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SC Wine Joe at OLLI@ Furman University

On February 7 and February 21, 2020, SC Wine Joe presented "Wines of the Eastern United States" to a total of 50 participants from the Osher Lifetime Learning Institute at Furman University.  We reviewed the history and the current status of wine making in the eastern states, focusing on Virginia, New York and the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina.  This was the fifth year that SC Wine Joe has presented a wine program at OLLI.







Above are students from the February 21 session.




SC Wine Joe  waiting for program to begin.



SC Wine Jane waiting for program to begin





A wine tasting followed the presentation.  The wines included:
1.  Barboursville Vineyards Viognier Reserve Virginia 2016
2.  Forge Cellars Dry Riesling Classique Seneca Lake 2017
3.  Jefferson Vineyards Cabernet Franc Virginia 2017
4.  Shelton Vineyards Two-Five-Nine Petit Verdot Yadkin Valley 2017

The first three wines were purchased at Wine Xpress in Simpsonville, SC.  The Shelton Petit Verdot was purchased at the winery in November 2019.


 SC Wine Joe introducing the Jefferson Vineyards Cabernet Franc.



SC Wine Joe introducing Shelton Vineyards Two-Five-Nine Petit Verdot.


SC Wine Jane and South Carolina Wine Joe.  SC Wine Jane assisted with research to select the wines for the program.

Thank you to Gregory Parker for providing the photos.

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