Community Boating Center (CBC) hosted the first varietal of a planned series of wine tasting/contest events, “Sensational Shiraz” on Friday, March 31, 2006 from 7:00-9:30 pm at CBC.

And the winners were:
1st Place — The Elliott Crew — 2001 Down Under Shiraz
2nd Place (tie) — The Wickford Women — 2001 Kempton Clark Petite Shiraz
2nd Place (tie) — Team Domenic — Yellow Tail Shiraz

Thank you to everyone who made this event a great success! Stay tuned for our next date!

CBC Wine Tasting Event Rules:

• Everyone competes as a team. You must be 21+ years old to participate.
• Each team of 1 to 3 people must bring 3 bottles of THE SAME WINE (the varietal -- i.e., cabernet, shiraz, pinot noir, etc.).
• For example, if the chosen varietal is shiraz, you or your team could bring 3 bottles of the 1997 Tyrrell’s Reserve Brokenback Shiraz.
• Remember, it’s 3 bottles total per team, and teams can consist of 1 to 3 people.
• In addition to bringing wine a $10 donation to CBC per person is suggested
• Upon arrival, all 3 bottles will be given to the Hosts, who will wrap 2 of the bottles to conceal the wine’s identity.
• The 2 wrapped bottles will have a number randomly assigned to them and will then be set out for tasting.
• The third bottle will be left unopened and will not be tasted or displayed.
• Each invitee will be given a card with a number for each wine.
• The wines will be rated on a taste scale of 1 to 5.
• At the end of the tasting period, each invitee must write down the number of his or her favorite wine and least favorite wine. Cards will be collected and selections tallied.
• The teams that brought the top 3 favorite wines will take home everyone’s third unopened bottle of wine.
• The invitee that brought the least favorite bottle of wine will take back his or her unopened bottle of wine.
• The wine tasting begins at 7:00 p.m. so please arrive promptly.
• If 2 (or more) teams bring the same wine, it shouldn’t matter. The rankings can still differ depending upon the temperature of the wine, how long it has been open, etc.
• Please remember, teams can consist of up to 3 people. If, for example, 4 people wish to participate, they would be considered 2 teams; thus, they will need to bring 6 bottles to enter the event. This rule will be strictly enforced at the door.

John O’Flaherty, Executive Director of CBC commented, “Community Boating is excited to add a fun and enjoyable event to help expose a new audience to CBC — Cheers!”

Community Boating Center (CBC) is a non-profit, 501c3 recreational organization offering all members of the community an opportunity to sail. Located in India Point Park, CBC provides outreach, sailing lessons and affordable access to the Providence waterfront. Gifts of cash or property to CBC may be treated as charitable donations for Federal Tax purposes.

For additional information contact:

John O'Flaherty
Executive Director
Community Boating Center
info@communityboating.com
tel: 401.454.SAIL (7245)

Concept credit:
Thanks to the Bacchanalian Society of Greater Cincinnati for concept and rule definition.