Greetings, fellow brewers!  Dennis from Semplex and I will be starting a club for home winemakers in the very near future (potential name-the Bacchus Bohemians).  This will be a very informal group, and the winemaking experience of the members will vary - from seasoned veterans to those who are perhaps just toying with the idea of making wine to those who are not toying with the idea at all but who would just like to drink someone else's delicious homemade wine!  Whether you make cider, mead, fruit wine, kit wine, or vino from fresh grapes, this club will offer you the opportunity to gather with like-minded souls for casual gatherings that feature tips, methods, and resource exchanges, trips to area vineyards and wineries, mini-lectures on varietals and wine appreciation (no snobbery allowed!), and (MOST importantly) wine-drinking events wherein we all share the fruits of our labors and socialize, filled stemware in hand.  If you are even remotely interested, please do four things:

1) e-mail me (longballa@hotmail.com) your pertinent data (name, address, phone number, preferred e-mail address) 

2) tell me which of the following dates would work best for you for the initial club meeting: March 12 (Tues.), 13 (Wed.), 15 (Fri.), 16 (Sat.), 19, 20, 22, or 23, and tell me on which day of the week you would normally wish to attend meetings (initial thought is to meet 4 times per year-any ideas?) 

3) tell me at which general proximity you would appreciate meeting - we will try to move the meetings around so as to not favor any one neck of the woods or will try to find a centrally-located spot - hopefully some meetings will take place at wine-related field trip spots 

4) tell three or four winemaking friends about this exciting opportunity

 

Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to hearing from you!

John Longballa

952.593.1819