It’s the final Virtual Tasting Series for Charity 2020 and now it’s time open sparkling wines from around the world for a good cause. Any sparkling wine counts!
For every tasting note you publish I will donate $5 to International Justice Mission to end violence/slavery. To liven up the discussion and stories, for every current tasting note and past story of the best sparkling wine you ever had (what it was, who, where, etc.) I will donate 10 dollars.
I don’t know any of you, but if you want to match or donate in addition to what I am doing…that would be welcome as well. I love this whole idea of these past 6 weeks of donations through this hobby we share.
IJM is near and dear to my heart and if you want a stunning read that will make your heart heavy, here is a book by the founder that is provocative and insightful: https://www.thelocusteffect.com
About International Justice Mission https://www.ijm.org/
We find the children and families who are victims of violence, forced labor, or sex trafficking. We then support local police in rescue operations and help meet the victims’ urgent needs, like safe housing, food, medical care, counseling, and education. We walk alongside survivors until they are fully restored.
We make sure criminals cannot continue to harm vulnerable children, women and men. We do this by working with local law enforcement in investigating, arresting and charging slave owners with crimes. Then our lawyers and partners continue to fight in courtrooms until those slave owners are put behind bars.
Slavery still exists because traffickers and abusers can freely exploit people living in poverty. This is possible because police, judges and other officials are not equipped to enforce the laws. We provide training, mentoring and support to local law enforcement and other community leaders to slow down and stop the cycle of violence.
Here’s my story of the best champagne I have had… In October of 2018 a friend of mine got engaged at Nine Suns winery in Napa, CA. One of the guests (shout out to Greg!) brought a 1992 Dom Perignon that was just fantastic. I had never tried an old champagne like that, and as I remember it tasted like all of the secondary flavors that everyone talks about, i.e., almond, vanilla, toast, etc. It had a very slight effervescence, but was wonderful and perplexing for me. Anyways, it was spectacular and we dined on their helipad that night with lots of great wines. A great memory overall! Cheers to all you Berserkers and Happy New Year!
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