Members & Guests: Alyce Newman, Barb Paterson, Barry Case, Bob Shaw, Bryan Pell, Carl Kimmett, Eila & Roger Martin, Eric Ryckman and Lisa, Jarmo Saari, Jason and Dana, Jason Paterson, Lee Etherington, Manfred Hecke, Marg Hundt, Paul Corp, Trish Dougherty, Vicki Reeve, Wally Henry and Willie Dobson.
Items of business:
a) Election of Officers - the attending executive members were unanimously approved for re-election.
b) No Constitutional items were discussed.
c) Club Competition 2008 - In conjunction with the Kawartha Krushers the Growwine competition will be held on Sunday March 19th, 2008 at Larry's house, which will follow the Krushers competition the previous day.
d) Malolactic Testing - this is funded by the club, and requires only 1 or 2 ml of your wine to see if this is ongoing. Please contact Larry for assistance.
e) The club membership dues were set at $30.00 for all people except new members ($25).
f) We will again hold a pro-am tasting in the winter at Larry's place, details to follow.
g) Future meetings: November 30 at Paul Ward's in Lakefield, a pro-am tasting January 13 at Larry's, January 15th at Rick Wagners, and the competition. Roger and Eila will again host the club picnic in July.
h) A request for spending requests met with only a suggestion to purchase a kit which members could use to test pH and acidity.
i) The meeting then took the form of a wine and cheese tasting until everyone left.