Chik Brenneman is the June 18 meeting’s guest evaluator. Chik offers his insight after tasting your wines on the wine’s next steps. Chik is the winemaker and co-owner of Baker Family Wines in West Sacramento, and former Winemaker at UC Davis.
If you would like your 2024 red non-Bordeaux wine evaluated:
- bring two 750 ml bottles. If preparing bottles close to thr meeting, don’t add sulfites to the bottles that you’re bringing in. No capsules or wax;
- label your bottles with you name and variety/blend, and check in with the cellarmaster near the bar prior to the meeting;
- complete the Wine Evaluation Form and email to VP Byron Froman NLT than June 15; and
- come to the meeting prepared to share the wine’s fermentation history. The info from your form will be displayed on the screen as you talk;
What’s a red non-Bordeaux wine? Just about any red grape that is not grown in France’s Bordeaux region. Bordeaux grapes include Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Touriga.
Contact Byron Froman at befroman@gmail.com.
