Your Guide to Organic, Biodynamic and Natural Wine
Our friends at Amail Restaurant have a wine dinner tomorrow: Assyrtiko No Longer, The New (or Rather Old) Red Wines of Greece. See the info below.
Here is the list of participants for the Return To Terroir tasting in NYC on February 27th, 2012.
AUSTRALIA
Ngeringa Vineyard
AUSTRIA
Nikolaihof Wachau
Weingut Geyerhof
Meinklang
CHILE
Vinedos Santa Emiliana
Antiyal
FRANCE
ALSACE
Domaine Marcel Deiss
Domaine Zind Humbrecht
Domaine Tempé
Domaine Ostertag
Domaine Josmeyer
Domaine Valentin Zusslin
From the Astor Center:
It’s time for our Eighth Annual Natural Wine Event! Sample delightful natural wines imported by Jenny & François Selections, and learn about them from the winemakers themselves.
On Saturday, February 18, taste 20 wines for just $20, and stand face to face with these passionate artisans as they share their stories.
Throughout the afternoon we will also hold short optional seminars with three engaging speakers: Florent Plageoles from the Plageoles winery in Gaillac, France; Helena Lomazzi from the Colombaia winery in Tuscany, Italy; and Andy Fisher, President of Astor Wines & Spirits and Astor Center.
Eleven natural winemakers will be in attendance. Please book your spots early, as tickets may sell out.
Wineries Featured at the Event:
Dante & Helena Lomazzi
Colombaia
Tuscany, Italy
Coturri Winery
California, USA
Damien Delecheneau
Domaine de la Grange Tiphaine
Loire Valley, France
Joël & Christine Ménard
Domaine des Sablonnettes
Loire Valley, France
Emmanuel Guillot-Broux
Domaine Guillot-Broux
Burgundy, France
Nadia Lusseau
Haut Lavigne
Southwest Region, France
Chad Hardesty
Hardesty Vineyards
California, USA
Alain Richard
Loup Blanc
Languedoc-Rousillon, France
Florent Plageoles
Plageoles
Southwest Region, France
David Barrault
Tire Pé
Bordeaux, France
Gilles Bley
Clos Siguier
Cahors, France
Price: $20.00
Date: Sat, Feb 18th, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Coturri & Mushroom Winemaker Dinner
Eric Tucker & his team will provide a 5-course prix fixe meal featuring truffles & other exotic mushrooms with the uniquely natural & complex organic wines from Coturri Winery. Join us for this very special evening in our private wineroom.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
6pm-930pm (ish)
5-course prix fixe menu with Coturri wine pairings
$90/person (before tax/gratuity)
Space is limited, please call Alison for a seat at the table
415.345.3900×13
The next installment of the great traveling biodynamic wine tasting. More info at www.biodynamy.com.
From Eater.com:
Under the guidance of still new-ish sommelier Michael Garofola, Genoa continues its strong series of wine dinners with an event on Monday, May 16 featuring Slovenia’s Movia wines. Winemaker Aleš Kristancic will be on-hand during the five-course meal to talk about the natural, biodynamic wine movement and share stories about his family’s winery (which has been in business since 1820). $95; reservations required.
Event Details
Date: May 12, 2011
Location: 2000 Oregon Road, Mattituck, NY 11952
Time: 3:00-5:00pm
Join owners Barbara Shinn and David Page on a walk through their vineyard, where they will discuss the organic and biodynamic farming practices they are using, along with natural winemaking practices including indigenous yeast fermentations. They can answer your questions about biodynamic farming & the certification process, as well as addressing how they make use of practices such as:
• permanent cover cropping in tandem with permaculture
• compost tea
• biodynamic field preps
• putting compost “to sleep” for an extended summer cure.
Shinn Estate Vineyards is located at 2000 Oregon Road, Mattituck, NY 11952. See directions at www.shinnestatevineyards.com
Fee: $5 per person NOFA members, $15 non-members. Call 631-804-0367 to pre-register.
Yorkville Cellars Organic Wine Dinner With Winery Owner Edward Wallo 5/4 | dreadnought wines.
Yorkville Cellars Organic Wine Dinner With Winery Owner Edward Wallo At The Omni William Penn Terrace Room
May 4, 2011, 6:30 – 9:00PM
The Terrace Room at The Omni William Penn Hotel, 530 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
$90 per person, tax and gratuity included.
Pre-paid reservations required. (412) 391-1709
