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Native Italians

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Explore Italy’s indigenous grape varieties with Charles Scicolone

Campania's Falanghina enjoys saoking up some Mediterranean sunshine.

Campania's Falanghina enjoys soaking up some Mediterranean sunshine.

Italy, perhaps more than any other wine-producing country in the world, has an abundance of indigenous grape varieties. The list of literally hundreds of native grapes allows for endless possibilities in winemaking. On October 22, let Italian wine expert and author Charles Scicolone guide you through a unique tasting of some of Vino’s favorite wines made from popular varieties indigenous to Italy. Participants will taste ten wines, while Charles will explain how Italian winemakers cultivate, cherish and blend their unique plantings.

Charles Scicolone

Charles Scicolone

Native Grape Varieties
with Charles Scicolone
Wednesday, October 22
6:30-8:30pm
$75

Check out Vino’s full Fall Class Schedule.

Vino
121 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016

For more information call 212-725-6516 or email register@vinosite.com.

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Try I Trulli's Recession Remedy

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Fight your financial fears at our fall harvest garden wine party!

Times may be tough on Wall Street

Times may be tough downtown right now, but on 27th Street good food and wine are just the thing to beat your Wall Street woes.

It was Bob Dylan who once sang about hard times in New York town, but not even he could have predicted the tough economic downturn the city finds itself in today. As a consequence of the collapse on Wall Street, many of us are tightening our purse strings, especially when it comes to dining out. Which is why I Trulli is doing what it can to lift spirits, helping to ensure less whining and more wining.

This man may have just witnessed his assets crumble, but he can still afford a great evening out at I Trulli.

On Thursday, October 16, join us at I Trulli’s lush back garden for Italian wine and delicious antipasti: the perfect antidote to some of the bleak news of the last few weeks. Enjoy great wines from I Trulli’s award-winning cellar, taste chef Patti Jackson’s seasonal delicacies and meet like-minded fans of Italian food and wines, and all for a remarkable, recession-busting $45!

Read more about I Trulli’s garden parties on Metromix New York!

Fall Harvest Garden Party
Thursday, October 16
6:00-8:00pm
Only $45 (all you can eat and drink!)

For more information call 212-481-7372 or email info@itrulli.com.

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Chef Patti Jackson at Macy's

Friday, September 19th, 2008
Macy's

Since 1902, Macy's has claimed to be "The World's Largest Store."

Patti Jackson will be making her latest public appearance at Macy’s on Thursday, October 2! The I Trulli and Centovini chef will be helming the stove from 1pm at Macy’s Herald Square flagship store in New York City. Don’t miss this great chance to see one of the country’s finest culinary talents in action!

Macy’s Herald Square
151 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001

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Tartufo and Tajarin

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Join us for a taste of Piemonte at Centovini

Hand-made fresh taglierini, known as "tajarin" in the local dialect.

Revered the world over for its Barolo and Barbaresco wines, Piemonte’s Langhe hills are also famed for their delicate white truffles. The flavors of Piemonte reach their peak in Autumn when the harvest is in and truffle season recommences in the Langhe.

To celebrate this occasion, Centovini is hosting an evening devoted to the culinary specialties and unique wines of Piemonte. Chef Patti Jackson has prepared a menu featuring typically Piemontese dishes, each of which will be paired with wines by some of the region’s top producers.

A Taste of Piemonte Menu

Tonno di Coniglio
Slow-cooked Rabbit Terrine
Barbera d’Asti Rulejà 2003 Castello di Montegrosso

Tajarin al Tartufo Bianco
Taglierini Pasta with White Truffles
Barolo 2004 Oddero

Brasato al Barolo e Gnocchi alla Bava
Beef Cheek Braised in Barolo, Gnocchi with Brussels Sprouts and Fontina
Barolo Massara 2001 Castello di Verduno

Formaggi Piemontesi
Selection of Cheeses from Piedmont
Barolo Riserva 1996 Borgogno

The spectacular hills of the Langhe at dusk.

The spectacular hills of the Langhe at dusk.

A Taste of Piemonte
Monday, October 6, 7:30pm
$175 (plus tax and gratuity)

25 W Houston St
New York, NY 10012
(212) 219-2113
www.CentoviniNYC.com

For further information and reservations please call (212) 219-2113 or email events@centovininyc.com.

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Happy July 4th!

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Vino, I Trulli and Centovini will be closed this Friday, July 4. We’d like to wish all our friends and customers a happy Independence Day, and we look forward to seeing you again very soon!

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Deltetto Arneis Roero in Wall Street Journal

Friday, June 13th, 2008

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Deltetto’s Roero Arneis S. Michele is featured in the online version of the Wall Street Journal, wsj.com, today. In an article entitled “Wine Like Grandma Used To Be“, Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher discuss the piedmontese grape Arneis, and partake in a blind tasting, in which the aforementioned Deltetto wine is listed as a favorite: “Great with food, Arneis brings your nonna to mid, even if you’re not Italian.”

Roero Arneis S.Michele 2006 Deltetto is currently available at Vino.

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Sign up for Salumi at Vinoteca

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Vinoteca’s classes continue on June 4 with Salumi, where you’ll be able to taste some of Italy’s finest cured meats made by I Trulli made by Chef Patti Jackson, or otherwise sourced locally or imported directly from Italy.

In Italy, regional culinary specialties often share the kind of attentive production and myriad of styles usually reserved only for wine. For many Italians, the highly varied range of cured meats — prosciutto, salami, mortadella, culatello — are an ideal complement to a glass of wine, but where does one begin to understand how to pair them with your favorite bottle?

Let our guides Jim Hutchinson and Winnie Yang show you how in our fun and tasty Salumi class!

Salumi
with Jim Hutchinson, DWS, and Winnie Yang
Wednesday, June 4, 6:30pm

Vinoteca
121 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016

For more information on these and upcoming classes, call (212) 725-6516 or visit the classes page of our website.

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2003 Brunello di Montalcino on sale

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Brunello di Montalcino was first produced at Tenuta di Sesta (pictured above) in 1966, the year the Montalcino D.O.C. was established, by Giuseppe Ciacci. At that time there were only twelve producers of what is now one of Italy’s best known wines. Giuseppe understood then that stringent vineyard management and careful vinification could yield a wine that would only improve during three years of refinement in 30-hectoliter casks. Giuseppe’s son Giovanni continues to produce Brunello in a classic style using clones of sangiovese grosso selected for their ability to best reflect the estate’s terroir.

Antonio Galloni of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate says of the 2003, “Tenuta di Sesta is a pretty, layered wine that possesses tons of Sangiovese typicity in its dark red cherries, tobacco, tar, smoke and wild herbs. Made in an elegant, understated style, this medium-bodied, cask-aged Brunello reveals superb precision and clarity.” He awarded the wine a score of 92 in the April 2008 issue.

Vino is offering five cases, first come first served, at the remarkable price of $41.00 a bottle. If there is any left by tomorrow evening we will have a bottle open for our Friday Sangiovese tasting. Our standard case discount does not apply to this offer.

Brunello di Montalcino 2003 Tenuta di Sesta
$41.00

Vino
121 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016

For more information call (212) 725-6516 or visit our website.

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Moscato d'Asti on sale at Vino

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Save 20% at Vino on this Moscato d’Asti 2006 Cascina Castlèt, a sparkling D.O.C.G. from Piemonte!

One of the oldest varieties known to and vinified by humankind, the ancient world coveted Moscato and generously praised its virtues as a superior wine grape. Its name comes from the fruit’s “musky” smell when picked from the vine. Today, Moscato is still grown all over Italy and for more than 100 years, winemakers in Asti have used it to make a slightly sparkling sweet wine known for its ability to pair with fresh fruit.

The Cascina Castlèt vineyard has been in the Borio family for generations. Its current owner, Mariuccia Borio, worked in her family’s wine store in Turin before inheriting the estate in 1970. Noted for its elegant and whimsical label designs, Mariuccia describes the company’s style as “completely feminine.” Perhaps unsurprisingly, since she also acts as Piedmont’s regional delegate for the National Association of the Women of Wine. “Whoever chooses a bottle of Cascina Castlèt loves beautiful things, the good things in life, the things that dreams are made of.”

Moscato d’Asti 2006 Cascina Castlèt

20% discount available in store and at our online shop, www.vinositeshop.com.

For further information call (212) 725-6516.

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Formaggi and Salumi classes at Vinoteca

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Many great wines are best enjoyed with fine food, especially in Italy, where regional culinary specialties share the kind of attentive production and myriad of styles usually reserved only for wine.

Italy’s fascinating and varied choice of cheeses and vast range of cured meats make natural partners for a glass of wine, but where does one begin to understand how to pair them with your favorite bottle?

Let us show you how at two of Vinoteca’s most popular classes: Formaggi (May 21) and Salumi (June 4).

The series begins next week with Formaggi. From Piemonte’s Nostrale d’Elva and Barbaresco to Campania’s Calcano and Aglianico, here you will discover Italy’s cheeses to be as diverse and unique as the country’s celebrated wines.

Formaggi
with Jim Hutchinson, DWS
Wednesday, May 21, 6:30pm
$85 (20% discount if combined with Salumi)

Salumi
with Jim Hutchinson, DWS and Winnie Yang
Wednesday, June 4, 6:30pm
$85 (20% discount if combined with Formaggi)

Vinoteca
121 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016

For more information call (212) 725-6516 or visiting our website, www.vinosite.com.

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