from 7:00 - 8:00pm
Where: In the comfort of your own home
Program: Wines to "Transition from Summer to Fall"
RSVP: Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 9 to nieswinegroup@gmail.com
Cost: $50 for three bottles of wine, which will include tasting notes and suggested food pairings. Wines will be available for pickup and payment at The cork and Tap beginning on Saturday, September 12 (There's not additional cost for the virtual tasting)
Program: Each attendee will earn one chance at winning two bottles of wine
This will be a fun event to invite family and friends to gather, taste wine, eat food, and get introduced to NIES with this new virtual wine tasting format.
Download Zoom App
Go to https://zoom.us/download and from the Download Center, click on the “Download” button under “Zoom Client for Meetings”. This application will automatically download when you start your first Zoom Meeting.
If you run into any difficulties, please email nieswinegroup@gmail.com and someone will contact you.
Zoom Tasting Invite
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82798771447?pwd=WTBOcDdaSCszLzlRODUrd0VKQVdnZz09
Meeting ID: 827 9877 1447
Passcode: 49083656
October’s Virtual Tasting will be held Friday, October 16th. Our guest presenter will be Naomi Boutz, owner of The Vine & Olive. She will be discussing her recent trip to the Loire Valley in France.
We will monitor the situation closely and make a decision about whether or not we can safely come together in November.
Visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/enologicalsociety.
We hope everyone has been able to enjoy their summer and that you are excited for the 2020-2021 North Idaho Enological Society (NIES) season to begin - we are!
This will be the 39th season for NIES. We start the season in unprecedented times with the challenge of social distancing. Even though COVID-19 cases in our area seem to be declining, safety is our number one priority. We have decided to not hold our September Kickoff Party at the Cork and Tap, as we have in the past. Instead, we will be hosting virtual wine tastings via Zoom Video Conferencing for both September and October. The link to download the Zoom app and the September Zoom invite are listed below.
Kevin Olsonberg, Area Manager with Southern Glazer’s Wines/Odom Distributing, has selected three wines for our tasting. He will describe the wines and tell us about the wineries.
Important Details
When: Friday, September 18, 2020 from 7:00 - 8:00pm
Where: In the comfort of your own home
Program: Wines to "Transition from Summer to Fall"
RSVP: Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 9 to nieswinegroup@gmail.com
Cost: $50 for three bottles of wine, which will include tasting notes and suggested food pairings. Wines will be available for pickup and payment at The cork and Tap beginning on Saturday, September 12 (There's not additional cost for the virtual tasting)
Program: Each attendee will earn one chance at winning two bottles of wine
This will be a fun event to invite family and friends to gather, taste wine, eat food, and get introduced to NIES with this new virtual wine tasting format.
Download Zoom App
Go to https://zoom.us/download and from the Download Center, click on the “Download” button under “Zoom Client for Meetings”. This application will automatically download when you start your first Zoom Meeting.
If you run into any difficulties, please email nieswinegroup@gmail.com and someone will contact you.
Zoom Tasting Invite
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82798771447?pwd=WTBOcDdaSCszLzlRODUrd0VKQVdnZz09
Meeting ID: 827 9877 1447
Passcode: 49083656
October’s Virtual Tasting will be held Friday, October 16th. Our guest presenter will be Naomi Boutz, owner of The Vine & Olive. She will be discussing her recent trip to the Loire Valley in France.
We will monitor the situation closely and make a decision about whether or not we can safely come together in November.
Visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/enologicalsociety.