Volume 62 – Spring 2018
facebook 2018 Festival June 2nd – That’s Italian 2018 financial report
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Volume 60 – 2015 / 2016
2016-2017 Board of Directors 2015 AGM minutes 2016 AGM minutes 2017 Awards Lunch
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Volume 59 – Fall / Winter 2014
2014-2015 Board of Directors 2015 Festival “Through the Looking Glass” Winetalk Guidelines 2014 Annual General Meeting 2014 AWO competition results Home Winemaking Mindmaps flowcharts by Jim Kibble
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Volume 58 – Summer/Fall 2013
2013-2014 Board of Directors 2013 Paul Dunseath Award for Outstanding Service 2014 Festival Hamilton The NEW and IMPROVED WINETALK 2013 Annual General Meeting 2013 AWO competition results International Pinot Challenge
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Volume 57 – Winter/Spring 2013
2012-2013 Board of Directors The President’s Message Festival 2013
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Volume 56 – Summer/Fall 2012
2012 Paul Dunseath Outstanding Service Award – Steve McDonald 2012 AWC Competition 2012 AWO Club Survey Results Geographical aligning the AWO clubs 2012 AGM report 2012 Competition Results
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Volume 55 – Winter/Spring 2012
Free wine calculators (downloadable) An interview with Dave Johnson -by Jennifer Hart
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Volume 54 – Summer/Fall 2011
2011 Paul Dunseath Outstanding Service Award – John Peters 2011 AWO Competition 2011 AWC Results Review of Festival 2011 – Ottawa – Cottage Country Favourite Wine Tour – Finger Lakes NY
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Volume 53 – Fall/Winter 2009
2010 Wine Class Changes AWO New Club Success Formula -by Steve McDonald Yeast Flatulence – Burnt Rubber, Rotten Cabbage, Onions, Garlic and Other Things You Don’t Want to Smell in Your Wine
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Volume 52 – Summer 2009
2009 Chief Steward’s Report In Nova Scotia Selling Wine Kits Makes You a Bootlegger A Different Approach to Pairing Wine with Food That’s My Kind of Diet
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Volume 51 – Spring 2009
2009 Judging Coordinator Report Proposed Rule Change Smart Serve
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Volume 50 – Winter 2009
2009 Club Judging Report Book Review – Techniques in Home Winemaking by Daniel Pambianchi Super Bowl Wines
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Volume 49 – Fall 2008
AWC 2008 Results Efficiency in the Wine Cellar -by Don Panagapka Pickering Wine Guild celebrates 30th Anniversary Smoke Gets in Your Wine Palin Wine – Love It or Hate It
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Volume 48 – Summer 2008
2008 Club Judging Report Blending Wines -by Don Panagapka Honky Tonk Cabernet Top Chef Meets the Apprentice
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Volume 47 – Spring 2008
Individual Success at AWO -by Don Panagapka Blend in a Box Beer on a Champagne Budget
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Volume 46 – Winter 2008
AWO 2008 Class Changes Introduction to South Coast Winemakers Guild Creating a Winning Club -by Don Panagapka Making Sparkling Wine with Fish Eggs
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Volume 45 – Fall 2007
New Winemaking Awards AWC Results Danish Vinskue Winecompetishen Results Wine & Science
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Volume 44 – Summer 2007
Review of Festival 2007 – Kitchener – the Unconventional Convention 2007 Paul Dunseath Outstanding Service Award – Glen Keown Class Changes Favourite Club Meeting Put on Your Scuba Gear & Get Us a Bottle for Dinner
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Volume 43 – Spring 2007
2007 Club Judging Report 2007 AGM Wine & the Animal Kingdom
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Volume 42 – Winter 2007
Survey Results – What You Told Us MAL Club Judging Club Meetings – the Pro-Am
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Volume 41 – Fall 2006
Review of Festival 2006 – Ottawa – Festival del Vino MMVI Notes from the Chief Steward -by John Peters WJC’s Secret Weapon AWC 2006 Results Little Maniacal Fat Wino
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Volume 40 – Spring 2006
Introducing your new Editor – Burton McClelland
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Volume 39 – 2006 Late Winter Edition
Definitions -by Larry Paterson
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Volume 38 – December 2005
AWC 2005 Results AWC Part 2 -by John Tummon AWC 2005 Competition -by Larry Paterson
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Volume 37 – September 2005
Review of Festival 2005 – London – Heighten Your Senses Notes from your Chief Steward -by John Peters Another Professional from AWO
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Volume 35 – February 2005
Thrifty Winemaking at Bulk Barn -by Blake Galloway Rule Changes for Multiple Entries to AWO The Old Vine -by Werner Lichtenberger
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Volume 34 – November 2004
The Danish Winemaking Scene -by David Burns The Thrifty Winemaker -by Blake Galloway
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Volume 33 – August 2004
Review of Festival 2004 – Peterborough – Bacchus to the Kawarthas AWC Results Birth of a New Winery -by Larry Paterson
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Volume 32 – Feburary 2004
AWO Executive Meeting Minutes Jan 18, 2004 A tasting of Wines aged in Canadian Oak
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Volume 31 – November 2003
Further Thought on AWO Finance -by Gordon Barnes
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Volume 30 – August 2003
Reflections in a Glass of Wine after dinner -by Sandy Burke 2002 Competition Results The AWO Cash Crunch
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Volume 29 – May 2003
Festival 2003 – Oakville – A Different Experience (no festival, just AGM)
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Volume 28 – February 2003
Motions concerning the Mead Competition Class -by Central Wine Guild Free Ingredients for Urban Winemakers -by “the Frugal Winemaker” Blake Galloway Measurement & Control of Acid -by Paul Dunseath (Reprint of 1998 article)
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Volume 27 – November 2002
Bulgarian Reds -by “the Frugal Winemaker” Blake Galloway How to Make your Festival Work for Less Work -by Paul Dunseath You could Become the New Chief Stewart -by Steve Gunning
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Volume 26 – September 2002
Lady Bird Beetles – Friend or Foe -by Terry Rayner Review of Festival 2002 – Hamilton – Grape Expectations 2002 Competition Report
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Volume 25 – May 2002
An Alternative Approach to Fortifying Wine -by Roy Ellis Time – the Unseen Factor -by Paul Dunseath
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Volume 24 – February 2002
Another approach to Making Port -by “the Frugal Winemaker” Blake Galloway Balance, Body & Taste -by Paul Dunseath Apple Cider -by “the Frugal Winemaker” Blake Galloway
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Volume 23 – November 2001
Pickering Wine Guild Club Project -by Dan Sullivan We Can’t Make Vintage Port, But We Can Come Close -by Don Panagapka Rose -by Don Panagapka Distillation -by Paul Dunseath
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Volume 22 – August 2001
Diary of a Winemaker -by Don Panagapka Using AR-2000 -by Terry Rayner Elderberry Wine -by Diane Hall Use of Plastic Film -by John Starr When does Wine Freeze -by Tom Howard The History of the Judges Commission Some Port Trivia
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Volume 21 – May 2001
3 Guys Pinot Noir Tasting -by Tom Ostler Measuring Alcohol & Residual Solids in Wine -by Werner Roesener The Story of Sherry -by Paul Dunseath Dandelion Wine Competition Class Changes -by Gordon Barnes Mead Recipe
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Volume 20 – March 2001
The Story of Port -by Paul Dunseath WineTalk: Make Sparkling Wine using Dialysis Tubing -by Tino Montopoli
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Volume 19 – December 2000
H2S in Wine -by Dan Sullivan Liqueurs -by Paul Dunseath
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Volume 18 – August 2000
2000 Outstanding Service Award – Gordon Barnes A Canadian Source of Barrels Sulphur in Winemaking -by Paul Dunseath Report from AWC -by Gordon Barnes Review of Festival 2000 – Ottawa – Y2K
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Volume 17 – May 2000
“Techniques in Home Winemaking” book review -by Gordon Barnes Clarifying your Wine -by Paul Dunseath AGM Motions
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Volume 16 – March 2000
The Ellicellar Elderberry Wine -by Roy Ellis Pauper’s Port -by Sandy Burke Clarification of Competition Rules
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Volume 15 – Winter 2000
Thoughts on Elderberries -by Gordon Barnes Take Time for Tannin -by Paul Dunseath Holiday Recipe: Terrine with Pistachio & Cranberry -by Don West Holiday Recipe: Brie with Sun-Dried Tomatoes -by Marie Droste
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Volume 14 – August 1999
The Lab Approach – Line Blending -by Gordon Barnes 1999 Competition Results Blending for Results -by Tom Ostler
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Volume 13 – May 1999
A Wine Tasting in Peterborough -by Larry Paterson How Wine is Produced Commercially -by Paul Dunseath (continued) Suggestions for Class Description Changes -by Gordon Barnes
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Volume 11 – May 1999
The Wines of 1998 -by Gordon Barnes Nutrients & Energizers -by Paul Dunseath
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Volume 10 – May 1999
Review of Festival 1998 – Peterborough 1998 Competition Results How Wine is Produced Commercially -by Paul Dunseath (continued)
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Volume 12 – February 1999
In Favour of “Tasting as a Club Points Competition” -by Peter Pigeon Wine Taster of the Year Competition Points: A Contrary View -by Gordon Barnes How to Taste a Wine -by Paul Dunseath
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Volume 9 – May 1998
AWO Restructuring part 1 -by Gordon Barnes AWO Restructuring part 2 -by John Harris AWO Restructuring part 3 -by Don Weekes How Wine is Produced Commercially -by Paul Dunseath
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Volume 8 – February 1998
AWO restructuring Introducing the AWO website Know your Limit -by Don Eastman Measurement & Control of Acid -by Paul Dunseath
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Volume 7 – November 1997
Shipping Competition Wine -by Charles Plant Suggestions for hosting a successful AWO Festival How to reduce Oxidase in an Oxidized Wine -by Roy Ellis Essex County Wine Trail , The other Wine Route -by Paul Dunseath Proposed Changes to the AWO
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Volume 6 – September 1997
Review of Festival 1997 Toronto – VQA Former Amateurs in the News The Making of a Judge -by Paul Dunseath The Master Judges programme -by Peter Pigeon 1997 Competition Results 1997 AWC Results
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Volume 5 – May 1997
Peterborough County Vineyards -by Larry Paterson Article about Fred Passmore Future of AWO Questionaire Results -by Don Eastman Notes on AWO Futures -by Gordon Barnes Making Wines from Concentrates -by Paul Dunseath Change in Rules for Multiple Entries -by Peter Pigeon
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Volume 4 – March 1997
The Key to the Key – the origin of the AWC “key” logo -by Paul Dunseath The Medal concept (meaning of Gold, Silver & Bronze medal awards in competition) AWO Review -by Gordon Barnes
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Volume 3 – December 1996
Whither (or Wither) AWO – The future of the AWO -by Don Eastman
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Volume 2 – September 1996
“Wine Label” software program review 1996 Competition 1996 AWC Results The Story of Cider -by Paul Dunseath
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Volume 1 – September 1996
“In the Beginning” A History of Wine -by Paul Dunseath 1996 Competition Behind the scenes at an official AWO judging
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