In This Issue:

With our successful 1999 Convention over, and the grapes available, many cellars are busy preparing their wines for future competitions. In this issue though we look at other materials for winemaking, with a thoughtful article by Gord Barnes, gleaned from Winetalk, on elderberries, and Dan Ostler provides his always-welcome President’s column with his take on winemaking in Ontario.

An update, as well, on AWO Festival Y2K in Ottawa next June. In these pages you will see information on package costs, which have been held to the level of previous years, as well as planning information for your journey; holiday recipes; the lowdown on tannin; and Albrecht Seeger on the GGMG. So, while the wind builds outside, throw another log on the fire, pour yourself a warming glass of Port, and let’s go!

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In This Issue:

The winemaking season is about to get underway, and just in time we have two articles on blending; in the first, Gord Barnes describes a aboratory approach which can be used in one’s own cellar to identify the optimum blending ratios of two wines. Later in the issue Tom Ostler joins us to describe an actual blending of muscats, an approach that garnered medals in both club and provincial judging. And speaking of judging, John Starr writes from Wolfville, NS, to comment (favourably) on the approach to judging that we described earlier in these pages (issue no. 12) Good to hear from our friends down east!

We also include a summary of the medal winners from AWO ‘99, Chief Judge Peter Pigeon’s column, and a photograph by Gord to bring back the memories of our last Festival. This is rounded out by news on AWO 2000 which is being actively worked on as we speak. Salut!

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