1. Chief Grape will be in the District September 1 thru September 5

2. September 2 - Foundation Seminar Committee Mtg 5:00 PM 

3. September 3 -  Official DG Visit; Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills 5:30 PM 

4. September 4 - Official DG Visit; Rotary Club of Orangevale 6:00 PM 

5. September 5 - Surprise DG Visit 

6. September 6 & 7 - Out of District  

Special Note:

        Foundation Seminar

      Registration continues for the Foundation Seminar at Lincoln Hills to be held on September 20.. District Vintners and Sommeliers are urged to contact their Rotary Steward (FAR) for information or go to the District Website for the registration form. At the seminar, Vineyards (clubs) will be able to register and reserve tables for the Foundation Dinner to be held on November 8, 2008. 

      Vintage Day at the Races (Cancelled) 

      Event cancelled due to holiday given to the horses. No hayburners will be running that day. 

Grape Note: Wine Myth #6: Zinfandel is a pink (Blush) wine 

      Zinfandel is a red grape vareital that has produced a popular pink (blush) wine, White Zinfandel. The wine is created by pressing the grapes and collecting the juice immediately without allowing it to remain in contact with the skins. The wine is normally not stored in any barrels but in stainless steel. It is a "cash cow" for the wineries in that the storage of the wine is usually limited to the time it takes to complete the fermentation process. The wine is typically light in body with a slight strawberry/current nose. A good example is Berringer's White Zinfandel. Be sure not to purchase a bottle of White Zinfandel with an orange or brown tint. That is a sign the wine has aged or exposed to heatwhich is not a positive element for White Zinfandel. White Zin should be consumed with in a year that it is released. Zinfandel makes an outstanding red wine too. But that's another story.