Alumni Chapter of Northern California: Virtual Wine Tasting

Spend an evening enjoying wine from the comfort of your home as Jamie Kutch, FCRH ’96, owner and wine-maker at Kutch Wines, leads us through a virtual tasting.

Jamie will lead us through the tasting via Zoom and we will learn how wines are made, what we are tasting, and he will also share his knowledge of vineyards, soil and climate, and much more! This promises to be a fun and educational event, where you will enjoy great wine and develop tools to critique and choose your own wine. Family and friends are welcome to participate.

We will be sampling two varietals—a Pinot Noir and a Chardonnay. You can purchase directly from Kutch Wines or supply your own wine. Kutch Wines are highly rated and sold mainly to restaurants. Jamie has offered us a “Fordham Special” for this event, please email [email protected] and request either option 1 or 2.

Kutch Option #1
$149 including shipping, four bottles:
2018 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir (for tasting) (Vinous, Antonio Galloni 92 Points)
2018 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay (for tasting) (Vinous, Antonio Galloni 92-94 Points)
2018 Bohan Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir (View from the Cellar, John Gilman 93 Points)
2017 McDougall Ranch Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir (Vinous, Antonio Galloni 95 Points)

Kutch Option #2
$89 including shipping, two bottles:
2018 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir (for tasting) (Vinous, Antonio Galloni 92 Points)
2018 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay (for tasting) (Vinous, Antonio Galloni 92-94 Points)

Option #3
Provide your own wine
Any Pinot Noir or Chardonnay will suffice, though the following wines are a close match to the wines listed above: Siduri Pinot Noir, La Crema Chardonnay, Mondavi Chardonnay.

Upon completing registration you will receive a confirmation email with the link to the Zoom event. The deadline to place a Kutch Wine order is June 12. R.S.V.P. by June 19.

Eric Asimov of The New York Times said the following about Kutch’s 2014 Chardonnay: “One of the best California Chardonnay’s I have had in a very long time, textured, harmonious, long on minerality.”