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Written by Bob Truetken, President
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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The National Norton Wine Festival will be held Sept. 6, 2008, at the History Museum in St. Louis.
More details of the 2008 festival can be found at http://www.nortonfestival.com/
Last year, over 1,600 people and 24 wineries gathered to celebrate the first National Norton Wine Festival. The event was a success by any measure, especially for a first-year festival. 24 wineries poured samples of their award-winning Norton wines.
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Written by Bob Truetken, President
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
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The June 2008 Newsletter is posted. Once you log in, you can view it by clicking on the "Downloads" link on the left side of this page. Click on Monthly Newsletters then click MVWS 2008 Newsletters.
Reminder: Bring your wine glass to the next meeting. The presentation will be "Making Wine from Fresh Fruit". We will also conduct our wine scoring again so if you want a bottle of your wine scored, bring it to the meeting. No label on the bottle please.
Thanks!
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Written by Bob Truetken, President
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
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I received this email from Tony. Please read and if you need extra carboys, now is the time to probably get them.
We received this letter from LD Carlson on June 27, 2008:
Dear Valued Retailer,
It is with regret that we inform our retailer network that the only North American glass carboy manufacturer has ceased producing 3, 5, 6 and 6.5 gallon carboys. The Mexican plant has long supplied the beverage hobby industry with affordable glass carboys under the North American Free Trade Agreement. The only other manufacturer of glass carboys for our industry is in Italy. Our purchasing department has worked with our global vendors to ensure that the transition from the Mexican to the Italian product is smooth and with little disruption to our supply chain. However, disparity in global currencies and increased costs of transporting these products from overseas will have a significant impact on their landed cost, resulting in a sharp price increase.
We anticipate that our inventory of 3, 5 and 6 gallon carboys will be fully maintained with only the possibility of short 'out-of-stock' periods while we adjust to a new receiving schedule. Unfortunately, the Italian manufacturer does not currently have a mold for the 6.5-gallon glass carboy and we anticipate there will be an extended period of time without inventory. They are developing a new mold to accommodate our industry's needs and we will bring those back into our inventory as soon as is possible. The dimensions and tint of the Italian carboys are slightly different than those that were produced in Mexico. The usage of glass carboys is unique to the hobby beverage industry. From the glass manufacturer's standpoint these are low-margin, low-volume specialty products. The contraction of two global suppliers to one will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on the cost of these products moving forward.
Kind Regards,
The LD Carlson Team
The new prices to us represent a 40-60% increase in the cost of these items. As a result of this announcement, prices for glass carboys will be increasing significantly at all Wine Making Supply Stores in the U.S. and Canada. Since a carboy is included in all of our started packages, the prices of those items will increase as well. As we run out of the carboys on hand, we will adjust the prices on the web site.
It should be noted, as well, that the size of the new 6-gallon carboy is 6.25-gallons. It is basically the same carboy we sold on special several months ago. Since it is slightly larger than the traditional 6-gallon carboy, you will need to plan for more liquid for topping off.
The good news is that the plastic Better-Bottle is now more affordable than ever. The 6-gallon Better-Bottle will be at least $10.00 less than the comparable glass carboy.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 July 2008 )
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Written by Bob Truetken, President
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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Entries must be delivered to the Benton County Fair Grounds between 2 and 8 PM on July 23, 2008.
Entries may be shipped earlier to:
Martin Blind
1306 East 5th Street
Vinton, Iowa 52349
Please download and complete the entry form if shipping. Entry form must accompany all entries.
Enter as many wines as you like. No Entry Fees!
Judging will take place on July 24, 2008 at the Benton County Fair Grounds beginning at 4:00 PM. People's Choice voting begins at approximately 6:00 PM followed by presentation of awards.
The link is http://www.iowawineclub.org/competition.html
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Written by Bob Truetken, President
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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The American Wine Society, Amenti del Vino, and for the first time this year M&M Center for Winemaking & Appreciation will be holding judging for 15th Annual Amateur Wine Classic on July 26, 2008. This now nationally publicized wine competition, formerly known as the Amenti del Vino Connecticut Amateur Wine Competition, is open to all amateur wines that have not previously won an award in an Amenti del Vino wine competition.
Deadline for entry is July 7th.
The link to this competition is:
http://www.juicegrape.com/driver.aspx?topic=jgWineCompMM
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Written by Bob Truetken, President
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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Here is the link to the results of the Indy Wine Competition
http://www.indianawines.org/in.gov/awards/
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