News about wine making and wine appreciation by our Deaf fellows and friends, news not about people
Editor: Rusty Wales, the vintner of Prince of Wales wines
Webmaster: Bobby Skedsmo, the creator of the Estate of Skedsmo wines
Wine Quotation:
"Give me wine to wash me clean of the stains of
care."
Lord Byron, English poet
1788-1824
(the famous young poet known for composing romantic poems, loving wines and leading
flamboyant life. There's Byron winery in Santa Barbara as if it is named after him)
Editor Rusty's Rap:Earliest Wine Started in Stone Age!
So you think wine started in Roman days, or earlier than that, Golden Age of Greece? Would you believe first wine was created by Neolithic men, probably known as earliest hunters-gatherers?! The article in National Geographic reports that an archaeologist traced wine to the
Neolithic period (8,500 to 4,000 B.C.); that's several thousands years before the Greek wine god,
Bacchus, even was born! Thanks to Mark Hansen, Arizona, for bringing this story to my attention
(see the web site: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0721_040721_ancientwine.html)
Oldest Wine Cellar, Where?
After inventing wine, then what? The Wine cellar! It isn't a new creation, after all. It was 1,700 B.C. (3,700 years ago!) when the large wine cellar plus the huge banquet hall of Canaanite palace in northern Israel was built. A group of archaeologists recently discovered remains of 40 ceramic jars which show traces of wine chemical components. Scientists of archaeology and world history declared it was a "hugely significant discovery...it is a wine cellar that is largely unmatched in its age and size!" Sorry, wine lovers, no wine is left in any of those wine jugs! A big thanks goes to Pandy Branam, CA, who shared this news with us DG readers.
Pleasant discovery at Costco, rated very high 91 points by the Wine Enthusaiast. Only $11, great
value! I bought 1/2 case of these wonderful bottles. (hope your nearby Costco still has Norton
Reseva there when you reach the store)
Announcement for the Deaf Community:
Wine Appreciation Party will take place at Sun City Grand, Surprise near Phoenix on
February 28, 2014. It will be hosted by the Sun City Grand Deaf Retirement Community. Alcohol is not allowed to be served at the party because it is considered to be within the city jurisdiction and we are required to have a liquor license; therefore, we will not serve any alcohol beverage, but we will present the same program. The party will be based on invitation for the residents and invitation for the guests outside of Grand only. It seems ridiculous and illogical but that is the way the policy at Grand is. Shooo!Deaf StompFest 2014 is coming soon
(9 months) and it will take place in Paso Robles, California, the fastest growing
wine region in America! Mark September 14, 2014 on your calendar and
join us real fun in stomping grapes!
