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8 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | FEBRUARY / MARCH 2015 Memories: 1976 By Dee Sanwick, History Committee Chair MISSILES AND MIMOSAS Four years after being appointed deputy chief of staff for the Polaris/ Poseidon missile program, Capt. Taylor K. DeMun of the U.S. Navy gave a slide presentation about the Trident program to WAC members. EUROPEAN WANDERLUST Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bleil divulged the secrets of unstructured travel in Europe, detailing their five-week trip to Holland and Switzerland, which included only two advance hotel reservations, no package tours, and backpacks as their only luggage. ATHLETIC CLUB AIRWAVES WAC member Bruce Landis began teaching a 10-week ham radio class for members and their families. Those who completed the class earned an amateur radio station license, allowing person-to-person contact around the world. SCANDINAVIAN SCROLLWORK With many Norse members, the WAC offered a popular class in Rosemaling, a form of traditional Norwegian decorative painting fea- turing scrollwork and floral patterns. PRAISE FOR PLIMPTON Author George Plimpton, often called America's Walter Mitty, was a hit with his talk "An Amateur Among the Pros." His one-time-only adventures, including stints as a circus aerialist, Detroit Lions quarterback, and New York Philharmonic percussionist, were chronicled in his bestsellers, Paper Lion and Mad Ducks and Bears. { BUZZ } By Peter Christian 2011 WillaKenzie Estate "Pierre Léon," Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton, Willamette Valley, Oregon Tasting Notes: This wine is the truest expression of a Burgundy– style Oregon Pinot Noir. Ruby red on the rim, garnet in the glass, with complex and powerful fruit aromas of black currant and blackberry, and a minerality hinting of pipe tobacco, clove, and dark chocolate. The wine is accented with hints of violet and sweet wood smoke. On the palate you'll find round yet firm tannins, ending with a silky long finish. Discovery: Pierre Léon was named after owner Bernard Lacroute's Burgundian father. Structured and refined with pronounced tannins, this wine reflects the more masculine side of Pinot Noir as well as Pierre Léon's relentless focus on perfection. Vistors to the WillaKenzie winery are often shocked to discover that only a quarter of the Yamhill estate is planted in vines. The rest is devoted to pasture and native plants, including Douglas fir and oak trees. This yields a more diverse and balanced ecosystem and epitomizes WillaKenzie's emphasis on sustainability. Solar power, byproduct reuse, and naturally cool underground cellars are some of the winery's other green highlights. —Peter Christian is WAC Vice President Food & Beverage and a Level 1 Sommelier. IN A RUT? Maybe it's time to spruce up your fitness routine. Join us at the second annual Athletics Open House to learn all the ways the WAC can rev up your physical condition. Members of our athletics, wellness and fitness teams will introduce some new programs and answer questions about Club offerings. •e open house takes place from 5–6:30 pm on Wednesday, February 18, in the Noble Room and Johnson Lobby Lounge. With live music, raffles, demos, snacks, and more, this is an event you won't want to miss. For more information, contact Tamela •omas at 206.839.4639 or tamelat@wac.net. Rev up your 2015 fitness F E B R U A RY / M A R C H | 2 0 1 5 Sommelier's Selection Check out our Athletics Open House on Wednesday, February 18. HEALTHY START. Start each day with a high-fiber breakfast. EXERCISE DAILY. Make time for 30 minutes of exercise. Yes, daily! GET YOUR OMEGA-3S. Black cod and wild salmon are a great source. SHARE THE LOVE. Treat your valentine to Champagne, Chocolate & Amore in Torchy's, February 13–15. WEAR RED. Observe national Wear Red Day on Friday, February 6. 8 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | FEBRUARY 2013 { Buzz } F E B R U A RY | 2 0 1 3 By Sara A. Williams 2000 Domaine Pietri-Geraud, V.D.M Rimage, "Cuvèe Mèditierranèe," Banyuls, France TASTING NOTES: Dark red in color with hints of browning close to the rim. On the nose is warm dried fruit with caramel, vanilla, a touch of smoke, and chocolate. Combined with rich spicy nuances and intense "raisiny" fruit on the palate. Impressions of tobacco and chocolate with a hint of rusticity lend to a very attractive, clean and mature wine with excellent balance. Banyuls is known as the perfect pairing for chocolate truffles, so it's hard to go wrong with this romantic treat in Torchy's on Valentine's Day. DISCOVERy: Domaine Pietri-Geraud is located in Languedoc Roussillon, France. Made from 100 percent Grenache. This producer is dedicated to keeping his wine in a classical style. There is a varying amount of attractive rusticity in the wines that gives them an extra touch of quality and style. These wines are not super-clean and polished. Still, they possess that extra touch of terroir and artisan style. —Sara A. Williams is a WAC Restaurant Manager and Level 1 Sommelier. Sommelier's Selection Cards were dealt and risks were taken as the waC's sir lipton Cup interclub bridge team and the women's interclub bridge team finished 2012 with big victories. in a rarely seen occurrence, both teams ended the year in first place. e players came to the 8th Floor Card room in early december to celebrate their wins with cake, photos, and a few casual bridge matches. eir success marks the first time since 2006 that both waC bridge teams placed first. e sir lipton competition took its name from sir omas lipton, of lipton tea fame, who visited seattle in 1912 and donated one of his famed trophies to foster future competition. e name of the winning club is engraved on the trophy each year. e trophies are kept by the winning team for a year and proudly displayed. e waC's sir lipton Cup and women's interclub bridge teams welcome new players. Contact robert laurent in Club Programs at 206.464.3061. TA R R Y N L A M B E R T Let's be friends! www.facebook.com/thewacseattle HealtHy start: Begin each day with a high- fiber breakfast. exercise daily: Make time for 30 minutes of daily exercise. Yes, daily! Family time: Dance with your daughter at the Father Daughter "Totally Tubular" Banquet. Sir Lipton Cup interclub bridge team Front row (left to right): George Bennett, Cindy Glad, team captain John Weinberg; second row: Sherry Weinberg, Mary Walker; third row: Larry Lorenz, Betsy Lorenz; back row: Mike zachary, Ken Diamond, Don Glad. Not pictured: Erich Giese, Barbara Odlin Wassmer, Richard Pearson. Women's interclub bridge team Front row (left to right): Joyce Williamson, Sherry Weinberg, team captain Cindy Glad, Ellen Ward; second row: Patricia Darling, Jane Crane; third row: Teddy Hanson, Mary Walker; back row: Betsy Lorenz, Helen Abbott, ursula Kalotay, Britt Lee. Not pictured: Sheila Magnano, Barbara Odlin Wassmer, Janet Daggatt. February is Heart MontH. How will you celebrate? Get your omeGa-3s: Black cod and wild salmon are great sources of this vitamin. sHare tHe love: Treat your Valentine to "Champagne, Chocolate & Amore" in Torchy's February 11–14. 1 2 3 4 5 oH, and don't ForGet to observe the American Heart Association's Wear red day on February 1! A bridge to victory Snow fun Members and team members helped set a Guinness World Record for largest snowball fight this past January at Seattle Center. All told, about 5,900 people participated in the largest-ever snowball fight. President & CEO Chuck Nelson emceed. 1 2 3 4 5 February is Heart Month. How will you celebrate?