We also welcomed a long time member of the Monterey Chapter that had recently moved to Sacramento, Ineke Rose. What a joy to see the membership catching up with old friends after a long hiatus for many. We kicked off our Holiday Season with a KOV gathering at the Brenneman house. We were blessed with good weather and able to spread our 45 guests throughout utilizing the back patio for extra room. With the aid of outside heaters and hot soup we kept everyone warm and cozy. The wonderful wines that our guests brought to share helped with that also. Dinner was three different soups made by Chik, some house-smoked salmon and cheese which started the eve‑ ning. One of our long time members, Doug MacGilvray, brought his yummy chili dip and Fritos; it is always a hit! Glenys Kaye, Debbie Fogerty, and one of our new members, Steve Siegel, were so kind to bring desserts to top off the meal.
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OUT & ABOUT AGAIN! We kicked off fall with an event that we called An Old Wine Party. Jim and Glenys Kaye opened their lovely home and patio for the evening. The rules were simple: bring a red wine that is at least 10 years old or an interesting white wine. We had some very old bottles; the oldest being a port that Chik Brenneman brought from 1957. Beyond the age of the bottles were the stories that folks told about the wine they brought and why they wanted to share it. As happens when older wines are featured some have gone past their prime, but always interesting to taste. We had beautiful appetizers to start the evening and sliders and salads to have as our meal. Desserts followed with the ports that Chik shared. All the food was beautifully prepared by our members and some we hope will become new members. The evening was so welcome after not get‑ ting together since the crab feed in March. On November 14th we celebrated the chapter’s Grand Assemblage. Like many chapters, we finally held our assemblage after having to delay it for almost a year and a half. We went back to the Granite Bay Country Club because they had treated us well in the past; we were not disappointed. After the enthronement of three new members, Claudia and Steve Siegel, and Steve Deas, we were able to enjoy a nice assortment of appetizers paired with a Crémant de Bourgogne by Louis Boullot and proprietary white wine blend of Semillon and Sau‑ vignon Blanc by Baker Family Wines. Our guests had a choice of three entrees: prosciutto and goat cheese stuffed chicken, almond crusted salmon or a petite chateaubriand. We paired it with a Chateau Bois Redon Bordeaux Superior. How fitting for the fall season, des‑ sert was an apple strudel that we served with a Chateau Miselle Sauternes. We were honored to have Master Commander Ernie Grossman and Master Lady Marga‑ ret Lewicki from the Lake Tahoe Chapter in attendance.
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All in all, the events of 2021 were a smashing success! The Chapter was able to contribute $1,000 to the UC Davis Scholarship Fund. The monies for this year’s donations were awarded to a graduate student working on a project that focuses on four different clones of the Petite Sirah grape. We look forward to our event schedule for 2022. There is a lot planned and we hope that you will check our calendar for any events happen‑ ing in Northern California should you be traveling this way; including our Assemblage weekend, May 20-22.
BY MASTER COMMANDER CHIK BRENNEMAN
The Arbor
