18 producers of Real wine from all over Italy and France to attack LA, San Francisco and then New York!
18 producers of Real wine from all over Italy and France to attack LA, San Francisco and then New York!
No Ponzi Plans, No Scores, Just Farmers and their Wines.
Meet Captain Tumor Man as he Spreads Cancer from Coast to Coast!
They're already beginning to assemble. The following vignerons and vignaioli will be in America:
- Arianna Occhipinti - Az. Agr. Occhipinti
- Silvio Messana– Az. Agr. Montesecondo
- Francesca Padovani - Campi di Fonterenza
- Luca Roagna - Roagna
- Alessandra Bera - Bera Vittorio & Figli
- Cristiano Guttarolo - Az. Vi. Cristiano Guttarolo
- Mauro Vergano - Chinati Vergano
and
- Domaine François Pinon - François Pinon
- Domaine le Briseau – Christian Chaussard
- Domaine Franck Peillot - Franck Peillot
- Domaine Luneau-Papin - Pierre & Pierre-Marie Luneau
- Domaine Desvignes - Claude-Emmanuelle & Louis-Benoît Desvignes
- Eric Texier - Eric Texier
- Christine and Eric Nicolas of Domaine de Bellivière in Jasnières
- Jean-Paul Brun of Domaine des Terres Dorées in Beaujolais
- Evelyne de Jessey of Domaine du Closel in Savennières
We start in Los Angeles with the first event on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009. This is a
public tasting at the:
Woodland Hills Wine Company from 5 to 7 pm
22622 Ventura bld.
Woodland Hills, CA
818.222.1111, contact Kyle Smith
Wednesday
Farm Wine Imports LA Trade Tasting
From 12 to 4 pm at a Swanky Location
This is a by-invitation only event. Please call or e-mail Farm Wine Imports to find out the location:
robert@farmwineimports.com
We then shift up north to San Francisco.
Farm Wine Imports Trade Tasting
San Francisco Thursday April 23rd
12pm to 4pm
This is also a private event which requires an RSVP. Please contact keven@farmwineimports.com or jeff@farmwineimports.com
Thursday, April 23rd Public Tasting
Terroir
1116 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 558-9946
This will be a huge public tasting at Terroir Wine Bar from 6 p.m. until closing. It costs $40.00 a person and you have to reserve in advance. Every geek who matters will me there!
Friday, April 24th Public Tastings
Featuring 20 Live Winegrowers from France and Italy
3 Neighborhoods, 3 Special Tastings Friday April 24th 6-8pm
Arlequin Wine Merchant
384 Hayes Street
Contact Ian Becker (415)-863-1104
• Catherine and Claude Maréchal from Burgundy
• Pierre and Pierre-Marie Luneau of Luneau-Papin in Muscadet
• Eric Texier from the Rhone Valley
• François Pinon of Vouvray
• Claude-Emmanuelle and Louis-Benoît Desvignes from Beaujolais
Biondivino Wine Boutique
415 Green Street @ Polk
Contact Ceri Smith (415)-673-2320
• Mauro Vergano of Chinati Vergano
• Alessandra Bera of Vittorio Bera in Asti
• Arianna Occhipinti from Sicily
• Silvio Messana of Montesecondo in Tuscany
• Cristiano Guttarolo from Puglia
• Francesca Padovani of Fonterenza in Montalcino
Bi-Rite Market
Event held at 18 Reasons 593 Guerrero St @ 18th St
Contact Josh Adler (415)-241-9760
• Christine and Eric Nicolas of Domaine de Bellivière in Jasnières
• Jean-Paul Brun of Domaine des Terres Dorées in Beaujolais
• Franck Peillot from Montagnieu in the Bugey
• Christian Chaussard of Domaine le Briseau in Jasnières
• Evelyne de Jessey of Domaine du Closel in Savennières
Late Night Drinking at Terroir....
We then fly to New York City for a gala tasting at Chambers Street Wines on Sunday, April 26, 2009 from 4 top 7:30 pm
Public Tasting
Chambers Street Wines
Sunday, April 26th
160 Chambers Street
Then, we have our really big trade event on Tuesday, April 28th.
Very Veri Vini New York Farewell Trade Event
April 28, Tuesday
By Invite only
info@louisdressner.com
From noon to 4:30 pm
Gifts, surprises, shocking news, food and clownery!
There will be a number of fabulous meals organized during the event.
The main event is at Convivio Restaurant in New York. Please find below the tenative menu for the Louis/Dressner Vintner Dinner, to be held Monday evening, April 27th at Convivio, and begining at 7:30pm.
...passed Sfizi with the Bera "Arcese" 2007 (or the Mauro Vergano "Americano" Chinato, final selection to be determined; both items are from Piemonte, Italia)
...Quaglia Grilled Quail Skewer with pancetta, cicoria, and vin cotto first course with the Occhipinti Il Frappato 2006 (Sicilia, Italia)
...Maccheroni alla Carbonara pasta with pancetta, pecorino, scallion, egg, and black pepper second course with the Montesecondo Chianti Classico 2006 (Toscana, Italia)
...Fusilli pasta with neopolitan pork shoulder ragu and cacciocavallo fonduta with the Campi di Fonterenza Rosso di Montalcino 2006 (Toscana, Italia)
...Salsiccia d'Anatra e Cuore d'Anatra housemade duck sausage and green lentils with seared duck hearts and pickled peppers with the Guttarolo "Anfora" Primitivo 2006 (Puglia, Italia)
...mixed Sorbetti with the Bera Moscato d'Asti 2008 (Piemonte, Italia)
...Cioccolata an assortment of chocolate with the Mauro Vergano Nebbiolo Chinato NV (Piemonte, Italia)
The price point per person is set at $85 + tax + gratuity / per person. Five Italian vintners (those who produced the wines to be served) will be attending this dinner, eating this meal and conversing with the guests about their wines. Those vintners will include:
Alessandra Bera of the Bera winery in Piemonte, Italia
Arianna Occhipinti of the Occhipinti winery in Sicilia, Italia
Francesca Padovani of the Campi di Fonterenza winery in Toscana, Italia
Cristiano Guttarolo of the Guttarolo winery in Puglia, Italia
Mauro Vergano the Chinati producer in Piemonte, Italia
Please call Convivio at 212-599-5045
