Shop & Dine Vino 2011
Wine Shops and Restaurants at Vino 2011
All of us are very fortunate to be in the business we are in—the business of wine. Our product is an art and a gift made for pleasure, and so we encourage everyone—New Yorkers and visitors alike—to indulge in the pleasures of SHOP & DINE VINO 2011.
Take this opportunity to discover or re-discover the delights of wines from this year's featured regions—Apulia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Tuscany and Veneto—in our lists of selected restaurants and wine shops, but don't hesitate to experience the wines of all the other regions as well.
The restaurants will tempt you with special by-the-glass pours, flight offerings and food-wine pairing menus, any one of which is likely to be a seductive and memorable experience. Fine dining is an effortless and beguiling way to explore one Italian wine region after another. Plan now—the journey begins January 19th and concludes February 2nd.
Joining the restaurants of Shop & Dine are many of the city's finest wine shops. They, too, will be happy to put you on the wine trail, to provide a world of taste to explore and enjoy. There will be rare opportunities to expand your wine horizons and vinous knowledge by meeting some of the Italian producers who will be on hand.
Vino 2011 and other events organized and presented by the Italian Trade Commission are the building blocks of Italian wines' success in the U.S. market. American consumers who taste Italian wines at these events often go on to adopt them as important expressions of their own lifestyles. They may feature them at parties, stage their own tastings, and pour them at formal dinners, but they also begin to recognize them as companions, as part of the fabric of everyday life. The phrase "daily red and daily bread" comes to mind; it represents wine perfectly as one of the "ordinary graces," a help and support of the Quality of Life.
Aniello Musella
Italian Trade Commission
Executive Director for the USA
Wine Shops
67 Wine & Spirits will be hosting a three-hour Italian wine tasting on Saturday, January 22nd from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. They will be featuring national wines from Italy! The tasting will be run by expert from Martin Scott wine distributors, Maria Therresa Apendino! All wines being tasted at the event will be on sale for 10% off!
Acker Merrall & Condit will be hosting a three-hour wine tasting on January 28th from 3:30pm to 7:30pm. They will be featuring national wines of Italy and light snacks will be provided! Come taste these exquisite Italian wines!
Amanti Vino will be hosting a four-hour Italian wine tasting on Saturday, January 29th from 2:00pm - 6:00pm. They will be featuring national wines of Italy! They will also be selling exclusive wines from January 19th - February 22nd!
Bacchus, Wine Made Simple will be hosting an Italian wine tasting on Wednesday, January 26th from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. They will be featuring national wines from Italy! There is a $15 cover fee for Riedel glass and tasting, and one lucky attendee will win an autographed copy of Fred Plotkin's Gourmet Guide to Italy!
Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit will be hosting a two wine-tastings on January 27th and 28th from 5pm-8pm. They will be featuring wines from Tuscany.
Enoteca di Palo will be hosting daily Italian wine tastings from Wednesday, January 15th to Thursday, February 3rd, from 2:00pm - 8:00pm. They will be featuring wines from Lombardy and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and will be serving a selection of Italian cheese and antipasti!
Garnet Wines & Liquors will be hosting daily tastings from Wednesday, January 19th to Wednesday February 3rd in accordance with the following schedule:
Mon-Fri: 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Saturday: 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Sunday: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
They will be featuring national wines from Italy, alternating the regions daily. Come taste these exquisite Italian wines!
This walk-around tasting will feature Super Tuscans from Querciabella, Le Pupille, Il Macchione and Tua Rita, as well as Poggio di Sotto's Brunello. Dine on selections from their very own salumeria and Arista alla Fiorentina. There is a $95 cover.
Maslow 6 will be hosting a series of wine tasting events throughout January! Please visit their website for more information on these events: http://www.maslow6.com/events.php
Morrell & Co will be hosting a three-hour tasting on January 27 from 3:30pm to 6:30 pm featuring national wines from Italy. 10% off of wines being tasted.
The Wine Room of Forest Hills will be hosting Italian wine tastings from Friday, January 21st to Sunday, January 29th in accordance with the following schedule:
Friday, January 21st: 2:00pm - 8:00pm (General Sampling)
Saturday, January 22nd: 2:00pm - 8:00pm (General Sampling)
Friday, January 28th: 2:00pm - 8:00pm (General Sampling)
Saturday, January 29th: 2:00pm - 7:00pm (Grand Tasting)
They will be featuring national wines from Italy! The Grand Tasting will feature food, music, representatives from various Italian distributors, and a giveaway of an autographed copy of Fred Plotkin's Gourmet Guide to Italy!
"USQ kicks off VINO 2011 with a special visit from the Veneto's Marilisa Allegrini. The Allegrini name is synonymous with quality and Marilisa's efforts with the Corvina grape exemplified in her succulent Valpolicella and Amarone wines are among the most highly-rated bottles in the Veneto. Attendees will enjoy a fun and informative evening with Marilisa as she covers her family's production methods at the Allegrini estate while tasting through a formidable line-up of red and white wines." Visit their site for more info!
Zachy's will be hosting a three-hour tasting event on Saturday, January 22nd from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. They will be featuring national Italian wines!
Restaurants
Il Gattopardo Restaurant will be featuring special by the glass selection daily of four Tuscan wines plus a daily special Tuscan dish! Their hours are as follows:
Monday - Sunday (Lunch): 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Monday - Saturday (Dinner): 5:00pm - 11:30pm
Sunday (Dinner): 5:00pm - 10:00pm
