Attention Wine Connoisseurs. Slow Wine and Vinitaly Hosting Grand Wine Tasting Jan 28
Attention wine connoisseurs, US industry producers, Italian wine aficionados and just your average oenophiles. Last year, The Slow Wine Guide 2012
debuted its first ever English-language edition in what was a
compilation of expert reviews of Italian wineries, examining their
production as it related to region and a myriad of other factors. This
year the Slow Wine Guide 2013 is presenting its latest edition on January 28th in New York City, January 30th in Miami and February 4th in San Francisco. And it is doing so with fanfare and panache. In celebration of the Slow Wine Guide 2013 unveiling, its producers are hosting a prodigious wine tasting event which should peak your interest and enliven your taste buds. With a ticket purchase of $50, you will have the occasion to sample over 100 'Slow Wine approved wines' from 15 regions of Italy. Attendees will have the opportunity to peruse the latest edition of the Slow Wine Guide 2013 as they sample the sterling wines. They will also receive a complimentary copy of this year's Slow Wine Guide (a $25 value) which will familiarize them with an innovative process to critique wines in the hope of encouraging and emphasizing the slow food and wine movement as it continues to make headway against the industrialization of fast food, and wine production.
For those not familiar with the buzz words "slow food" and "slow wine" and the movement, you most probably are knowledgeable about the concepts of "eco-gastronomy," initiated by the movement's founder in Italy, Carlo Petrini. In 1989 Petrini with his nonprofit intended to influence producers and consumers in a paradigm shift away from processed, bland, unhealthful, chemical-ridden foods that Petrini recognized were overtaking the gastronomy of Italy and the world and not to its benefit. He spearheaded global advocacy starting in Italy to redirect food production back to Italy's glorious and delicious agricultural past.
In two decades, his dream of protecting the biodiversity
of the land and the cultural food traditions of Italy from being
overrun by industrialized techno-modern food production caught the
imagination of many who saw the common sense of his platform. The
movement has spread to more than 130 countries. The U.S. has the second
largest chapter behind Italy which is the leader in the Slow Food and
Slow Wine Movement.
Just how does the movement make its impact guiding consumers' food selections? Represented by the symbol of a snail (see the example given in the New York City Slow Food blog)
restaurants or products approved by the Slow Food movement display the
organization’s snail logo in their window or on their packages. The
same follows for wines. This is where the Slow Wine Guide 2013 makes its
auspicious entrance. Like the 2012 guide, this year's guide does not
use a point system to evaluate wines. Instead, according to the Slow Wine US Tour article,
wineries are judged "in their entirety, taking into consideration the
wine quality, typicity and adherence to terroir, value, environmental
sensitivity and ecologically sustainable viticultural practices."
Because Slow Wine was conceived to indicate the reality of the present Italian wine "landscape," the guide presents reviews of 400 different wineries. Each of these wineries in Italy has been visited by Slow Food experts and their evaluations employ these symbols:
To make this event memorable, Slow Wine has collaborated with Vinitaly International. Slow Wine has well chosen this partner. Vinitaly holds the largest annual wine event in the world in Verona, Italy. Vinitaly's expertise and presence assures that the January 28th event will be a spectacular night in Italian wine tasting and education for New York City oenophiles and Slow Food and Slow Wine NYC members. Vinitaly has scheduled the following offerings during this grand evening of exceptional wines:
The Slow Wine guide is published by Slow Food Editore (the publishing arm of Slow Food Italy) and distributed in the U.S. by Chelsea Green. Following the events, the book will be available for purchase nationally on Amazon.com and select retail stores throughout US.
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Because Slow Wine was conceived to indicate the reality of the present Italian wine "landscape," the guide presents reviews of 400 different wineries. Each of these wineries in Italy has been visited by Slow Food experts and their evaluations employ these symbols:
- The Snail (Slow Food symbol) indicates a cellar that has distinguished itself through its interpretation of sensorial, territorial, environmental and personal values in harmony with the Slow Food philosophy.
- The Bottle is attributed to cellars which reveal a consistently high quality throughout their range of wines.
- The Coin indicates great value.
To make this event memorable, Slow Wine has collaborated with Vinitaly International. Slow Wine has well chosen this partner. Vinitaly holds the largest annual wine event in the world in Verona, Italy. Vinitaly's expertise and presence assures that the January 28th event will be a spectacular night in Italian wine tasting and education for New York City oenophiles and Slow Food and Slow Wine NYC members. Vinitaly has scheduled the following offerings during this grand evening of exceptional wines:
- A Prosecco master tasting class at 6 PM.
- A Soave master tasting class at 7:30 PM.
- Aperitivos courtesy of Italia di Vino
Event Details:
Where:
Three-Sixty°, 10 Desbrosses St, NYC (between Greenwich St
and Hudson St) Closest subways are Canal st (1, A, C, E)
When: January 28th, 2013, 6:30PM - 9:00PM
How to purchase tickets: Visit slowwinenyc2013.eventbrite.com
The Slow Wine guide is published by Slow Food Editore (the publishing arm of Slow Food Italy) and distributed in the U.S. by Chelsea Green. Following the events, the book will be available for purchase nationally on Amazon.com and select retail stores throughout US.
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Article Author: Carole Di Tosti.
Carole Di Tosti, Ph.D. is a published writer, novelist and poet. She authors three blogs: 1) http://www.thefatandtheskinnyonwellness.com/ 2) http://www.achristianapologistssonnets.com/ 3) http://caroleditosti.com/ …Carole Di Tosti.'s author page — Author's Blog
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