Feb 28, 2017-Rotary Forum
Posted by Dick Dannells on Mar 03, 2017
PROGRAM: February 28, 2017: Sommelier & Wine Director, Robin Puricelli -“Wine”
Pres. Greg Baker opened the meeting at 12:35 PM, with his usual this day in history: the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped on March 1, 1932; Gone With the Wind opened on February 29, 1940; upon seeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences trophy for the first time, Academy librarian Margaret Herrick remarked that trophy resembled her Uncle Oscar, but the Academy didn’t adopt the nickname officially until 1939; and Mardi Gras 2017 falls on this Tuesday, February 28.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Steve Curry reported on the annual golf tournament; Linda Osty stated she is working on putting together the goodie bags and raffle prizes and Eric Mund is still looking for tee sponsors. The Rotaract club of San Luis Obispo will hold a fundraiser this Saturday, March 4. Joel Conn, Chairman of the Membership Committee, reported that a steak dinner will be provided to the member that brings in a new member. Steve Curry has donated $1000 to the Paul Harris Fellow. Jeff King reported that in a 3 day period in Bakersfield starting on March 10, a member can obtain all 5 of the PRLS classes.
FINES:
Fine master Jack Hardy fined Owen Schwaegerle, Mark Olson, and Andrea Lueker for for consistently being late to our Rotary meetings. Terry Fibich received a spin-the-wheel fine of $25 for being disrespectful to our president. Mark Olson, Eric Mund, Jim Lewis, and Linda Osty were fined $10 each for not wearing their Rotary pins. Linda Osty was fined $50 for celebrating her husband Ken’s birthday in Las Vegas and for their new Mercedes RV. Paul Holden was fined $25 for a cell phone infraction. Shannon Bowdey was fined $10 for not knowing something that Jack posted on Facebook. Speaking of Facebook, Shannon reported that we now have over 1000 likes on our Facebook page.
PROGRAM: Sommelier & Wine Director, Robin Puricelli -“Wine”
Robin began by stating what terroir is: it is a particular region’s tradition, climate, soil and terrain that affect the taste of wine. There are two wine producing bands on earth. One is in the northern and the other in the southern hemisphere. Wine vines grow best in poor soil, i.e., volcanic and sandy soil in valleys with prevailing winds off the ocean or sea. She then presented a slide presentation of various vineyards around the world and a chart relating alcoholic content, bitter taste, sweet, fat, acid, and salt and pointed out the various relationships between these characteristics. The aromas of wine can include lemon, lime, grapefruit, peach, pear, mango, guava, pineapple, passion fruit, lychee, jasmine, green pepper, tomato etc., etc. She ended by pointing out that during the past drought years some very fine wines were produced because of the stress placed on the vines. She said there is a question how the recent abundance of rain will affect this year’s crop.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY KARI ZIEGLER:
“You’ve got to get up every morning you with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.”
PROGRAM: February 28, 2017: Sommelier & Wine Director, Robin Puricelli -“Wine”
Pres. Greg Baker opened the meeting at 12:35 PM, with his usual this day in history: the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped on March 1, 1932; Gone With the Wind opened on February 29, 1940; upon seeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences trophy for the first time, Academy librarian Margaret Herrick remarked that trophy resembled her Uncle Oscar, but the Academy didn’t adopt the nickname officially until 1939; and Mardi Gras 2017 falls on this Tuesday, February 28.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Steve Curry reported on the annual golf tournament; Linda Osty stated she is working on putting together the goodie bags and raffle prizes and Eric Mund is still looking for tee sponsors. The Rotaract club of San Luis Obispo will hold a fundraiser this Saturday, March 4. Joel Conn, Chairman of the Membership Committee, reported that a steak dinner will be provided to the member that brings in a new member. Steve Curry has donated $1000 to the Paul Harris Fellow. Jeff King reported that in a 3 day period in Bakersfield starting on March 10, a member can obtain all 5 of the PRLS classes.
FINES:
Fine master Jack Hardy fined Owen Schwaegerle, Mark Olson, and Andrea Lueker for for consistently being late to our Rotary meetings. Terry Fibich received a spin-the-wheel fine of $25 for being disrespectful to our president. Mark Olson, Eric Mund, Jim Lewis, and Linda Osty were fined $10 each for not wearing their Rotary pins. Linda Osty was fined $50 for celebrating her husband Ken’s birthday in Las Vegas and for their new Mercedes RV. Paul Holden was fined $25 for a cell phone infraction. Shannon Bowdey was fined $10 for not knowing something that Jack posted on Facebook. Speaking of Facebook, Shannon reported that we now have over 1000 likes on our Facebook page.
PROGRAM: Sommelier & Wine Director, Robin Puricelli -“Wine”
Robin began by stating what terroir is: it is a particular region’s tradition, climate, soil and terrain that affect the taste of wine. There are two wine producing bands on earth. One is in the northern and the other in the southern hemisphere. Wine vines grow best in poor soil, i.e., volcanic and sandy soil in valleys with prevailing winds off the ocean or sea. She then presented a slide presentation of various vineyards around the world and a chart relating alcoholic content, bitter taste, sweet, fat, acid, and salt and pointed out the various relationships between these characteristics. The aromas of wine can include lemon, lime, grapefruit, peach, pear, mango, guava, pineapple, passion fruit, lychee, jasmine, green pepper, tomato etc., etc. She ended by pointing out that during the past drought years some very fine wines were produced because of the stress placed on the vines. She said there is a question how the recent abundance of rain will affect this year’s crop.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY KARI ZIEGLER:
“You’ve got to get up every morning you with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.”