{"id":2933,"date":"2014-02-26T13:22:57","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T18:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/?p=2933"},"modified":"2014-02-26T13:22:57","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T18:22:57","slug":"swirl-it-sniff-it-sip-it-ahhhhh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/2014\/02\/swirl-it-sniff-it-sip-it-ahhhhh\/","title":{"rendered":"Swirl it, sniff it, sip it&#8230;.ahhhhh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lucy-stomps-grapes.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2935\" alt=\"Lucy stomps grapes\" src=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lucy-stomps-grapes.jpg\" width=\"195\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lucy-stomps-grapes.jpg 195w, https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lucy-stomps-grapes-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>Lucy stomped grapes with her feet in the classic I Love Lucy episode.\u00a0 So did Victoria Aragon in the Keanu Reeves movie, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0114887\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\">A Walk in the Clouds<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As funny or as sexy as those images may be, that&#8217;s not what you&#8217;ll learn in our <strong>Wet Your Whistle<\/strong> program.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, you&#8217;ll get first-hand information from an amateur vintner who&#8217;s been plying his craft for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Garry Pollock, lifelong Portville native, makes his wines from local fruits &#8211; especially blueberries, elderberries, apples, and grapes &#8211; as well as from purchased juices.\u00a0 Because his taste is for drier wines, that&#8217;s his specialty.<\/p>\n<p>But Garry&#8217;s also made sweet wines, honey wines (also known as mead), fortified wines (often called port), and sparkling wines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before moving into wines, Garry brewed beer at home for&#8230;.well, let&#8217;s just say he started in his 20s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-wines-sm.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-wines-sm.jpg\" alt=\"4 wines\" width=\"225\" height=\"209\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-wines-sm.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-wines-sm-150x139.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>He&#8217;ll share his techniques, including both his successes and his less than fruitful \ud83d\ude09\u00a0 endeavors.\u00a0 He&#8217;ll also bring several bottles of wine for tasting.<\/p>\n<p>You must be at least 21 to attend, and the registration fee of $20 includes handouts, demonstrations, lots of Q&amp;A, and the tastings.\u00a0 What more could you ask for?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/register-for-programs\/\">Register &amp; 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