Kathy Smith Some things really are better together … just like wine and chocolates. Pairing the right wine with the right chocolate creates new and unexpected tastes to delight your senses. Thirty-three of our Singles Club members went to Total Wine here in Goodyear to experience a fun evening. Ghirardelli chocolates of both milk and…
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December 2023, Clubs & Classes
French Club Wine Tasting
George Philippon, President, PC French Club The PebbleCreek French Club enjoyed a French Wine Tasting at Total Wine. Members Janice and Dick Gerhart worked with the store’s Wine Team to choose a wide assortment of wines. From champagnes to white wines, from rosés to reds—their history in the French culture as well as the geography and the…
Clubs & Classes, September 2022
PC Wine Club August Dinner
Kathy Foord The Pebble Creek Wine Club enjoyed its monthly dinner on Aug. 16 at the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom. Margaritas were served during the pre-dinner reception while 81 members visited with friends, both new and old. President Jeri Lynne Jones introduced Michael Peterson, the representative from St. Francis Winery, who shared a brief history of…
Clubs & Classes, September 2022
PC Wine Club July Dinner
Kathy Foord On July 19, 88 members and guests of the PebbleCreek Wine Club gathered in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom to enjoy a delicious four-course meal, accompanied by wines from Browne Family Vineyards in Walla Walla, Wash. The reception featured Primarius Pinot Gris while attendees mingled before dinner. Raffle ticket sales are always a featured…
Clubs & Classes, July 2022
PebbleCreek Wine Club—Join Us!
Come join one of the largest clubs in PebbleCreek: the PebbleCreek Wine Club! Enjoy monthly dinners and special events. Dinners include: * Wine reception * Wine from around the world * Four-course meals plus five different wines Members have preference for signing up prior to nonmembers for all events. You may purchase wines at a…
Clubs & Classes, May 2022
PebbleCreek Wine Club—Join Us!
Come join one of the largest clubs in PebbleCreek: the PebbleCreek Wine Club! Enjoy monthly dinners and special events. Dinners include: * Wine from around the world * Four-course meals * Five different wines Members have preference for signing up prior to nonmembers for all events. You may purchase wines at a discount on the…
Clubs & Classes, April 2022
PebbleCreek Wine Club—Join Us!
Come join one of the largest clubs in PebbleCreek: the PebbleCreek Wine Club! Enjoy monthly dinners and special events. Dinners include: * Wine from around the world * Four-course meals * Five different wines Members have preference for signing up prior to nonmembers for all events. You may purchase wines at a discount on the…
Generals, August 2019
A dab of paint, a splash of wine – its art!
Susan Knox Wilson With a paintbrush in one hand and a glass of wine in the other, 17 women merrily set about creating their own masterpiece at PebbleCreek’s very first Paint and Wine night held on July 1. The event, one of three Paint and Wine nights this summer, was conceived by PebbleCreek’s Banquets and…
Generals, May 2016
Wine and Cheese Wednesdays at Portofino
Susan Knox Wilson Quick quiz: What improves with age, is a product of fermentation and reflects the region from which it came? Did you guess your PebbleCreek neighbor? Wrong! It’s wine and cheese! Wine and cheese pairing goes back some 4,000 years and experts claim they are a great match because both are made from…
Features, November 2014
The Wine Life – November 2014
Cabernet Sauvignon: The Blessed Savage Andrew McCreery Few things in the world of wine are as iconic and powerful as the mighty, long lived Cabernet Sauvignon. It is the power behind the left bank blends of Bordeaux, often is the Super in Super Tuscans from Italy and is the measure of excellence and elegance in…