Chesterland News
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Chester Native Winemaker to Present at Colonial Beverage Submitted by Wes Cowie On Sept. 18, winemaker Tim English, a 1982 West Geauga Schools graduate, will be returning to Chester Township to showcase his lineup of exciting wines from California. After an illustrious academic career in Chester Township, where English graduated in the top 90 percent of his class at West Geauga High School, he went off to study culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I. While there at school, English began to learn about wine service, history and pairing, and his love for wine began to blossom. With a decade of professional kitchen work under his belt, English moved back to Chester Township in 1995 and began working for Ohio’s largest wine distributor at the time as a trainee. He was twice promoted and ended his career there as the in-house fine wine specialist. His passion for small family wineries and independent restaurants led him to found Private Reserve Fine Wine Distributor with a fellow Chester Township
resident in 1999. English’s continual study of wine and home winemaking created a desire to make his own wine professionally in Napa Valley, Cali. The dream came true in 2007 when he made 150 cases of William Kavney Napa Cabernet Sauvignon — a wine that has now become a regular part of his business model. He uses three different custom crush facilities in California and has a winemaking philosophy he calls “the Hippocratic oath of winemaking.” Namely, to do no harm to the food on the table. English has branched out beyond Napa as a winemaker, working with fruit from throughout California and producing a variety of different styles. His company just celebrated their 20th anniversary in May. The Meet & Greet event at Colonial Wine & Beverage, 8389 Mayfield Road, will run 6-8pm Sept. 18 and cost $5 for a flight of English’s wines as well. For more information, visit colonialcle. com or call 440-729-7303.
Senior News & Events West Geauga Senior Center
12650 West Geauga Plaza, Unit 4, Chester Township, 440-279-2163. • Elderberries: Sept. 19, 7-9:30 p.m. Heavenly Bodies Astronomy Night will be held at Observatory Park. The program begins with planetarium presentations, and then progresses outside to peer deep into the night sky through the Oberle telescope for planets, nebula and other celestial features. Dessert and coffee will be served. Call to center to register. • Falling For Fall: Sept. 23, 10 a.m. Join Millissa Brosch, assistant site coordinator at WGSC, for a fall craft, games, lunch with apple cider and apple crisp for dessert. Registration is required.
Young of Heart
Sept. 20, 11:30 a.m. St. Anselm Young of Heart will meet at the parish center. Bring a brown bag lunch. Dessert and coffee will be provided. Entertainment will be provided by Tom Todd with his accordion and vocals. A trip is planned for Oct. 28-29 to Ohio Amish country. The group will stay at the Berlin Encore Hotel and attend a tribute show to Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash at the Amish Country Theater. Dinner will be at the Berlin Farmstead Restaurant. There will be a special mystery stop, as well as Guggisberg Cheese Factory, Hershberger’s Farm & Bakery and more. Cost is $205 per person, or $211 for nonmembers. Call Nancy at 440729-9684 for reservations.
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