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Jubilee Wine Tasting - October 21, 2011
This
exciting fundraiser is a small, intimate and fun evening where guests
are invited to partake in expert wine analysis and tasting. Each year,
a popular local wine connoisseur demonstrates wines from a different
region of the globe.
The 2011 Wine Tasting featured wines from the Back Roads of Italy. Our expert
wine analysis and tasting was led by renowned wine critic Michael
Franz. Michael Franz is a wine writer, educator, and consultant. He is editor of Wine Review Online, wine columnist for France magazine, and a contributor to several national and international wine magazines. He wrote as wine columnist for The Washington Post from 1994 to 2005. Franz teaches wine classes for Washington Wine Academy and L’Academie de Cuisine, and is a consultant for 13 restaurants in the National Capital area. Wines for the tasting are personally selected by Michael Franz. (See list of 2011 wines below)
To learn more about Michael Franz and read his reviews, please visit: Wine Review Online
In addition to the excellent wines being sampled, 2011 also marked the first annual awarding of the Claude J. Thomas Jubilee Achiever Award. For more than a decade, Claude Thomas has made a tremendous impact on the lives of people living and working at Jubilee Housing. He has dedicated countless hours of volunteer services to the community by serving on the JSA Board of Directors and rolling up his sleeves with the annual Work Day to better the homes of Jubilee residents. The first award given in recognition of Mr. Thomas' contribution to the Jubilee mission was awarded to Nigel Okunubi, founder of the Adams Morgan Youth Leadership Academy, and a former resident of Jubilee Housing.

Mr. Okunubi accepting his award during the Wine Tasting.
Special
Thanks to our 2011 Supporters:
Auction Donors
Arrowine
Diane Tipton
DPR Construction
Filomena
Louise Pulizzi
MacArthur Beverages
Michael Milliner
Ruppert Landscape
Smith & Wollensky
Steve Borko
Teatro Goldini
The Jubilee Wine Tasting Committee
Washington Capitals
Additional
support was provided by
American Gas Association
2011 Wines
Aperitif:
San Lorenzo, Abruzzi IGT (Abruzzo) Il Pecorino 2010
Zeni, Rosso Veronese IGT (Veneto) “Costalago” 2008
Seated Tasting:
Feudi di San Gregorio, Fiano di Avellino (Campania) 2010
Villa Russiz, Collio (Friuli) Sauvignon “de la Tour” 2009
Còlpetrone, Montefalco Sagrantino (Perugia, Umbria) 2007
Re Manfredi, Aglianico del Vulture (Basillicata) 2007
Cantina Dorgali, Cannonau di Sardegna (Sardinia) “Vignadi Isalle” 2009
Allegrini, Veronese IGT (Veneto) “Palaazzo della Torre” 2007

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