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Winemakers Quarterly Meeting and Potluck
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesThe next winemakers’ quarterly meeting and potluck will be on Saturday, July 6, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Signups are now open on the OCWS website. The South County beach location will be announced one week prior to the event. Cost is $5 per person to cover supplies. All OCWS members are welcome, you […]
Wine Defect Identification Workshop
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesAs wine afficionados, we have all experienced this. We have carefully chosen and ordered a bottle of wine at a restaurant. The waiter returns, opens it and pours us that first taste. Something about it doesn’t seem quite right but we indicate our approval anyway. Then as soon as the waiter walks away, we begin […]
Pinot across California Mini-Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesCalifornia is known for having a diverse range of excellent wines, and due to the many different micro-climates, even a single varietal can produce very different wines across the state. For the April Mini-Tasting, we are going to explore and compare Pinot Noirs from a number of regions in California. These may include Carneros, Russian […]
Winemakers Quarterly Meeting and Potluck
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesOur next winemakers quarterly meeting and potluck will be at the beautiful, rustic meeting location is in Silverado Canyon. Exact address will be announced to those who sign up, approximately one week prior to the event. Signups for the meeting are now open on the OCWS website. Cost to attend is $5 per person for […]
Mini-Tasting – Old World Europe vs. California Wines
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesHave you ever wondered how California wines compare to wines from their country of origin? We’ve done tastings of California Pinot Noir and Rhones against ones from France, but this time, we’ll expand things a bit to compare Italian, Spanish and other European wines against a California version of the same varietal. Guests will rate […]
New Member Mixer
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesThis is an invitation only event. It’s time to Sign-Up for the New Member Mixer! Attend and meet other new members and the Board of Directors as well as learning more about what the Orange County Wine Society has to offer! This free event is restricted to new members who joined on or after February 1, […]
Holiday Mini-Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesWines that pair well with the Holidays Mini-Tasting
Gold Medal Mini-Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesThe Gold Medal Mini-Tasting is a chance to taste many of the Gold Medal and Double Gold wines from this year’s Commercial Wine Competition. The tasting will feature different varietals that won Gold Medals and we try to obtain as many Double-Gold winners as possible. This event is always a sell-out, so please sign up […]
Sign Ups Coming for Quarterly Meeting Potluck
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesThe next Winemakers Group quarterly meeting will be on Saturday, July 8. Signups will open on the OCWS website in early June. The beach-area meeting location will be announced approximately two weeks prior to the event. Cost to attend is $5 per person to cover supplies. All OCWS members are welcome to attend. As usual, […]
Pinot Noir Mini Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesMany consider Pinot Noir the “holy grail” of wine. This temperamental grape varietal requires warm daytime and cool evening temperatures and is partial to coastal climates. The Burgundy region of France’s Cote-d’Or region is well known for Pinot Noir where only Chardonnay is planted in greater abundance. In California, plantings began in the 1940s with […]
Rhone Mini-Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesNOTE: The date for the Rhone Wine mini-tasting has changed due to an unforeseen conflict that arose after the January issue of the Winepress was completed and the event had been posted on the OCWS Website. The Mini-tasting has been rescheduled to Saturday March 4, 2023. For the upcoming mini-tasting, we plan to showcase one […]
February Winemakers Quarterly Meeting, Potluck, SO2 Testing
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesSignups are now open on the OCWS website for the next Winemakers Group quarterly meeting and potluck. It will be held on Saturday, February 25, 1:00pm to 5:00pm. We will also have a short meeting to review our programs for the year and announce upcoming events. Cost to attend is $5 per person to cover […]
Holiday Wines & Comfort Foods Mini-Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesWith the holiday season fast approaching, there will be ample opportunities to enjoy wines that complement comfort food often enjoyed over the holidays. The December Mini-Tasting will feature a range of Red wines that pair well with these foods. The guests will rate the wines tasted blind in pairs, and then discuss their ratings. Overall […]
Winemakers’ Group Quarterly Meeting & Potluck
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesSignups are now open for the November Winemakers Group quarterly meeting and potluck. Cost to attend is $5 per person to cover supplies. All OCWS members are welcome to attend. The Silverado Canyon-area meeting location will be announced approximately 2 weeks prior to the event. Due to limited parking at the host site, attendees are […]
Gold Medal Mini-Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesThe Gold Medal Mini-Tasting is a chance to taste many of the Gold Medal and Double Gold wines from this year’s Commercial Wine Competition. The tasting will feature different varietals that won Gold Medals and we try to obtain as many Double Gold winners as possible. This event is always a sell-out, so please sign […]
Rhone Style Wines Mini-Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesFor the upcoming Mini-Tasting, we plan to showcase one Rhone white followed by three classic Rhone red varietals (Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre), and examples of the blended result (GSM). We also plan to compare California wines to Old-World (French) examples. Hosts: Mini-Tastings are held at various host sites around Orange County. If you would like […]
Winemakers’ Quarterly Meeting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesThe OCWS Winemakers' Group will be having our Quarterly meeting on April 9th in Yorba Linda. This is a potluck event, so please bring a food item to feed at least 8 people, and one bottle of wine per person, either homemade or commercial. The cost is $5 per person, to cover supplies. The address […]
Syrah/Petite Sirah Mini-Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesWe haven’t had a Syrah/Petite Sirah Mini-Tasting for quite some time. These two grapes are known for creating very interesting, food-worthy wines which should pair well with holiday comfort food. While Petite Sirah is not nearly as widely planted as Syrah, there are a number of very good examples available, especially from California. Syrah originated […]
New Member Mixer
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesThis is an invitation only free event that is a great way to meet other new members and the Board of Directors as well as learning more about what the OCWS has to offer so you can get the most out of your membership. Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022 Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Location: […]
Gold Medal Mini-Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesA chance to taste many of the Gold and Double Gold Medal wines from this year’s Commercial Wine Competition.