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July Newsletter
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Next club meeting: August 7th, at the shop
Upcoming Cellarmasters
Events:
July 10, planning party.
Location: Stu and Joan Lenoff's in Sherman Oaks.
August 2, California Rare
Fruit Growers meeting at the
L.A. County Arboretum. 9 am - 1 pm, with the involvement of
some of our club members.
Directions...
August 7, general meeting, 6:30 PM
November 2, 35th annual home wine
competition, sponsored by us of course. Date tentative...
December 27, annual club holiday
party, Date tentative...
Special thanks and appreciation to club member
and former president Andy Coradeschi
A month or so ago Andy discovered that it
is technically illegal to hold home wine competitions because home wines are
not supposed to leave the premises. For four decades even State
County Fairs have been operating under the radar
unknowingly. Andy took on the task of contacting the right
insiders in Sacramento and within days of his efforts a proposed law was
drafted which became AB 607 legalizing home wine competitions.
This proposed bill was approved by the
State Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously May 22nd, and a week
later both the State Assembly and Senate passed it unanimously, 76-0 and
40-0.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed it
into law on June 6th, 2008. Talk about getting things done!
Andy Coradeschi, what an amazing effort
and thanks on behalf of all California home wine makers.
Read on:
Story in the
Capital Press
Article by Andy in our July
newsletter
Cellarmasters Home Wine Club of Los Angeles
If you're in the greater LA area
and are a winemaker or just plain curious, come to one of our meetings.
We're the real thing, hobbyists all, but way beyond hobby level. Some of our members have even
started their own commercial wineries. If you're a novice, we'll get you
up and running in no time,
and you'll be amazing your friends.
If you're an active winemaker, join a community of like-minded souls, all
with one goal in mind: seeking out those incredible grapes to make into phenomenal wine.
Click here if you'd like to know more.
Ask Dave Dave Lustig, our most pedagogic of club winemakers,
is still fielding winemaking questions of all sorts for the newsletter—so keep 'em coming! If you've always wanted to know,
ask Dave...
dave@cellarmastersLA.org
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