Triangle Chapter, AWS
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Triangle Chapter, American Wine Society Serving Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC, and Vicinity www.awstriangle.org |
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Triangle Chapter, AWS
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Triangle Chapter, American Wine Society Serving Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC, and Vicinity www.awstriangle.org |
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| Next Triangle Chapter Tasting Pinot Noir: Fragile, Fickle, Fantastic Raleigh Tasting Schedule |
The purpose of the is to promote the appreciation and responsible enjoyment of wine and to educate its members on all aspects of wine.
We do this primarily through monthly wine tastings (see our schedule) held at members' homes and other locations in the Triangle area of North Carolina, plus occasional trips outside our area.
Rhone Wine Tasting at the Porters
March 2025
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is no fee to join the Triangle Chapter, but membership in the national
American Wine Society
is required to be a member of our chapter. (However, you can try us out
for free – read on!).
Any adult who appreciates and would like to learn more about wine is welcome to join us for a few tastings without first joining the national Society. Simply request to be added to our mailing list (link above), and we will welcome you at several tastings before you have any commitment to join the AWS. You will be charged the same fee as members for the tasting (typically $25/person), and we usually ask all attendees to bring a dish and/or wine to share after the tasting. You won't believe how good the food is at our tastings!
If a Triangle AWS chapter MEMBER is unable to drink wine at a given tasting (e.g., temporarily taking medication incompatible with alcohol consumption) but would still like to enjoy the educational and social aspects of the gathering, he/she may be able to attend (space permitting) for a nominal fee, generally $5, to help cover expenses and offset the income that would otherwise be used to purchase wine. No non-drinking discount is available to guests.
Should you wish to join national AWS (required to become a member of the local chapter after trying us out), the membership fees are shown above (membership includes several publications and industry discounts). AWS National Membership Signup.
MOBILE USERS: We apologize, but depending on your phone, these tables might not fit your phone width. You will see them better, however, by turning your phone sideways.
| Results 2026 #1 Rated Wines from Each Tasting |
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Year Wine
Rank Cost Score Hidden Wine Gems from Lesser-Known Wineries 2023 Seaward Shiraz 14.5% Alc. Spier W.O. S Africa 1 $23 17.7 |
| Results 2025 #1 Rated Wines from Each Tasting |
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Year Wine
Rank Cost Score Zin! 2022 Rombauer Zinfandel 1 $34 17.4 Wines from Italy: Piedmont and Tuscany Regions 2020 Mauro Veglio Barolo, 100% Nebbiolo 1 $53 15.6 Wine Roads Less Traveled – Valle d’Aosta 2019 Les Crêtes Nebbiolo Sommet (Valle d'Aosta) 100% Nebbiolo 13.5% ABV 1 $57 16.0 Wines of Australia (National Tasting Project) 2022 Mollydooker Maitre’ D, Cabernet Sauvignon, McLaren Vale,15.5% ABV 1 $35 17.5 Pala Wines, Sardinia, Italy 2020 Pala Essentija Bovale, 13.5% ABV 1 $36 17.3 Red Blends 2019/2021 Vintage Blend, Beau Vigne Heirloom 100% Cabernet Sauv, Atlas Peak Cabernet 1 $65 18.3 Fabulous Wines from the Cellar, Part 4 2014 Three Wine Company Live Oak Zinfandel, Clarksburg, CA, 100% Zinfandel, 15.3% ABV 1 $40 17.7 West Coast Showdown: Pacific Northwest vs California 2018 Spring Valley Frederick Red Blend, 14.5% ABV 1 $35 16.1 Rhone Wines 2021 Domaine Jean Royer Les Sables de la Crau, Chateauneuf de Pape, 100% Grenache, 15.5% ABV 1 $72 17.2 Alsace, France Wines 2011 Rolly Gassmann Pinot Noir Rorschwihr, 13% ABV 1 $30 16.4 Volcano Wines nv Sanderman Fine Roch Madeira, 19% ABV 1 $20 15.6 |
For earlier annual summaries, see our Results page
A tasting photos ...
Members' Dinner at the Bogdanskis
March 2019 - Thanks Ed, Pat, and Family!
Jeff, Mark, Karen, and Carter
at the March 2018 Chapter Wine Dinner
Hosted by John McNeirney and Renee Palmer
Chef John Gates Prepares Dumplings
at the 2018 Chapter Wine Dinner
December 2016: Holiday Tasting (members brought wines)
September 2016: Portuguese Wines
June 2016: Enjoying the Wines of Lodi
April 2016: Rating the Italian Boutique Wines
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