Rotary Club of Wynberg
Vol:66 No: 31 Date: 23 April 2015 31 x PRESIDENT
EDITORIAL
Jackie James 072 673 0545
By Rob Murphy
SECRETARY Rob Murphy 083 726 7060
TREASURER Mike Schreiber 021 689 4466
EDITORIAL BOARD Barry Cleveland 021 788 6781 Karen Overbosch 082 574 5952 String Smith 021 715 0838 Dirk du Plessis 0824671551
The Traits of a Perfect Wine :
- Most ‘perfect’ wines are blends Wine blends that included a primary grape followed by small portions of support grapes for added dimension are a big theme. For example, the top scoring Cabernet Sauvignon by Kapcsandy Family Winery has 95% Cabernet, 4% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. These tiny proportions of other varieties are no doubt used like spices to finish the flavor.
- ‘Perfection’ comes from a single location Everything you hear about the importance of terroir might be true after all. The majority of the best wines come from a single vineyard or two close proximity vineyards that had vineyards older than 25 years. If vineyard location is so paramount to perfecting, then seeking out great vineyard sites is probably just as important as finding great wineries.
- ‘Perfect’ wines are grown in the hills and rarely irrigated Regardless of style, from German Riesling to Rhône Valley Syrah, the most loved wines tend to come from hillside vineyards. It is also surprising that many are dry farmed (not irrigated). For example, the Douro Valley in Portugal doesn’t allow irrigation. These two factors cause extreme stress on vines which means they produce smaller, more concentrated grapes.
- A ‘Perfect’ wine has higher alcohol When you have concentrated grapes they are sweeter, and thus make higher alcohol wine. Besides a few rare examples of German Riesling, all the top picks have more than 14% ABV and usually closer to 15%. This is probably because alcohol adds texture, body and more aromas. No doubt there are several wines that taste amazing and have lower alcohol levels, but this was not generally the theme.
- ‘Perfect’ wines are made with oak Before wine bottles became popular in the 1800′s, all wine was stored in new oak barrels. This was because the cost of shipping empty barrels back was more expensive than just buying a new one. Today, oak-aging is more expensive compared to aging wine in stainless steel but apparently it’s worth it. Oak adds that ‘je ne sais quoi’ to a ‘perfect’ wine.
- Perfect wines will age a long time Of all the wines picked, all were estimated to last more than 15 years. This means the wines had to have balanced wine characteristics such as tannin, acidity and sweetness. What’s Missing? The last hanging question is: What defines a perfect wine for you?
MEETING OF 16 April 2015 Attendance Present:
23
Apologies:
3
Absent: 2 Total attendance:
23/28 = 82%
Visitors Guest Speaker: Matthew Snaith and Visitor Ruth Dessington
Fellowship Announcements 16 April – Happy Birthday to Odd Henning Johannessen
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Biffy: Had some extra clothing items and asked if everyone was happy with the proposal of the 2 Global Grant proposal for Victoria Hospital of which she e-mailed all the details to everyone.
Stephen B: Spoke about incoming officers going to POETS on 18 April 2015 Karen: Anyone still needing a badge please let her have your vocation so she can order them. Barry: Sends greeting from Odd Henning and then informed everyone about meeting at Zeekoevlei on 23 April 2015. Alan: Is planning a weekend away at De Hoop Nature Reserve 12 Sept 2015 R250 PPPD
GUEST SPEAKER : Matthew Snaith – working as a Volunteer at the Volunteer Wildlife Services. The service grew from 4 to 175 members over 3 stations. Newlands Forest, Fish Hoek and Jonkershoek. The service is 100% voluntary. He told how the teams have different roles. Showing the equipment they wear and that they also have to carry with them enough food and water to sustain them for 8 hours. Speaking about the recent fires he said that with the wind the speed of the fires was 5.5km in an hour. The group did over 160 hours of firefighting together and behind the scenes over 200 hours. The group also have been involved with over 39 fires this season compared to 15 fires last season. Training for them is normally from April to November. Main cause of fires is Braais, Church Groups, Vagrants and Cigarettes. Visit their website: www.vws.org.za
WE THANK ALL FIREFIGHTERS, SERVICE PERSONEL AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION IN THE RECENT FIRES IN THE SOUTH PENINSULA
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GOING FORWARD Duty Roster April 23 Sergeant
Vivian
Attendance Officer
A O’Driscoll
Wynpress Editorial Minutes for Wynpress
A O’Driscoll
Door Duty
Overbosch
Grace
Howard
Loyal Toast
Lidgley
International Toast Speaker Introduction
van Eeden
Speaker Thanks
Cleveland
Find Speakers
Bredenkamp, Cleveland, Munday, Howard, van Eeden, Du Plessis, K O’Driscoll
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Van Wyk
Cleveland
A O’Driscoll
A O’Driscoll
K van Niekerk
Schonegevel
Cleveland
Overbosch
Schonegevel
Schreiber
Jackson
Klotz-Gleave
Munday
Murphy
S van Niekerk
Vivian
N/A
TBA
30
NO
Du Plessis
MEETING
DISCTRICT
CONFERENCE
Todd
van Eeden James, Danckwerts, Schreiber, Smith, Lidgley,Gavin
Programme WRC Calendar April Thur Apr 23
Meeting at Zeekoevlei Yacht Club: Dave Hudson – International Yachtsman
Sat Apr 25
Earlyact workshop: Zwaanswyk
Tues Apr 28
WRC Board Meeting
Thur Apr 30
No meeting today- due to District Conference;
Apr 30 – May 3
District Conference
Sat May 2
Steenberg Rotaract
Mon May 4
Wynberg Rotaract
Thur May 7
Bruce Dietrich: Me Talk
Thur May 14
Business Meeting:-Strategy Feedback
Sat May 16
Steenberg Rotaract
Mon May 18
Wynberg Rotaract
Tues May 26
WRC Board Meeting
Thur May 21
Normal meeting tbc
Thur May 28
Ian Purch:- District Strategic Plan
See the WRC calendar (http://wynbergrotary.org.za/calendar/ ) for full details. Wynpress
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