4th Annual Pinot Days 2008 Grand Festival Returns to San Francisco
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 2, 2008
The Bay Area Wine Project is proud to announce the 4th annual Pinot Days San Francisco. Pinot Days brings together more than 190 of the world’s best pinot producers, and over 400 of the best pinots on the market today. A series of educational seminars and special tastings are topped off by The Grand Festival wine tasting Sunday, June 29th, 2008, in the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason in San Francisco. In addition, the Grand Festival also includes a silent auction offering a number of pinots and pinot-related experiences with proceeds benefiting the Tanzanian Women’s Sewing Project, a trade school for destitute African women, the work of which enables these women to sustain themselves and their families, empowering them for economic independence within a system of poverty and disease. Pinot Days Grand Festival is open to the trade only from 11am – 1pm and to the public from 1pm -5pm. Tickets are and are available at http://www.pinotdays.com or call 415-408-3360 for more information.
Pinot Days is designed to allow wine lovers and members of the wine trade to taste a variety of pinots representing every major growing area, including California, Oregon, New Zealand, Australia and Burgundy. From hard-to-find and the most critically acclaimed pinots, patrons explore new producers, find wines they love and can afford, learn more about terroir, clones, and up-and-coming vineyards, all while broadening their experience with this food-friendly varietal. “If you love pinot noir, and I do, Pinot Days is the place to be,” says Gary Pisoni of Pisoni Vineyards. This is a serious wine event that has no pretense; the environment is casual, showcasing the finest of wines without the attitude.
Can’t get enough Pinot in one day? Pinot Days San Francisco also offers several other intimate wine events to taste and learn more about this noble grape. Events include:
Producer Spotlight Tasting June 25, 2008; 6:30pm-9:30pm Golden Gate Room, Fort Mason. Cost 0. This years Producer of the Year Tasting features a night with Kosta Browne. A rare opportunity to join Michael Browne for an evening to hear how Kosta Browne came to be and taste for yourselves what gives it its rock star status. Space is limited.
Winemakers “Table Hop” Dinners June 26, 2008; 6pm – 10pm Isa Restaurant & Jack Fallstaff Restaurant. Cost 0. Meet the Winemakers as they move tables with each dinner course, and enjoy over 14 highly acclaimed pinots, perfectly paired with a four course, pinot-focused dinner. A unique experience to “go deep” with a few winemakers whose wines and personalities are paired with each dinner course.
Seated Focus Tastings June 28, 2008; Golden Gate Room, Fort Mason. Cost per seating.
Three regional focus blind tastings–each features 16 of the best producers’ efforts within the theme. Winemakers field questions, discuss their own wines and the uniqueness of the regions.
Best of Santa Lucia Highlands, Santa Rita Hills and Central Coast, 1pm – 3pm
Best of Sonoma Coast, Anderson Valley and Santa Cruz, 4pm – 6pm
Best of Russian River Valley and Santa Maria Valley, 7pm – 9pm
Sunday Seminar Series June 29, 2008; 12 noon – 2pm Landmark Building C, Room 235. Cost
Each Sunday Seminar Series has three parts (appellation, vineyard and misto), and each is moderated by professionals well-versed in the topic. Tastings begin with the pouring of 4 wines within the theme while attendees listen to a 10-15 minute lecture, followed by a 10-15 minute question and answer session. Space is limited to 40 per tasting. For complete information and tickets for all events visit http://www.pinotdays.com.
Pinot Days, the first Bay Area wine festival dedicated to Pinot Noir, is produced by the Bay Area Wine Project, a non-profit dedicated to the promotion of pinot noir. Founders Steve & Lisa Rigisich formed the non-profit out of their love for wine, especially Pinot Noir. Joined by friends Eric and Teri White, who help produce Pinot Days, their goal is to create unique and rich experiences for patrons by, featuring Pinot Noir exclusively and involving winemakers and winery owners to do the actual pouring. The Bay Area Wine Project hosts annual wine tasting events in San Francisco, Chicago, & New York. Beyond tasting and events, the organization’s website provides information about and access to wine-related events in the greater Bay Area, wine education opportunities and wine trivia– including articles about outstanding wine personalities, winery profiles, reviews of wine events, restaurant wine lists, formal tastings and more. For more information visit http://www.pinotdays.com.
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Strada Celebrates Grand Opening of Ibiza, a New Tapas Restaurant
(PRWEB) July 8, 2005
Strada celebrated the grand opening of Pittsburgh’s first authentic Wine & Tapas Bar, Ibiza Restaurant, on Friday, June 10th. The new 3,500 s.f. restaurant is located on E. Carson Street next to Mallorca Restaurant on Pittsburgh’s South Side. With seating for 90 inside and an additional 35 in the rear courtyard, the restaurant provides a fresh contemporary look that compliments the historic neighborhood of East Carson Street.
When Antonio Pereira, also the owner of Mallorca Restaurant on the Southside, approached Strada, his goal was to create a one of a kind restaurant dedicated to serving wines from around the world with small plate ÂÂtapasÂÂ that would compliment each wine. The owner also wanted the experience of the restaurant and the architecture to revolve around the presentation of the wines, the preparation of the food, and a strong inside/outside relationship.
To meet these goals, Strada architects John A. Martine, AIA and Tom Price, Associate AIA used these three concepts to direct the design of the restaurant. The result is a series of rooms arranged in a sequence that compliments the dining experience. Like the food and the wine, each room has a different ÂÂflavorÂÂ. Whether customers sit in the Red Room, the White Room, the Bar, the Wine Room, or the courtyard, they will experience a variety of spatial and culinary ÂÂflavorsÂÂ. The restaurant also features murals by local artists that enliven this journey and emphasize the spirit of the Spanish islands. For more information about the restaurant, please visit http://www.ibizatapasrestaurant.com
Strada, an architecture, interior design, landscape, and urban design firm, is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Strada embraces projects that create places for people including academic buildings, master plans, mixed-use urban developments, corporate offices, and retail spaces.
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VINO 100 Celebrates its Grand Opening With a Celebration on Saturday, February 11, 2006 from 2pm-7pm.
STOCKTON, CA (PRWEB) February 2, 2006
Enjoy great food, music, and wine from Australia and New Zealand at the celebration of our new VINO 100 store in Lincoln Center in Stockton.
Vino 100 is a new wine retailing concept, a new way to buy winesâ¦simplyâ¦by flavor and body. The store design is user-friendly, with great wine values and a store atmosphere that is information-based, comfortable and fun. Our exclusive wine wall begins with the lightest and fruitiest of our white wines, with the selections becoming fuller and drier as they change in color from white to rose to red. Vino 100 offers wines for everyone.
Our unique âVino 100 Wine Barometerâ provides a graphic description of each wine, indicating its level of dryness or fruitiness, its flavor and other important information. It even recommends perfect food pairings! The âVino 100 Wine Barometerâ rates wine on a scale. First, flavor, from âfruityâ to âdryâ. Then, body, from âlightâ to âfullâ. Theses ratings, assigned by our panel of experts, help you identify the flavor and body of wines visually.
This is a wine store designed with you in mind. To us, the best wines are those you like. We help you explore the world of wine to identify your preferences and to select wines that match your moods and your menus. Itâs not the grape, nor the country, nor the label that determines a good wine; rather itâs your taste. In addition, we learn your preferences by tracking what you buy. That way, we can help you discover new wines from around the world that fit you flavor profile, and invite you to wine tasting that feature your preferred flavors of wines.
With over 75 years of experience, we know our wines. We scour the world for the best values in quality red, white, sparkling and sweet wines. No bottle gets into a Vino 100 store without passing our professional tasting panel and meeting our standards of quality and value.
Vino 100 offers many useful wine accessories. Here are just a few:
Insulated Wine Totes: transport your wines at proper temperatures.
Iceless Wine Chillers: maintain the bottleâs temperature.
Well-crafted Wine Corkscrews: open wines with ease.
Wine and Champagne Stoppers and Stopper/Preservers: recork open bottles, preserve the taste.
Wine Decanters: elegant way to âbreatheâ the wine.
Specialized Wine Glassware: bring out the best of each wineâs flavor.
And so many more carefully selected accessories to add to your wine drinking pleasure.
Come by and see for yourself. We are located in Lincoln Center, next to Fina and Stage Two in the Atrium. You can visit us on the web at http://www.vino100stockton.com.
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