January 2018 Volume 5, No.1
In This Edition
From The President – Message from Janet Locklar
Let’s Go Places - Outside Events- Diane Vetter
Kiva Events – Lynne Peterson
Home Social - Nancy Hancock
2018 Kiva Club Event Procedures
2018 Wine Board
Membership
Articles for the Newsletter
Feedback from our Members
Save the Dates - Dates of upcoming Wine Club Events
Contacting the Wine Club & Board Members
Welcome to the first issue of the 2018 Newsletter. This newsletter is published quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October. This issue always looks back on the year just ended and gives a glimpse of what is to come in the new year. We hope you enjoy and look forward to participating in some of the coming events of 2018.
From the President
Submitted By: Janet Locklar
Thank you!
My three years on the wine club board have come to an end. For me, it has been a very rewarding experience, meeting new friends and becoming active in our community. I have had the privilege of working with eight fantastic volunteers that have put in many hours to make our club a success! I consider them all great friends and appreciate their assistance in making all of our events fun as well as educational. The 2018 Board will be under the direction of Diane Vetter, who I am sure, will bring the club to new heights.
I also want to thank the staff at the Kiva Club, with the ticketing process, to the room set up and wine deliveries. Gregg, Rachel, Fred and Danielle have helped arrange for our meeting rooms for events from the Kiva tastings, the Holiday party, and board meetings. Then, Chef Robbie for the wonderful food he has prepared for us, from just simple cheese and crackers, to our delicious Holiday party.
It has been my honor to serve on the Wine Club board and I will cherish all the memories from the last three years. Have a wonderful 2018!
~Cheers~
Let’s Go Places - Outside Events
Submitted by: Diane Vetter
From The President – Message from Janet Locklar
Let’s Go Places - Outside Events- Diane Vetter
Kiva Events – Lynne Peterson
Home Social - Nancy Hancock
2018 Kiva Club Event Procedures
2018 Wine Board
Membership
Articles for the Newsletter
Feedback from our Members
Save the Dates - Dates of upcoming Wine Club Events
Contacting the Wine Club & Board Members
Welcome to the first issue of the 2018 Newsletter. This newsletter is published quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October. This issue always looks back on the year just ended and gives a glimpse of what is to come in the new year. We hope you enjoy and look forward to participating in some of the coming events of 2018.
From the President
Submitted By: Janet Locklar
Thank you!
My three years on the wine club board have come to an end. For me, it has been a very rewarding experience, meeting new friends and becoming active in our community. I have had the privilege of working with eight fantastic volunteers that have put in many hours to make our club a success! I consider them all great friends and appreciate their assistance in making all of our events fun as well as educational. The 2018 Board will be under the direction of Diane Vetter, who I am sure, will bring the club to new heights.
I also want to thank the staff at the Kiva Club, with the ticketing process, to the room set up and wine deliveries. Gregg, Rachel, Fred and Danielle have helped arrange for our meeting rooms for events from the Kiva tastings, the Holiday party, and board meetings. Then, Chef Robbie for the wonderful food he has prepared for us, from just simple cheese and crackers, to our delicious Holiday party.
It has been my honor to serve on the Wine Club board and I will cherish all the memories from the last three years. Have a wonderful 2018!
~Cheers~
Let’s Go Places - Outside Events
Submitted by: Diane Vetter
We ventured to Carrabba’s in Surprise, in mid-November, for our Dining Out event.
We took over a portion of the restaurant, and had one of the best experiences of the year. We enjoyed a wine pairing with each course. We began with Shrimp Diavolo, paired with Riondo Prosecco (Italy). The salad was paired with Chloe Pinot Grigio (Italy), and the Pasta Cavatappi Amatriciana was paired with Layer Cake Malbec (Argentina). The Chicken Marsala was paired with Gavi di Gave La Scolca Bobo DOCG White Label (Italy), and the dessert of Sogno di Cioccolata was paired with Allegrini “Palazzo Della Torre” Red Blend (Italy).The food was excellent, and service superb. The manager, and staff, worked hard to provide us with an enjoyable evening. I know I am looking forward to another Wine Club Dining Out event at Carrabba’s in the future!
We have enjoyed some delightful meals, and tried some wonderful wines, at our Dining Out events during 2017. I hope you visit some of the restaurants we enjoyed this year, you will mention the Trilogy Wine Club. This way they know the extra effort that is extended for the large group events is recognized, and appreciated.
The restaurants we visited in 2017 included:
* Firebird’s Wood Fired Grill, in Peoria
* Cartwright’s in Cave Creek
* Vogue Bistro in Surprise
* Bottega Pizzeria Ristorante, in Glendale
* Carrabba’s in Surprise
Please let us know if there is a restaurant you would like us to approach for a Dining Out event, as well all enjoy trying restaurants we may not have been to before.
Thank you all for all for making these events so much fun to plan, and attend. I hope you were able to enjoy some new found favorite wines for the holidays, and I wish you all a Very Happy New Year.
I would also like to welcome JoJo Grove as the new Outside Events chairperson. Until our next Wine Club gathering - Cheers!
Diane Vetter
dianevett@gmail.com
Kiva Events
Submitted by: Lynne Petersen
We took over a portion of the restaurant, and had one of the best experiences of the year. We enjoyed a wine pairing with each course. We began with Shrimp Diavolo, paired with Riondo Prosecco (Italy). The salad was paired with Chloe Pinot Grigio (Italy), and the Pasta Cavatappi Amatriciana was paired with Layer Cake Malbec (Argentina). The Chicken Marsala was paired with Gavi di Gave La Scolca Bobo DOCG White Label (Italy), and the dessert of Sogno di Cioccolata was paired with Allegrini “Palazzo Della Torre” Red Blend (Italy).The food was excellent, and service superb. The manager, and staff, worked hard to provide us with an enjoyable evening. I know I am looking forward to another Wine Club Dining Out event at Carrabba’s in the future!
We have enjoyed some delightful meals, and tried some wonderful wines, at our Dining Out events during 2017. I hope you visit some of the restaurants we enjoyed this year, you will mention the Trilogy Wine Club. This way they know the extra effort that is extended for the large group events is recognized, and appreciated.
The restaurants we visited in 2017 included:
* Firebird’s Wood Fired Grill, in Peoria
* Cartwright’s in Cave Creek
* Vogue Bistro in Surprise
* Bottega Pizzeria Ristorante, in Glendale
* Carrabba’s in Surprise
Please let us know if there is a restaurant you would like us to approach for a Dining Out event, as well all enjoy trying restaurants we may not have been to before.
Thank you all for all for making these events so much fun to plan, and attend. I hope you were able to enjoy some new found favorite wines for the holidays, and I wish you all a Very Happy New Year.
I would also like to welcome JoJo Grove as the new Outside Events chairperson. Until our next Wine Club gathering - Cheers!
Diane Vetter
dianevett@gmail.com
Kiva Events
Submitted by: Lynne Petersen
The 2017 year has flown by for me. It seems like only yesterday we were tasting some wonderful Italian Wines but in reality it was almost a year ago. Since then we have tasted and enjoyed 54 wines from all over the United States and many spots around the world. I hope you have all learned more about wine, new varietals and expanded your taste buds. This past quarter we tasted wines from Spain, tried six different Syrahs and Shiraz and experienced another wine pairing afternoon.
On January 28th we will again feature the ever popular Italian wines. We tasted and selected the wines a few weeks ago and I promise, you will not be disappointed in the selections. In February we will be tasting wines from Washington and Oregon and in March we will have another Food and Wine Pairing Event. We are always open to suggestions for the events. If you have any ideas, please come up and chat with me at one of the events or email me any thoughts you may have.
December 1st was a wonderful party thanks to Thaddeus Rose, Chef Robbie and his staff, The Kiva management staff, the Trilogy Wine Board, and my great Kiva committee.
A big thanks to Rose Peretzman, Jojo Grove, Karie Miller and Janet Locklar not only for the help with planning and decorating for the Holiday Party but also their help all year with the Kiva functions. Be sure to mark November 30th 2018 for the Holiday party next year.
Best wishes for good health and great wine in 2018!
Lynne
Home Social
Submitted by: Nancy Hancock
On January 28th we will again feature the ever popular Italian wines. We tasted and selected the wines a few weeks ago and I promise, you will not be disappointed in the selections. In February we will be tasting wines from Washington and Oregon and in March we will have another Food and Wine Pairing Event. We are always open to suggestions for the events. If you have any ideas, please come up and chat with me at one of the events or email me any thoughts you may have.
December 1st was a wonderful party thanks to Thaddeus Rose, Chef Robbie and his staff, The Kiva management staff, the Trilogy Wine Board, and my great Kiva committee.
A big thanks to Rose Peretzman, Jojo Grove, Karie Miller and Janet Locklar not only for the help with planning and decorating for the Holiday Party but also their help all year with the Kiva functions. Be sure to mark November 30th 2018 for the Holiday party next year.
Best wishes for good health and great wine in 2018!
Lynne
Home Social
Submitted by: Nancy Hancock
This newsletter wraps up not only the fourth quarter of 2017 home socials, but the entire calendar year. During 2017 we had 10 monthly home socials hosted by 34 homes with total attendance of 1,170. Obviously home socials continue to be very popular and very successful events. The people due the most thanks are the wonderful hosts who open up their homes to you fellow club members. I am most grateful to all those hosts I had the pleasure of working with during the course of not only this past year, but 2016 as well.
I am ending a two-year term as your Home Social Chair and I want to express how very rewarding (as well as challenging!) this position has been. It is remarkable how many hosts tell me after their event how much they enjoyed hosting and how easy it all was. That is our goal: make hosting effortless and then spread that word so that those of you who have not hosted will be encouraged to do so. If you’d like to see the specifics about hosting, go to TrilogyWineClub.com, select Club Events, and Home Hosted Tasting.
Succeeding me is the very capable Jan Trella who will need your full support as she attempts to fill the hosting calendar for 2018. We still need hosts for June and September and could use another host for next December. As always, contact the home social group at TWChomesocial@trilogywineclub.com to schedule the month of your choice.
I have a final note which is a tip for home social guests bringing appetizers. Put your name on your serving dishes and utensils by using those numerous return address labels we all keep getting from various organizations. Help us to get your possessions back to you!
Nancy Hancock
2018 Kiva Event Procedures
Trilogy Wine Club Members:
In an effort to meet Kiva Club’s management’s request, we ask that TWC members be guided by the following Kiva Club event policies and procedures:
A big thank you to our retiring Wine Club Board members—Janet Locklar—President, Norm Pitts—Treasurer, and Kathy Hunsaker—Membership chair. We thank you for your dedicated service to our Club the last 3 years.
The Board for 2018 is as follows:
Diane Vetter—President
Lynne Petersen—Vice President and Kiva Events
Carrie Greenberg (new member)—Secretary
Nancy Hancock—Treasurer
Maribeth Chappell—Membership
Jojo Grove (new member)—Outside Dining
Jan Trella—Home Events
Vickie Mullins (new member)—Publicity
Dave Brandman—IT, Social Media
Membership
It is time to renew your membership to the Trilogy Wine Club for 2018. Memberships are on the calendar year basis so, unless you joined in December 2017, your dues are payable now and will be delinquent after January 31, 2018.
The membership form and waiver can be found on the Wine club website at www.trilogywineclub.com . Please print clearly so your information is recorded accurately in our records so that you will receive all information from This newsletter wraps up not only the fourth quarter of 2017 home socials, but the entire calendar year. During 2017 we had 10 monthly home socials hosted by 34 homes with total attendance of 1,170. Obviously home socials continue to be very popular and very successful events. The people due the most thanks are the wonderful hosts who open up their homes to you fellow club members. I am most grateful to all those hosts I had the pleasure of working with during the course of not only this past year, but 2016 as well.
I am ending a two-year term as your Home Social Chair and I want to express how very rewarding (as well as challenging!) this position has been. It is remarkable how many hosts tell me after their event how much they enjoyed hosting and how easy it all was. That is our goal: make hosting effortless and then spread that word so that those of you who have not hosted will be encouraged to do so. If you’d like to see the specifics about hosting, go to TrilogyWineClub.com, select Club Events, and Home Hosted Tasting.
Succeeding me is the very capable Jan Trella who will need your full support as she attempts to fill the hosting calendar for 2018. We still need hosts for June and September and could use another host for next December. As always, contact the home social group at TWChomesocial@trilogywineclub.com to schedule the month of your choice.
I have a final note which is a tip for home social guests bringing appetizers. Put your name on your serving dishes and utensils by using those numerous return address labels we all keep getting from various organizations. Help us to get your possessions back to you!
Nancy Hancock
2018 Kiva Event Procedures
Trilogy Wine Club Members:
In an effort to meet Kiva Club’s management’s request, we ask that TWC members be guided by the following Kiva Club event policies and procedures:
A big thank you to our retiring Wine Club Board members—Janet Locklar—President, Norm Pitts—Treasurer, and Kathy Hunsaker—Membership chair. We thank you for your dedicated service to our Club the last 3 years.
The Board for 2018 is as follows:
Diane Vetter—President
Lynne Petersen—Vice President and Kiva Events
Carrie Greenberg (new member)—Secretary
Nancy Hancock—Treasurer
Maribeth Chappell—Membership
Jojo Grove (new member)—Outside Dining
Jan Trella—Home Events
Vickie Mullins (new member)—Publicity
Dave Brandman—IT, Social Media
Membership
It is time to renew your membership to the Trilogy Wine Club for 2018. Memberships are on the calendar year basis so, unless you joined in December 2017, your dues are payable now and will be delinquent after January 31, 2018.
The membership form and waiver can be found on the Wine club website at www.trilogywineclub.com . Please print clearly so yourour club.
Mail check and forms to the address indicated on the membership form by January 31, 2018.
We hope to see you at our events this year!
Articles for the Newsletter
We know that many of our members take exciting trips to different wine areas in the world and we have had some excellent accounts of these trips in this newsletter. We are always on the lookout for these to publish for the rest of the club to see. If you are planning or have already taken a “wine” related trip, please consider sharing this with our members. The newsletter comes out quarterly at the beginning of January, April, July, and October. Contact me at TWCPUBLICITY@trilogywineclub.com for information. Also, if you come across some great information in your reading that you think the members would find interesting send it along to Vickie Mullins our new Publicity Chair. We also could use a couple more people who would be willing to take pictures at events for our Wine Club web page.
Feedback From Our Members
The Trilogy Wine Club welcomes your feedback on events. Feel free to send your comments to Diane Vetter at TWCPRESIDENT@trilogywineclub.com
Save the Dates:
January Events
March Events
Contacting the Wine Club & Board Members
Officers of the Board:
Diane Vetter President – 623-215-3063
TWCPRESIDENT@trilogywineclub.com dianevett@gmail.com m
Lynne Petersen, Vice President – 602-625-3891
TWCKIVAEVENTS@trilogywineclub.com azhomesforsale@cox.net
Nancy Hancock, Treasurer – 623-215-7041
TWCTREASURER@trilogywineclub.com oldpgmr@aol.com
Carrie Greenberg, Secretary –914-584-3671carrie@carrieallyn.com
TWCSECRETARY@trilogywineclub.com carrie@carrieallyn.com
Home Socials: Jan Trella – 623-910-0633
TWCHOMESOCIAL@trilogywineclub.com jan.trella1@gmail.com
IT – Social Media: Dave Brandman – 928-533-7960
Dave@brandman.org
Outside Events: JoJo Grove –623-466-9208
TWCOUTSIDEEVENT@trilogywineclub.com jojokompressor@gmail.com
Kiva Club Events: Lynne Petersen – 602-625-3891
TWCKIVAEVENTS@trilogywineclub.com azhomesforsale@cox.net
Membership: Maribeth Chappell – 602-320-8516
TWCMEMBERSHIP@trilogywineclub.com steamboatmarit@msn.com
Publicity: Vickie Mullins –602-996-1766
TWCPUBLICITY@trilogywineclub.com Vickie@mullinscreative.com
Visit Our Website: www.TrilogyWineClub.com
If you have questions for the Trilogy Wine Club, please send them to: TWCPRESIDENT@trilogywineclub.com.
I am ending a two-year term as your Home Social Chair and I want to express how very rewarding (as well as challenging!) this position has been. It is remarkable how many hosts tell me after their event how much they enjoyed hosting and how easy it all was. That is our goal: make hosting effortless and then spread that word so that those of you who have not hosted will be encouraged to do so. If you’d like to see the specifics about hosting, go to TrilogyWineClub.com, select Club Events, and Home Hosted Tasting.
Succeeding me is the very capable Jan Trella who will need your full support as she attempts to fill the hosting calendar for 2018. We still need hosts for June and September and could use another host for next December. As always, contact the home social group at TWChomesocial@trilogywineclub.com to schedule the month of your choice.
I have a final note which is a tip for home social guests bringing appetizers. Put your name on your serving dishes and utensils by using those numerous return address labels we all keep getting from various organizations. Help us to get your possessions back to you!
Nancy Hancock
2018 Kiva Event Procedures
Trilogy Wine Club Members:
In an effort to meet Kiva Club’s management’s request, we ask that TWC members be guided by the following Kiva Club event policies and procedures:
- The Kiva fee for wine purchased by TWC members is $5.00 per bottle, regardless of the distributers invoice price. Therefore, TWC pricing to members and guests will be our distributer’s invoice price, sales tax, and the $5.00 Kiva fee.
- TWC member orders must be picked up from Kiva within 24 hours of when the wine orders are sorted by TWC. As in the past, members will be notified when wine orders are available for pick up.
- Excess wines not opened at Kiva tastings are to be sold to members at the event or removed by the distributer. Open bottles are not to be removed from Kiva.
- TWC members and guests shall comply with all Arizona liquor laws, as well as the KIva Club’s policies and procedures, including responsible liquor consumption.
A big thank you to our retiring Wine Club Board members—Janet Locklar—President, Norm Pitts—Treasurer, and Kathy Hunsaker—Membership chair. We thank you for your dedicated service to our Club the last 3 years.
The Board for 2018 is as follows:
Diane Vetter—President
Lynne Petersen—Vice President and Kiva Events
Carrie Greenberg (new member)—Secretary
Nancy Hancock—Treasurer
Maribeth Chappell—Membership
Jojo Grove (new member)—Outside Dining
Jan Trella—Home Events
Vickie Mullins (new member)—Publicity
Dave Brandman—IT, Social Media
Membership
It is time to renew your membership to the Trilogy Wine Club for 2018. Memberships are on the calendar year basis so, unless you joined in December 2017, your dues are payable now and will be delinquent after January 31, 2018.
The membership form and waiver can be found on the Wine club website at www.trilogywineclub.com . Please print clearly so your information is recorded accurately in our records so that you will receive all information from This newsletter wraps up not only the fourth quarter of 2017 home socials, but the entire calendar year. During 2017 we had 10 monthly home socials hosted by 34 homes with total attendance of 1,170. Obviously home socials continue to be very popular and very successful events. The people due the most thanks are the wonderful hosts who open up their homes to you fellow club members. I am most grateful to all those hosts I had the pleasure of working with during the course of not only this past year, but 2016 as well.
I am ending a two-year term as your Home Social Chair and I want to express how very rewarding (as well as challenging!) this position has been. It is remarkable how many hosts tell me after their event how much they enjoyed hosting and how easy it all was. That is our goal: make hosting effortless and then spread that word so that those of you who have not hosted will be encouraged to do so. If you’d like to see the specifics about hosting, go to TrilogyWineClub.com, select Club Events, and Home Hosted Tasting.
Succeeding me is the very capable Jan Trella who will need your full support as she attempts to fill the hosting calendar for 2018. We still need hosts for June and September and could use another host for next December. As always, contact the home social group at TWChomesocial@trilogywineclub.com to schedule the month of your choice.
I have a final note which is a tip for home social guests bringing appetizers. Put your name on your serving dishes and utensils by using those numerous return address labels we all keep getting from various organizations. Help us to get your possessions back to you!
Nancy Hancock
2018 Kiva Event Procedures
Trilogy Wine Club Members:
In an effort to meet Kiva Club’s management’s request, we ask that TWC members be guided by the following Kiva Club event policies and procedures:
- The Kiva fee for wine purchased by TWC members is $5.00 per bottle, regardless of the distributers invoice price. Therefore, TWC pricing to members and guests will be our distributer’s invoice price, sales tax, and the $5.00 Kiva fee.
- TWC member orders must be picked up from Kiva within 24 hours of when the wine orders are sorted by TWC. As in the past, members will be notified when wine orders are available for pick up.
- Excess wines not opened at Kiva tastings are to be sold to members at the event or removed by the distributer. Open bottles are not to be removed from Kiva.
- TWC members and guests shall comply with all Arizona liquor laws, as well as the KIva Club’s policies and procedures, including responsible liquor consumption.
A big thank you to our retiring Wine Club Board members—Janet Locklar—President, Norm Pitts—Treasurer, and Kathy Hunsaker—Membership chair. We thank you for your dedicated service to our Club the last 3 years.
The Board for 2018 is as follows:
Diane Vetter—President
Lynne Petersen—Vice President and Kiva Events
Carrie Greenberg (new member)—Secretary
Nancy Hancock—Treasurer
Maribeth Chappell—Membership
Jojo Grove (new member)—Outside Dining
Jan Trella—Home Events
Vickie Mullins (new member)—Publicity
Dave Brandman—IT, Social Media
Membership
It is time to renew your membership to the Trilogy Wine Club for 2018. Memberships are on the calendar year basis so, unless you joined in December 2017, your dues are payable now and will be delinquent after January 31, 2018.
The membership form and waiver can be found on the Wine club website at www.trilogywineclub.com . Please print clearly so yourour club.
Mail check and forms to the address indicated on the membership form by January 31, 2018.
We hope to see you at our events this year!
Articles for the Newsletter
We know that many of our members take exciting trips to different wine areas in the world and we have had some excellent accounts of these trips in this newsletter. We are always on the lookout for these to publish for the rest of the club to see. If you are planning or have already taken a “wine” related trip, please consider sharing this with our members. The newsletter comes out quarterly at the beginning of January, April, July, and October. Contact me at TWCPUBLICITY@trilogywineclub.com for information. Also, if you come across some great information in your reading that you think the members would find interesting send it along to Vickie Mullins our new Publicity Chair. We also could use a couple more people who would be willing to take pictures at events for our Wine Club web page.
Feedback From Our Members
The Trilogy Wine Club welcomes your feedback on events. Feel free to send your comments to Diane Vetter at TWCPRESIDENT@trilogywineclub.com
Save the Dates:
January Events
- Saturday, January 13, 6:00PM – 8:00PM – Home Social
- Outside Event- TBD
- Sunday, January 28, 4:00PM – 6:00PM - Kiva Club Wine Tasting Italian Wines
March Events
- Saturday March 10, 6:00PM – 8:00PM – Home Social
- Outside Event-TBD
- Sunday, March 25, 6:00PM – 8:00PM - Kiva Club Tasting Food and Wine Pairings
Contacting the Wine Club & Board Members
Officers of the Board:
Diane Vetter President – 623-215-3063
TWCPRESIDENT@trilogywineclub.com dianevett@gmail.com m
Lynne Petersen, Vice President – 602-625-3891
TWCKIVAEVENTS@trilogywineclub.com azhomesforsale@cox.net
Nancy Hancock, Treasurer – 623-215-7041
TWCTREASURER@trilogywineclub.com oldpgmr@aol.com
Carrie Greenberg, Secretary –914-584-3671carrie@carrieallyn.com
TWCSECRETARY@trilogywineclub.com carrie@carrieallyn.com
Home Socials: Jan Trella – 623-910-0633
TWCHOMESOCIAL@trilogywineclub.com jan.trella1@gmail.com
IT – Social Media: Dave Brandman – 928-533-7960
Dave@brandman.org
Outside Events: JoJo Grove –623-466-9208
TWCOUTSIDEEVENT@trilogywineclub.com jojokompressor@gmail.com
Kiva Club Events: Lynne Petersen – 602-625-3891
TWCKIVAEVENTS@trilogywineclub.com azhomesforsale@cox.net
Membership: Maribeth Chappell – 602-320-8516
TWCMEMBERSHIP@trilogywineclub.com steamboatmarit@msn.com
Publicity: Vickie Mullins –602-996-1766
TWCPUBLICITY@trilogywineclub.com Vickie@mullinscreative.com
Visit Our Website: www.TrilogyWineClub.com
If you have questions for the Trilogy Wine Club, please send them to: TWCPRESIDENT@trilogywineclub.com.