Triangle PSU Chapter Wine Tasting (# 2)

On August 11, Penn State alumni gathered at The Wine Merchant in Raleigh to sample six Italian wines. The event turned out to be one of the Triangle PSU Chapter's most successful with 59 people sampling some very nice wines. Part membership drive kickoff and part social gathering. Those in attendance said that they were happy to see the Chapter expanding their events. That said, many said that they were glad football season was right around the corner.

The wines sampled were: Bidoli, '05 Pinot Grigio (Friuli, Italy); Cantina di Custoza, '05 Trebbiano di Lugana (Custoza, Italy); Degiorgis, '05 Moscato di Asti (Asti, Italy); Cantina Zaccagnini, '01 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (Abruzzo, Italy); Sant'Evasio, '04 Dolcetto (Asti, Italy); and Mastroberardino, '04 Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio (Campania, Italy). The last one was my personal favorite, mostly because I like quirky wines.

Some other folks had their own way of ranking wines:

I must agree both wines were very good and the ranking system is very creative.

Some other photos from the day:

Jeff tries unsucessfully to convince Dan and Ann that he used to play back up to Tony Sacca.

More coming soon...

Russ