January meeting

Minutes from the January meeting

 

 

January 2012 meeting FBV 

Presidential report

            We need some volunteer for host for meetings and we need a backup plan for hosting meetings, some place that we can use as an failsafe when no member volunteers. Email suggestions to Alan, everything is open. 

Contact page of our website Is open.  We are getting referrals to our page from both Chuck and Paul at Falderal winery. 

WE need a tag line for our FVB logo.  Send suggestions to Alan. 

Vice President of Public Relations Report

    Chuck has done two radio interviews this month on growing grapes in wnc and gave plugs for the FBV, Jewel of the blue ridge  vineyard, and NC Natural Products with emphasis on muscadines

    Feb 20 is the Sustainable viticulture conference and FBV will have a table with flier.  There will be a panel discussion and Chuck will email the actual opening question for that panel sometime before the conference so that members can prepare.  There will be a general question from the moderator for each person on the panel to answer before questions are thrown open to the floor.  

A press release will be sent out to various media outlets advertising the AB tech class.  

VP Education Report:

     There will be a NC winegrowers association Conference that Alan will attend and he will share information he learns with the club.

      The survey for the wine makers forum is complete and will be sent to all people registered for the AB tech class.

       A press release will be sent out to various media outlets advertising the AB tech class. 

OLD Business:

    J.D.  reports that the state fair contact is going to allow a wine competition at the state fair.  J.D. will continue his discussion with his contact. 

    Pete suggested that we should sponsor a micro winemaker competition at the state fairnd be sure not to compete with the Asheville wine and food event that Bob Bowles sponsors. 

    JD is still having problems getting computer access to work on the vineyard locations relating to herbicide spray drift.  Chuck mentioned that this must be done by March.

New Business:

     We had a discussion of the process of wine judging.  Alan suggested we doa test of flight testing vs sereal testing.  A general discussion of wine judging followed. 

     It was suggested that some part of our educational program be given over to wine judging techniques wherein 4 to 5 wines of the same grape would be sampled, judged and discussed by the group and scores for those wines compared and evaluated. 

     Alan made a request for members to volunteer a location for the next meeting.

 

     Pete reported that the Bio Network is eager to join with us to promote our interests. We will meet with the lab heads of testing

     Once we have a protocol established we will be given access to their lab equipment for a lab fee of $20 per hour. They want to be a partner with us to help apply for grants

 

     It was moved and seconded and unanimously approved that we form a relationship with Bio Network. 

     We need to get a list of equipment and testing that we would like to have available through Bio Network to Alan.

 

     Janice was given a vote of appreciation for the logo design that the club adopted. The club plans to get shirts with the logo made available to members

 

Meeting adjourned.