Return To Terroir – Bordeaux – June 20

Posted by Organic Wine Journal on May 25, 2011 in Events

The next installment of the great traveling biodynamic wine tasting. More info at www.biodynamy.com.

Portland: Wine Dinner with Aleš Kristancic at Genoa

Posted by Organic Wine Journal on May 13, 2011 in Events

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.

Vineyard Walk & Wine Tasting at Shinn Estate Vineyards

Posted by Organic Wine Journal on May 12, 2011 in Events

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

Posted by Organic Wine Journal on Apr 13, 2011 in Events

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

Natural Winemakers Week

Posted by Organic Wine Journal on Feb 14, 2011 in Events

Jenny & Francois Selections has released the schedule for this year’s Natural Winemakers’ Week and it’s packed with free tastings, winemaker dinners and wine specials all over New York. These are great opportunities to have some fantastic natural wines and meet the people who make them.

For more details go to their website. Here is a list of all the events:

THURSDAY, MARCH 3

Free tasting with the first winemaker to arrive! Come start off the week with us:
5:30-7:30pm: Sussex Wine & Spirits, 300 E. 42nd St. (2nd Ave.), 212.867.5838.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4

Free tastings with winemakers at the following locations:
5-8pm: White Star, 907 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn NY, 718.389.4520.
5-8pm: Winfield-Flynn, 558 3rd Ave., NYC, 212.679.4455.
6-8pm: Fermented Grapes, 651 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn, 718.230.3216.
6-9pm: September Wines, 100 Stanton St. @ Ludlow, NYC, 212.388.0770.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5

3-6pm: Astor Center Grand Tasting (upstairs),
399 Lafayette St.@4th St.,212.674.7501.
$20 includes seminars, meeting 15 winemakers, tasting over 30 wines.
Please reserve: www.astorcenternyc.com. Sells out fast!

SUNDAY, MARCH 6: Dinners, classes & tastings!

6-9pm: Brooklyn Kitchen, 100 Frost St., Brooklyn, 718.389.2982.
American Natural Winemakers team up with Meat Hook butchers for a
natural wine/sausage making class.
Reservations: www.thebrooklynkitchen.com, $60.
7:30pm: Tangled Vine, 434 Amsterdam Ave. @ 81st St., NYC, 646.863.3896.
Mediterranean Winemaker dinner. Unlimited food & wine. Reservations, $49.
8pm: Egg, 135 N 5th St., Brooklyn, 718.302.5151.
4 course French wine & rabbit pairing dinner. Reservations, $65.
8pm: Thirst Bar, 629 Classon Ave., Brooklyn, 718.857.9227.
3 course wine dinner. Reservations, $45.

Free tastings with winemakers at the following locations:
4-7pm: Appellation Wines, 156 10th Ave., NYC, 212.741.9474.
4-7pm: West Side Wine, 481 Columbus Ave., NYC, 212.874.2900.
5-7pm: Thirst, 187 DeKalb Ave @ Carlton, Brooklyn, 718.596.7643.
6:30-8:30pm: Discovery Wines, 10 Avenue A, NYC, 212.674.7833.

MONDAY, MARCH 7

10am-5pm: Jenny & François Portfolio Tasting (trade & press only – please RSVP)
287 Spring Street, NYC, call 646.775.6400 or email: info@jennyandfrancois.com

TUESDAY, MARCH 8

5pm-2am: Anfora Winemaker Night, 34 8th Ave., NYC, 212.518.2722.
7:30pm: Crave Wine Bar, 570 Henry Street, Brooklyn, 718.643.0361.
Natural California. Reservations, $65.
7-9pm: City Winery: 155 Varick St, NYC, 212.608.0555.
Women & Wine: Organic & Biodynamic Wines, panel discussion & dinner.
See website for details: www.citywinery.com
10pm-2:30am: Blue Ribbon Wine Bar, 34 Downing St., 212.691-0404.

Free tastings with winemakers at the following locations:
5-8pm: Natural Wine Company, 211 North 11th St., Brooklyn, 646.397.9463.
6-8pm: Maslow 6, 211 W. Broadway, NYC, 212.226.3127.
6-9pm: DOC, 147 Broadway, Brooklyn, 718.388.0087.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9

6-8:30pm: Ten Bells, 247 Broome St., NYC, 212.228.4450.
$25 flight of 8 wines & charcuterie, back room.
6:30pm or 9pm (2 seatings): Northeast Kingdom, 18 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn,
718.386.3864. Winemaker dinner. Reservations, $50.
7:30pm: Rouge Tomate, 10 East 60th St., NYC, 646.237-8977. Reservations.

Free wine tasting with winemakers at the following locations:
4-7pm: 67 Wine & Spirits: 179 Columbus Ave., NYC, 212.724.6767.
5-7pm: Chamber’s Street, 148 Chambers St., NYC, 212.227.1434.
6-8pm: UVA, 199 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, 718.963.3939.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10

Free wine tasting with winemaker:
5-8pm: Natural Wine Company, 211 North 11th St., Brooklyn, 646.397.9463.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11

Free wine tasting with winemakers at the following locations:
5-7pm: West Side Wine, 481 Columbus Ave., NYC, 212.874-2900.
5:30-8:30pm: Dry Dock, 424 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, 718.852.3625.

New Zealand – Biodynamic and Organic Food and Wine Degustation

Posted by Adam Morganstern on Aug 12, 2010 in Events

As part of the Wellington On A Plate festival, Urlar Vineyards is sponsoring a Biodynamic and Organic Food and Wine Degustation.

Feast on the flavours of organically grown Highland cow and pig matched with biodynamic wines of Urlar. Travis Clive-Griffin of Bar Salute and Angus Thomson of Urlar Vineyard join forces to present a wonderfully biodynamic six course degustation.

More info.

Winemaker’s Feast with Tony Coturri – May 11th in NYC

Posted by Organic Wine Journal on Apr 29, 2010 in Events

Join us for the ultimate organic wine and food feast. Winemaker Tony Coturri will pair his wines with a Nose-to-Tail suckling pig feast at Resto on May 11th at 7pm. This dinner, part of a series sponsored by the Organic Wine Journal, highlights that responsible wining and dining are as much about pleasure as they are about practices.

For more than 30 years, Coturri Winery has been making “real wines” using organically grown grapes, natural yeast fermentation, and no additives. Robert Parker has called his wines “some of the most intriguing I’ve ever reviewed.”

Resto Restaurant has received rave reviews for their Large Format Feasts from the New York Times, Food Network and Time Out New York.

Vegetarians – don’t feel left out. We’ll work out some great food for you if you let us know advance.

Reservations can be made through Resto at 212-685-5585 or by email

Date: Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Time: 7pm
Price: $75pp (not including tax/tip)

Resto
111 East 29th Street New York, NY 10016
212- 685-5585
Restonyc.com

Greenpeace and Spencer Tunick Team Up To Save French Wines

Posted by Adam Morganstern on Sep 17, 2009 in Events

Working with some obscure theory that wine and taking off your clothes are somehow linked, Greenpeace has teamed up with photographer Spencer Tunick to do a shoot at a vineyard in Burgundy to bring awareness to climate change and how it may affect your favorite vintages.

From the press release:

Save the wines of France!

We all must make our voices heard – or let our bodies speak – to urge political leaders to take action.

Click here for the event website.