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Sunday, September 5th, 2010Mammoth Tasting, next Friday
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Our monthly tasting blow-out returns next week, and this time we’re getting cozy with some not-quite prehistoric selections. Since the dawn of time (well, almost) man has sought good wine to bring back to his cave dwelling (or swanky Manhattan pad). With that in mind we’ve spent what sometimes feels like a billion years roaming the Earth in search of the best this planet has to offer, without rummaging among those fossilized vintages. They may not be quite endangered species, but you should still hurry up and get them before they’re gone forever! Stay tuned for more information on featured wines…
MAMMOTH TASTING
Friday, September 3
5:30-7:30pm
FREE
Tasting is free, no reservation required. For more information please contact 212-725-6516 or email info@vinosite.com.
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Triple Red Tasting — this Friday!
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Join us this Friday when Giuseppe Monastra of Winebow will be pouring a triptych of great wines, each a portrait of red: Clos la Coutale from Cahors, Château Montfaucon from the Rhone and Chasing Lions from Napa Valley.
Triple Red Tasting
with Giuseppe Monastra from Winebow
Friday, August 27
5:30-7:30pm
FREE
For more information please call 212-725-6516 or email info@vinosite.com. DISCLAIMER: The gentleman in the above photograph is Mark Rothko, not Giuseppe Monastra.
David Bowler Tasting: featuring Beaujolais, Bobal and Ruby Port
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Join DB’s Hadley Foss (right) as she pours this eclectic selection: Jean-Paul Brun’s Terres Dorees “L’Ancien” Beaujolais, Bobal from Utiel-Requena and a medium-dry Ruby Port to finish! What better way to kick off your weekend?
David Bowler Tasting with Hadley Foss
5:30-7:30pm
Tasting is free, no reservations required. For more information please call 212-725-6516 or email info@vinosite.com.
Michael Skurnik Tasting: featuring Tricollis, Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Join us this Friday as Elizabeth Christensen from Michael Skurnik pours three wines — Pannonhalmi Apátsági Tricollis 2009, Leitz Eins Zwei Dry Riesling Trocken 2009 and Broadside Margarita Vineyard Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 for your tasting pleasure.
Michael Skurnik Tasting
Friday, August 13
5:30-7:30pm
Tasting is free, no reservation required. For more information please contact 212-725-6516 or info@vinosite.com.
Lovely Rita returns
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Though the Margarita is said to have been inspired by a star of the silver screen, its popularity has yet to wane in this blockbusting digital age. Our favorite Tequila-based cocktail returns to Vino this Thursday, and if you enjoyed our last Margarita tasting take note: this time around we’ll be making this classic drink with Don Diego Santa Tequila Resposado for a little extra kick!
Cocktail Hour: MARGARITA TASTING
Thursday, July 22
5:30-7:30pm
Tasting is free, no reservations required. For more information please call 212-725-6516 or email info@vinosite.com.
Supertasting!
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Faster than a popping Metodo Classico cork! More powerful than aged Barolo! Able to leap several cases of Friulano in a single bound! Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Vinoman! Much like the original man of steel, Vinoman was put on this earth for a reason: to fight for truth and justice the Vino way. Donning red boots and cape, Vinoman dashes around the globe hauling those who commit crimes against wine to jail (or at least reporting them to his favorite wine bloggers). He uses his super strength to smash down the doors of bureacracy and X-ray vision to see what really goes into wines in the cellar. It’s all in a day’s work for Vinoman, who in the evening retires to his Fortress of Solitude for a cool glass of Schiava. Just don’t expose him to new-world oaked Cabernet (that’s his Kryptonite).
For more information please contact 212-725-6516 or info@vinosite.com.
Meet Ruchè producer Luca Ferraris!
Friday, July 16th, 2010
Meet Ruchè winemaker Luca Ferraris at Vino this Friday! Luca will be pouring his entire range of wines at this very special event, which will also feature an appetizing spread of summer antipasti courtesy of I Trulli chef Patti Jackson! Join us for this an aperitivo piemontese that you won’t want to miss!
Vino is thrilled to welcome Luca back to New York, where his wines have attracted a growing number of intrigued and devoted followers. You’ll have probably heard the Ferraris name mentioned in reference to the variety Ruchè: Luca hails from Castagnole Monferrato, a tiny Piedmontese hamlet famous for this local grape. In addition to his signature Ruchè, Luca’s Barbera d’Asti, Grignolino d’Asti and Ruchè-Syrah blend Il Re continue to rank among Vino’s best-selling bottles.
This season we’ve added to the Ferraris catalogue. Monferrato Bianco is made from 100% Viognier; Luca was among the first producers in Piedmont to plant the French variety. His rosato, a Monferrato Chiaretto known as “Ciaret” is made from from two of Piedmont’s best-known red varieties, Dolcetto and Barbera — plus a healthy dose of Ruchè — each vinified white. Finally, Luca defied many skeptics to produce Opera Prima, an aged Ruchè dedicated to his grandfather, Martino, who first purchased the vineyard Luca calls “Vigna del Casot”. Today he continues to cultivate Barbera, Grignolino and Viognier on the same site.
APERITIVO PIEMONTESE
with LUCA FERRARIS
Friday, July 23
5:30-7:30pm
Tasting is free, no reservation required. For more information please call 212-725-6516 or email info@vinosite.com.
La pasión roja: Sangria Tasting
Friday, July 9th, 2010
Those feisty Spaniards may have reached the final of the won the World Cup, sparking scenes of delirium in Madrid, Valencia and Seville (and even Barcelona and Bilbao), but that’s nothing compared to la pasión roja about to be unleashed at Vino on Friday night!
Like a red rag to a bull, our eyes light up when we hear “Sangria”. On a July evening there’s nothing better than this fruity, food-friendly, quenching summer drink that really packs a punch!
Join us on Friday, July 16 from 5:30pm, as we unveil the Vino take on this Spanish classic. Approaches to Sangria (literally “bloodletting” in castellano) can vary wildly between regions, towns, even within families and households (Rioja and Coke, anyone?), so it’s rare to enjoy the same Sangria experience twice. Recipes vary depending on the local wine, types of fruit, the inclusion of ice and/or soda plus other ingredients such as juice or liqueur.
Given Vino’s burgeoning stock of lighter international wines, tasty sparklers and eyebrow-raising spirits, this free tasting promises to be an evening of wild Iberian experimentation, the results of which not even Paul the Octopus will be able to predict…
SANGRIA TASTING
Friday, July 16
5:30-7:30pm
Tasting is free, no reservation required. For more information please call 212-725-6516 or email info@vinosite.com.
Get in the pink: Italian rosato tasting
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
At Vino we’ve spent the best part of a decade extolling the virtues of Italy’s classic wines. And while we’d happily take a bottle of Barbaresco to the proverbial desert island, we know that once we got there such a wine would hardly be appropriate. Likewise when temperatures rise to these levels we’re happy to leave the Amarone on the shelf. Summer’s here, and when the city heats up we cool down with something pink, specifically a cold glass of Italian rosé. And whether it’s grilled chicken in the backyard or chilled gazpacho in front of the World Cup, we’ve found these wines are the best accompaniment to lighter summer dishes.
Though Italy is hardly famed for its rosés, many Italian winemakers produce affordable rosato wines from local grape varieties. From Lagrein to Lambrusco, these highly-drinkable rosés are truly representative of place, while each provides the same delightful tonic of delicious summer refreshment. You can taste five of our favorites this Friday from 5:30pm!
LINI910 Lambrusco Labrusca Rosé NV (Emilia-Romagna)
$15
Castel Sallegg Lagrein Rosé 2009 (Alto Adige)
$18
Orsolani Canavese Rosato Rubiconda 2009 (Piemonte)
$15
Luca Ferraris Monferrato Chiaretto Ciaret 2009 (Piemonte)
$15
Massoferrato Toscano Rosato 2009 (Toscana)
$13
ITALIAN ROSATO TASTING
Friday, July 9
5:30-7:30pm
Tasting is free — no reservation required. For more information please contact 212-725-6516 or email info@vinosite.com.
Special thanks to La Gazzetta dello Sport.