Wine Tasting is great, but with a little creativity a person can make it epic. Last Saturday it became the war of the 2005′s vs. the 2006′s. They red table wines were great, but it really came down to the Syrah’s. As a fairly big fan of Syrah and Shiraz both, this was the battle I was most interested in. The fight wasn’t completely fair. The 2006 was bottled very recently, but he came out looking sharp with a brand new label. The 2005 with it’s familiar label and supreme drink-ability was the early leader. The first two rounds were an easy win. 2006 came out in round 3 and said, “I may be new, but I go down smooth and look great!” Round three turned out to be an upset for the ’06. The next 3 rounds went back to the reigning champion. The ’05 just kept churning out a smooth, full-bodied, splendid drought one after another. This is where it got ugly. Round 7 started off and ’05 and ’06 started to seem like they were pretty evenly matched. They’re labels were starting to blur together and the judge become a little less choosy. The fight did not make it past the 7th round when a ruling came down from on high that the fight would not continue. It was an easy call to make, and the judge realized that the ’05 would remain on top until ’06 had some time to develop. A rematch is most certainly on the horizon. Thank you 360 cellars for an outstanding contest.
360 Cellars / Columbia Valley Luxury Cars/ Ron Asmus Homes
I am hosting a wine tasting at our model home in the Heights at Meadow Springs on Saturday September 13, 2008 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. We’re very excited to have 360 cellars host a tasting of their wines. Also available will be a drawing for a box of their ‘Red Run’ varietals and a tasting for 10! But wait, there’s more! Suzy Merz from Columbia Valley Luxury cars will be on hand with 2 gorgeous cars in the driveway. Not to mention it will all be hosted in a gorgeous 5100 sq. ft. home.
This is going to be a very exciting event, so if you’re in the area be sure to stop by!
www.360cellars.com 360 Cellars Estate Bed & Breakfast
www.cvluxurycars.com Columbia Valley Luxury Cars
www.ronasmushomes.com Ron Asmus Homes
www.asmushomes.com Jeremy Asmus Real Estate
It’s time for the Great Mid-Columbia Duck Race again! Once a year 40,000 little rubber duckies are dumped from a cargo container into the Columbia River in the hopes of winning fantastic prizes. The race is put on by the Tri-Cities Rotary clubs. The money raised during this race benefits local charities, so you can’t go wrong there. As a member of Richland Rotary I am a ducky adoption counselor as well as help set up the race. This is a community event that you can definately get behind.
Everyone has heard of Rotary. They do great things in their communities as well as on an international level. Since becoming a member of Richland Rotary I have enjoyed many things especially knowing that I am doing more good as a group than I could ever think about doing on my own.
Rotaract is Rotary for the 18-30 age group. Our local Rotaract group is doing amazingly well. They have a strong will to grow their group, volunteer in the community, and especially have fun! I have been contributing to Rotaract since I joined Rotary. I am on the youth education committee in which we volunteer our time to help grow the Rotaract group and help the members get the most out of being a Rotary International sponsored club.
This last year our club is making waves. The last president Lisa Lockrem won an award that no Rotaract member has ever won before. A momentus achievement. The club itself has over 30 members and is growing by the minute! Rotaract is definately at the top of list of things I am proud to be a part of.
For more information visit their website: www.mcrotaract.com