Italy’s Northern Delights: a guided tasting of 6 northern Italian fine wines

Wine tasting: Italy’s Northern Delights
Weds., September 23, 2009
6:30-7:30 p.m.
6 wines and hors d’oeuvre
$30 per person (plus tax and gratuity)

Galleria Tennis & Athletic Club
5015 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77056-5621
(832) 325-5100

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Italy’s Northern Delights: a guided tasting of 6 northern Italian fine wines

Participants will taste 6 northern Italian wines imported to the U.S. by legendary importer of French wines, Kermit Lynch (Berkeley, California). Lynch made his name as one of the first importers to bring natural-style Châteauneuf-du-Pape and single-vineyard Beaujolais Cru to this country in the 1970s and 1980s. Now, the man with the Midas touch has shifted his focus to Italy, where he continues to search for natural-style, food-friendly and affordable wines. Participants will be among the first in the state to taste these exciting new arrivals.

Italy’s Northern Delights
6 wines and hors d’oeuvre
$30 per person (plus tax and gratuity)

Punta Crena 2008 Riviera Ligure di Ponente Vermentino (Liguria)
Guido Porro 2007 Dolcetto d’Alba (Piedmont)
Cantina Valpane 2006 Barbera del Monferrato (Piedmont)
Silvio Giamello 2005 Barbaresco Vicenziana (Piedmont)
Guido Porro 2005 Barolo Santa Caterina (Piedmont)
Elvio Tintero Moscato d’Asti 2008 Sorì Gramela (Piedmont)

Instructor Julio Hernandez
President, D’Amore Wine Selections

Julio Hernandez, a 30-year veteran of the food and wine world. He was called the “best sommelier in New Orleans” by Food & Wine magazine and he was the recipient of the 1999 Wine Spectator Grand Award for his “1,200-selection wine list at Emeril’s.” In 2000, legendary New York Times journalist R.W. Apple called his list “the best wine list” in New Orleans.

Guest Speaker Jeremy Parzen, Ph.D.

After receiving his Ph.D. in Italian from U.C.L.A. in 1997, Jeremy Parzen began writing about Italian food and wine for La Cucina Italiana, where he served as the chief wine writer for 2 years. He has written about wine for a wide range of publications, including Decanter, Wine & Spirits, Gastronomica, and Men’s Vogue, among others. He is the author of the popular wine blogs DoBianchi.com and VinoWire.com.