Stowe Events : November
Framing Our Future: Stowe Land Trust Annual Meeting and Art Auction
Join Stowe Land Trust and your friends and neighbors at Stoweflake next Saturday, November 1st for a celebration of the year’s successes and the inaugural art auction fundraiser. With over 100 people expected to attend, the evening will bring together old and new friends for a fun social event. Following our annual meeting, enjoy cocktails and good company at Stowe Land Trust’s inaugural art auction. We have partnered with Marlin Art, a leader in fundraising art auctions since 1969, to bring you an evening of fun and entertainment in support of Stowe Land Trust’s land protection efforts. This event will feature original and lithographed artwork including your special requests. Selections may include Wyeth, Gorman, Rockwell, Kincade and many others. Please join Stowe Land Trust next Saturday to celebrate the accomplishments from 2008 and show your support for future conservation efforts! Annual Business Meeting: 5:30 p.m. Preview Hour & Silent Auction: 6 – 7:00 p.m. Live Auction: 7:00 p.m.
Times: Annual Business Meeting: 5:30 p.m. – Preview Hour & Silent Auction: 6 – 7:00 p.m. – Live Auction: 7:
Location: Stoweflake Mountain Resort
Admission: Auction Tickets $30 each or $50 per couple
Website: http://www.stowelandtrust.org/
More Info: (802) 253-7221
Wine Tasting in the Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Friday, November 7th 4:00 to 6:00 We will be tasting new releases of Argentine Reds, for inclusion on our list. John Fagan of Calmont Beverage, will be on hand to discuss the wines and answer any questions. Surprisingly, Argentina is one of the world’s top five largest wine producing nations. Mendoza is Argentina’s powerhouse and centre of quality accounting for over 80% of total production (or to put it another way, over half of the entire wine production of South America). Mendoza, the epicenter of the Argentinean wine industry, lies just a hundred miles or so east of Santiago, the capital city of Chile. However, the journey between the two is as much vertical as horizontal, separated as they are by the highest peak of the Andes, mount Aconcagua at over 23,000 feet. As with Chile, the Andes is the backbone that supports the Argentinean wine industry. In the rain shadow of the Andes, Argentina is for the most part an arid landscape, but like Chile it benefits from a supply of irrigating water off the mountains. Unlike Chile however, the generally warmer inland region can support vine growing down the length of the country. In the north, the vineyards lie at the same latitude as Morocco; in the south, vineyards share latitude with New Zealand. One of the keys to growing quality wine grapes here is altitude, with vineyards planted at between 2,000 and 3,000 feet to exploit cooler temperatures. The format will be casual, walk around with cheese and bread. The wines featured will be:
Tannat, Quara, Cafayate Valley 2005
Malbec, Almos, Mendoza 2007
Vino Tinto de Gran Altura, Colomé, (85% Malbec, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Tannat) Calchaqui Valley 2006
Cabernet Sauvignon, Altura 1,024, Mendoza 2005
Cabernet Sauvignon , Catena, Mendoza 2004
A sign-up sheet will be available at the front desk (802-253-5742 or 800-826-7000) and there will be a $15.00 fee per person.
Times: 4:00PM to 6:00PM
Location: Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Admission: $15.00 fee per person
Website: http://www.trappfamily.com/dining/winelist_overview.php
More Info: (802-253-5742 or 800-826-7000)
Sun, Nov 9th
Pilates Workshop with P.J. O’Clair
November 9, 2008 A six-hour STOTT Pilates workshop that includes a mat based and athletic reformer training. Trainings include: Stability Ball Challenge #5, Mini-Flex Ball and Athletic Reformer workshop.
Times: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Educational Center at the Spa at Stoweflake
Admission: $200.00
Website: www.stoweflake.com
More Info: 802.760.1083
Fri, Nov 14th
Wine Tasting in the Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Friday, November 14th – 4:00 to 6:00 We will be tasting new releases of Chilean Carménère, for inclusion on our list. Anthony Wagner of G. Housen, will be on hand to discuss the wines and answer any questions. Carmenère was imported to South America in the 1850s, along with other Bordeaux varieties, prior to the European outbreak of Phylloxera. The largest established vineyards of this variety are in Chile, although many of these were misidentified as Merlot (the two vines share many similarities) for more than a century. French ampelographer Jean Michel Bourisiquot discovered the truth in 1994. Historically, Carmenère has been difficult to grow in cold, humid climates, and, although this is one of the most ancient varieties in Bordeaux, plantings have not been maintained even in this region, let alone any other in France, or for that matter, anywhere in Europe. Carmenère was prized in the Medoc for both its depth of color and, in ripe years, flavor that can range from herbal to gamy and add complexity and interest to blends. Carmenère requires more heat to ripen than the other varietals planted in Bordeaux. This and its erratic tendency to develop a condition called coulure, poor fruit set after flowering, may have caused Carmenère to fall out of favor. The format will be casual, walk around with cheese and bread. The wines featured will be:
(oops), Central Valley 2005
Undurraga, “Reserva”, Colchagua Valley 2004
In Situ, Aconcagua Valley 2006
Carmen, “Reserve”, 60% Carménère & 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, Valle del Maipo 2004
Viña von Siebenthal, “Reserva”,Aconcagua Valley 2006
A sign-up sheet will be available at the front desk (802-253-5742 or 800-826-7000) and there will be a $15.00 fee per person.
Times: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Admission: $15.00 fee per person.
Website: http://www.trappfamily.com/dining/winelist_overview.php
More Info: (802-253-5742 or 800-826-7000)
Sun, Nov 16th – Wed, Nov 19th
Balance for Mind Body and Spirit
November 16-19, 2008 The Balance for Mind, Body and Spirit retreat includes meditation exercises, yoga classes, and a healthy eating seminar where guests will learn how to improve their daily habits. Included on the schedule: welcome reception, skin care specialist session, meditation class, Nordic Walking Adventure, Stretch Fusion class, healthy eating seminar, STOTT Pilates small equipment circuit training and yoga class.
Location: Educational Center at the Spa at Stoweflake
Admission: Day and Overnight Packages Available
Website: www.stoweflake.com
More Info: 802.760.1083
STITCHERS CAMP
Why should your “hunter” have all the fun? Come enjoy a day with other stitchers and just STITCH! When: Sunday, November 16 Where: The Wooden Needle and Hob Knob Inn, Stowe, VT Cost: $38 Details: Call The Wooden Needle by Nov. 13 to reserve your place at “Stitchers Camp” ($18 non-refundable deposit will hold your place). Sunday, Nov. 16: come to The Wooden Needle any time between 9:00 and 11:00 to pick up your brunch ticket and gift — a $10 coupon so you can shop! 11:30 brunch: Hob Knob Inn, Mountain Road, Stowe After a delicious brunch served by Barbara Fisher, chef owner of the Hob Knob Inn and Restaurant, you may stitch on your own project until 5:00. Plan to enjoy the company of other stitchers — sharing a good meal, chat and have a full day to stitch! Don’t worry about coming alone — you might meet a new stitcher friend!
Admission: $38
Fri, Nov 21st
Wine Tasting in the Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Wine Tasting in the Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar Friday, November 21st 4:00 to 6:00 We will be tasting new releases of Alsace wines, for inclusion on our list. Robert Boehme of Vermont Wine Merchants Company will be on hand to discuss the wines and answer any questions. High in the northeast corner of France sits Alsace. Sheltered by the Vosges mountains to the west and hard against the German border to the east, lie some of France’s best vineyards and best wine-makers. The wines of Alsace are relatively unknown and misunderstood by many people, even wine lovers. The shape of the bottles gives a clue to the turbulent past of the region, which has indeed been part of Germany in its past, being returned to French ownership only at the end of the Great War. Alsace wines are made in a French style however, and tend to be drier, more full-bodied and higher in alcohol than their German counterparts – being vinified so that more of the sugar is converted to alcohol during fermentation. The naming of the grape variety on the labels of Alsace wines is unique amongst the “great” French regions. This was a marketing decision taken by the Alsaciens in the 1920’s (long before the Australians and Californians thought of it!). The format will be casual, walk around with cheese and bread. The wines featured will be:
Pinot Blanc, Sipp Mack 2006
Pinot d’Alsace, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht 2006
Pinot Gris, Sipp Mack, “Reserve” 2005
“Zind”, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, 35%Auxerrois & 65%Chardonnay 2005
Riesling, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht 2006
A sign-up sheet will be available at the front desk (253-5742 or 800-826-7000) and there will be a $15.00 fee per person.
Times: 4:00PM to 6:00PM
Location: Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Admission: $15.00 fee per person
Website: http://www.trappfamily.com/dining/winelist_overview.php
More Info: http://www.trappfamily.com/
Shop, Savor, Sip & Ski
Shopping has its rewards this holiday season. Spend at least $75 at any combination of participating shops in the Stowe area, from November 28 through January 4, 2008, and receive a Stowe Points Card offering discounted lift ticket prices all season long at Stowe Mountain Resort. Plus, any purchases made at Stowe Mountain Resort earn points; when you reach a set number of points, receive a free unrestricted ski voucher. Shoppers will also receive coupons for free chocolate or candy cane at Laughing Moon Chocolates and a free coffee drink at the Green Mountain Coffee Visitors Center & Café. And, each $75 spent is an entry in the Shop, Savor, Sip & Ski Grand Prize Sweepstakes. Win a 3-night stay in Stowe and a one-day lift ticket for 2 adults & 2 children; a Keurig coffee maker from Green Mountain Coffee and a year’s supply of chocolates from Laughing Moon Chocolates.
Location: STOWE
More Info: 802 253 7321