Ideas for Wine Club

Courtesy of Kirsten . . . .

tasting dry, crisp, oaky and tannic (we can also taste for butter, grassiness, spice, floral, or any other wine characteristic you guys want to hone in on.)
-dry riesling v sweet riesling
-crisp high acid sauvignon blanc v low acid sauvignon blanc
-un-oaked chardonnay v oaky chardonnay
-low tannin pinot noir v high tannin cabernet sauvignon

old world v new world styles

or we can get familiar with certain regions, which lend themselves to super thematic parties :)

france
italy
spain
argentina
chile
california
oregon
virginia

i don't know if we can stomach all sweet wines, but i know at least some of us have a sweet tooth...
dessert wines

and i think this could be fun..

food & wine pairing
-goat cheese and sancerre
-parmigiano cheese and cabernet sauvignon
-blue cheese and dessert wine
-chips and salsa (or other spicy food, mexican or thai) with off-dry wine (riesling or moscato) - taste with also w chardonnay for contrast (example of a bad pairing)
-olives, almonds (or any other salty tapas) with dry sherry
the above should be enough, but if we want to get fancy, here are a few more classics:
-foie gras and sauternes
-oysters and chablis
-steak and any big red wine