• Click here for pictures of the Wine Wizard's 2008 Wine Dinner at the 'Catch'
• Click here for pictures of the Wine Wizard's 2008 Picnic
• Click here for pictures of our May Wine Dinner at 'Spagone'
• Click here for pictures of our Fall Wine Dinner at 'The Catch'
• Click here for pictures of Barcelona, New Haven
• Click here for pictures of the Tour and tasting at DiGrazia Vineyards
• Click here for pictures of the Wine Wizard's 2007 Picnic

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With our Christmas party, we again departed from our usual wine tastings. The admission fee was to bring a dessert to be accompanied by my homemade Egg Nog and Spiked Hot Mulled Cider.

Special kudos go to several members who actually made the dessert themselves. Max Caldwell won the prize for the best named selection, “Whiskey-Soaked Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake”. Don Daughters made a delicious and beautiful Trifle. Bill Manion came with a huge Carrot Cake. Lastly the host made a rather gooey and messy “Death by Chocolate”.

With considerable assistance from their better halves others brought Fruitcake, Cherry Pie, Snowball Cookies and individual Mince Pies, Chocolate Cookies, Boston Cream Pie, Fruit Tart, Chocolate Mousse and Lemon Bars. As you can see we did not lack for a fabulous array of delicacies. We will be recovering from “a sugar high” for days to come. Click here to see pictures of the individual deserts.

We return to wines in January with a month-long exploration of eight different Cabernet Sauvignons.