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Schedule
Wednesday
classes start at 6:30 p.m. To register, send an email to register@vinosite.com. Please be sure to include the following information:
All reservations will be confirmed via email. Due
to limited availability, all reservations are final and no refunds or exchanges
are allowed. Charles
Scicolone's Greatest Hits Wine industry veteran Charles Scicolone (Wine Director, I Trulli and Vino) pours and discusses 10 of his all-time favorite wines. For those of you who already belong to Charles's fan club, you know that Charles likes to drink old wine made from indigenous Italian grape varieties, aged in botti (traditional, large, old oak barrels). But whether or not you've had a chance to taste wine with him, this seminar represents a golden opportunity: because he began tasting and collecting Italian wine in the 1970s, before the Italian wine renaissance of recent memory, he has a unique perspective and can offer singular insight into the world of collecting and aging Italian wines. Charles is often overheard saying that there are four great Italian grapes: Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Aglianico, and Sagrantino (and every once in a while, he'll even drink a Cabernet Sauvignon from Lazio). Highlights are sure to include: Grato Grati 1988 Villa di Vetrice and Barbera d’Asti Il Dragone 1990 Dezzani. For
the sixth year in a row, Charles and I Trulli have been nominated for Outstanding
Wine Service by the James Beard Foundation. Charles is also a member of the Wine
Media Guild. His wife Michele Scicolone is the author of countless Italian cookbooks,
many of which are now considered classics, including 1,000 Italian Recipes and
Pizza Any Way You Slice It, co-authored by Charles. To register, send an email to register@vinosite.com. Italian
Wine and Civilization Italian food and wine historian Jeremy Parzen (Vino and I Trulli's Marketing Director) pours ten wines and discusses their relationship to Italian history and culture -- from antiquity to the modern era. From Pliny the Elder to Petrarch and Boccaccio, from Machiavelli and The Prince to unified Italy's first two Prime Ministers -- Cavour and Ricasoli -- wine has always played an important role in Italian history, culture, its economy and even its politics. When the cardinals of Avignon complained that they would miss the wines of Burgundy were Pope Urban V to return the papacy to Rome, Petrarch scolded and informed them that Italy's myriad grape varieties were far superior to those of France. When Machiavelli was exiled from his beloved Florence and forced to live in the countryside, he wrote of the solace he found in both gambling and drinking Chianti at the local tavern. Unified Italy's first two prime ministers, Cavour in Piedmont and Ricasoli in Chianti, were winemakers who worked diligently to bring the country to the forefront of international winemaking. Italian food and wine historian and translator Jeremy Parzen pours ten wines and discusses readings from some of Italy's most important writers and political figures -- Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Machiavelli, among others. To register, send an email to register@vinosite.com. Chianti
in All Its Glory Wine Director Charles Scicolone pours 10 Chianti and discusses the differences between the appellation's sub-zones and the wines' aging potential. To register, send an email to register@vinosite.com. Italian
Wine 101a: Northern Italy Robert Scibelli D.W.S. (National Development Coordinator and Instructor, International Wine Center, New York) leads his popular "Intro to Italian Wine" course, this time with a focus on Northern Italy. To register, send an email to register@vinosite.com. Barolo,
the Wine of Kings, the King of Wines Operations Manager and Piemonte expert Jim Hutchinson pours 10 wines highlighting the varied terroirs and aging potential of Barolo. To register, send an email to register@vinosite.com. Italian
Wine 101b: Central and Southern Italy Robert Scibelli D.W.S. (National Development Coordinator and Instructor, International Wine Center, New York) leads his popular "Intro to Italian Wine" course, this time with a focus on Central and Southern Italy. To register, send an email to register@vinosite.com. Super
Tuscans Robert Scibelli D.W.S. (National Development Coordinator and Instructor, International Wine Center, New York) pours and discusses 10 Super Tuscans. To register, send an email to register@vinosite.com. Brunello
di Montalcino Operations Manager and Piemonte expert Jim Hutchinson pours 10 wines and discusses his recent trip to Montalcino. To register, send an email to register@vinosite.com. Sparkling
Summer Blast-Off The Vino staff pours sparkling wines in the I Trulli Garden (antipasti included). To register, send an email to register@vinosite.com.
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