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Board of Managers
Thomas M. Czaus, CCM, CHE
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Terry J. Anglin, CCM, CCE
Thomas M. Czaus, CCM, CHE
San Diego Yacht Club
Cellarmaster
Jeffrey Martocci, CCM
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Dear Fellow CMAA International Wine Society Members,
Nadine D. Rockwell, CCM
As we fly through the year, there is so much happening with the International Annapolis Yacht Club
Wine Society (IWS) and CMAA. First, I would like to thank Kathi Driggs for her Cellarer
25 years of service to the IWS. I have known Kathi personally over that time
and have always appreciated her candor, sense of humor and urgency to learn Jason Asbra
about the needs of our members. Our IWS will now have Sara Thom as our Big Canyon Country Club
administrative lead from CMAA. Your IWS Board and National Headquarters
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NJ Chapter Wine Society Explores Wine Through Spring Luncheons
Michael M. Pollack, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Deal Golf & Country Club, Deal, NJ
During the early spring, New Jersey Chapter Wine Society
Members enjoyed not one but two food and wine pairing
luncheons.
Robert Mondavi and Opus One– With the Help of
Mark Metzger of Opici distributors and Greg Serrao of
American B&D wines, the NJ chapter representatives of
the International Wine Society tasted the wines of Robert
Mondavi and Opus One. The afternoon started with a
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Quintessa Wine Tasting at Palm Beach Yacht Club & Marina
Michael Nadeau, Club Operations Manager, Palm Beach Yacht Club & Marina,
West Palm Beach, FL
Michael Iacino with Quintessa Winery, Huneeus Wines,
presented an incredible line of top quality wines at Palm
Beach Yacht Club & Marina on Thursday, April 30.
The night started with Chef Billy Somers passed
Appetizers, Watermelon/ Aged Balsamic, Fresh Mint
Cubes, Short rib Pot Pies Risotto and Black Truffle
Spheres, Truffle Aioli, Jumbo Lump Crab with Avocado
Emulsion, English Cucumber, Pan Fried Duck Ravioli
featuring Tri-Color Peppercorn Steak au Poivre (Whole
Tenderloin) and  Sliced Ponzu-Glazed Grouper (Ponzu
Butter).
The wines showed incredible: Illumination Sauvignon
Blanc, Flowers Camp Meeting Ridge Chardonnay,
and Flowers Seaview Ridge Pinot Noir, Cutting Red
Cabernet, Faust Cabernet Sauvignon, and the famous
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deciding which parties you will be able to make – a good and foggy and the big Cabernets were just perfect – even
problem to have! There are parties for the different AVAs, at 10 in the morning. My personal favorite from Frank
winemaker affiliations, specialized parties for particular Family was the 2011 Winston Hill Vineyard, which
varietals and of course themed parties in the evenings, displayed a complexity which stood out above the rest.
which can get interesting to say the least. The following is
a description of how my wife and I, and a few other club We then checked into our home for the next three nights
managers spent our three days during Premier. at Benessere Vineyards, where we were sharing the house
with Donna and David Voorhees, CCM, CCE; Amy and
Thursday Jack Grehan; Robin and Scott Domnie; and Ron
Having spent the previous night in San Francisco, we Banaszak, CCM, CCE. We had been fortunate to stay
headed up to the valley with a mandatory stop at the here during last year’s Premier, and were introduced to
Boon Fly Café in Carneros for some chorizo, hash browns the winery which specializes in Italian Varietals. In
and their famous doughnuts. Our first stop was a tasting at addition to Pinot Grigio and Sangiovese, they also make
Frank Family Vineyards, as they are a favorite at my club. Aglianico, Sagrantino and a Super-Tuscan style red called
As is typical in the Valley in February, mornings are cool Phenomenon. We were fortunate to have such gracious
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while the ladies did some strolling around the shops in St.
Helena. This tasting showcased 12 lots of wines, all blind
and from the past three vintages in bottle. This is a great
tasting which gives attendees the chance to get a great
perspective of the current vintage in bottle and how it
compares to the last few. It was apparent from our tasting,
that while great wineries made quality wines in 2010 and
2011, the 2012 vintage showed a superior pedigree with a
great combination of ripe fruits, earthiness and complexity.
Across the board, it is an outstanding vintage for Napa
Valley Cabernet. The blind format also produced quite a
few surprises, with many big names not scoring very high
on our sheets. The two winners from our blind tasting
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bottle and up for your chance to own a wine that no one