Comments on: The Wine Century Club and the 100 grape challenge

By: Douglas

Douglas — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:14:17 +0000

We received ours this week also. I guess they do them in batches – maybe only a few times a year? Still great fun and worth the wait.

By: BillC

BillC — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:34:38 +0000

I received my Wine Century Club certificate in the mail today.

By: Douglas

Douglas — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:52:33 +0000

Has anyone successfully heard back from the Wine Century Club? My wife and I emailed our 2 completed applications over 2 months ago but have yet to hear an acknowledgement or response. What is an appropriate amount of time to wait before trying again?

By: BillC

BillC — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:02:43 +0000

I sent my application off today! Number 100 last night was Pineau d’Aunis courtesy of Cave du Vendomois Rose 2009.
I checked off about 70 when you posted this. It has been great fun scanning wine lists and shelves for varietals I have not had, and I am sure I will continue to do so.

By: Thom Calabrese

Thom Calabrese — Fri, 14 May 2010 12:26:25 +0000

This is so silly, so of course I had to look! I was surprised to see that I have tasted 116.
I had the good fortune to be in the wholesale biz for 10+ years but even though I’ve been removed from it since 2004 I still taste quite a bit.
I think having an unquenchable desire for knowledge and fearless appetite for trying new foods/wines has served me well

By: Matthew mmWine Horbund

Matthew mmWine Horbund — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:41:22 +0000

I started my trip to the Wine Century Club in late 2008. I also stopped my trip, but not because I stopped drinking wine. When I started my journey, i vowed I’d only count wines that I recorded via video or photos. I probably had 10-20 different grapes that I forgot to catalog, and another 10-20 that I forgot to video and take photos of. So, I’m sitting at about 60 for the past two or three months. However, After chatting with my friend Greg from Total Wine, and being laughed at for not hitting it in two years, I’m back on the push!

By: corkdork

corkdork — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:34:38 +0000

Woohoo! 101 for me — I’ll be emailing my form off today!

By: Sally

Sally — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:24:59 +0000

Phew, 106! Helps very much that I first got interested in wine in western PA and we would go to Arnie Esterer’s Markko Vineyards in Erie; that I used to work for an Italian wine company and that I spent a lot of time in Portugal. Any one of those 3 things will give you a bunch of weird varieties. Thanks for this; will send in my app.

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:23:05 +0000

After reviewing past purchases and tasting room visits, I discovered another 18 grapes I’ve tried, which brought my list to more than 70. I was surprised, even though I make it a point to try new grapes when possible. I would encourage anyone embarking on this enterprise to consider grapes they’ve had that may not be on the list: Grenache Gris is one example. I’ve also had several Michigan/Canada grapes, including Chambourcin, Frontenac, Cayuga, Chardonel and Traminette. These may be grown in other places, but, if not, there may be other regional grapes. These don’t always make brilliant wine, but not every Cab I’ve had is a winner either!

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Mon, 10 May 2010 00:31:45 +0000

Weston, Laurie, Cassandra, and Kristi — glad you are getting into it! Let us know when you reach the century.

Steve DL – dunno but he has a leg up reviewing Portugal and Greece!

Steve E – excellent! I hope you will send it in to join the exclusive club, perhaps as a doppel-centurion! (Steve DL–are there a lot of winemaker members?)

By: Steve Edmunds

Steve Edmunds — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:19:41 +0000

I checked through the form and got 142 that I could remember, and I know there’s another dozen and a half that will come to me, on a plane, in the grocery store, turning over in the night. But 200? 300? THAT’S impressive!

By: Kristi Davis

Kristi Davis — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:30:55 +0000

Oh no, I have a long way to go! LOL – Thanks for the sheet.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sun, 09 May 2010 04:16:58 +0000

Cusumano Insolia with dinner tonight gets me to at least 93.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sun, 09 May 2010 01:41:16 +0000

I have a rule. If I go to a wine bar that offers, by the glass, a varietal that I don’t know, I must try it.

A quick glance at the Adobe Reader form indicates I’ve conquered at least 92 of the listed varietals, (assuming it is permissible to count several blended grapes such as Macabeo, Xarello, and Parallada in a Cava.) yea me! The list is far from complete, so I may have already succeeded. In the meantime, I have a new goal. Thanks.

By: Steve De Long

Steve De Long — Sat, 08 May 2010 19:44:18 +0000

Hi Tyler – thanks for the shout out! Does friend of blog mean that Mark Squires won’t become a member!?

Hi Weston and Cassandra – getting above 50 on first glance is very good – you’ll be at 100 in no time!