Snooth Talk: Central MA, USA?

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: Central MA, USA?; Posted by Girl Drink Drunk, Nov 6.; Hi kids,

31 year old sommelier from Central Massachusetts here. I'm looking for contacts, tasting buddies and pretty much anyone interested in wine geekdom local to me. Anyone?

My favorite grapes/wines include Nebbiolo (Barolo, Barb.), Corvina/Molinara/Rondinella (Amarone), Sangiovese (Bru, Nobile, Rosso) and the occasional Malbec (Cahors) or Cab.

Cheers!

1 4: Reply by attackdog100, Nov 6.; Where in Central Ma do you live? I live in Townsend - NE of Worcester and very close to the N.H. State Liquor store. I checked out the web for tastings in Central Ma and found one on Nov 14 at a liquor store in Worcester - free. Web Site is:localwineevents.com

0 1: Reply by Chuck0956, Nov 6.; If you are near Hudson, MA there is an AWS chapter with monthly meetings. Members range from newbies to wine judges.

19 22: Reply by donccpa, Nov 7.; Great taste! Good to see some MA folk posting. I get the "Juice Update" for Central and Eastern MA. This is the website attackdog is mentioning.

17 20: Reply by Stratego, Nov 7.; Welcome Girl,

I'm a little bit up north but would like to have your opinion of the best place to taste wine in Central MA. I'll be there for a hockey tournament on the 20th of November. Thanks!

184 84: Reply by MTB, Nov 8.; Hi! I'm in Hartford CT - which is within a couple hours drive of pretty much anywhere in Mass. I've almost finished with a tour of all the Connecticut wineries and hoping to start on Massachusetts in the next few months (depending on what's open). Any recommendations?

0 19: Reply by Girl Drink Drunk, Nov 9.; Attack, I'm in Auburn, which is down near the CT/RI border. I'm about five minutes outside of Worcester. Do you happen to know the store's name holding the tasting on the 14th?

Chuck, I don't believe I'm too near Hudson. I'm new to the area, from Providence, so I'm not totally familiar with my surroundings yet. I'll look into the AWS chapter.

Stratego, I taste at my place of employment or at Yankee Spirits, which is in Sturbridge. They have a huge, knowledgeable wine department and tons of free tastings and seminars. Also, their prices are low and they have case discounts.

MTB, I don't drink much local juice, as I don't think the growing conditions are optimal in New England for what I like. I could just be being closed-minded, though.

74 82: Reply by Degrandcru, Nov 10.; Girl, I used to live in Auburn and Yankee spirits in Sturbridge was my licor store of choice. They do indeed have a great selection.