 The Consul General of Argentina in New York, Ambassador Jose L. Perez-Gabilondo and Mrs Ines Segarra, Director, Argentina National Institute of Tourism Promotion hosted Malbec World Day at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, which was a spectacular evening of Argentine Malbec tastings, delicious cuisine, and culture that included music, tango, and modern dance performances.
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 The Dining
Room at Blantyre, a Relais
& Chateaux 19-room luxury hotel built in 1902 in Lenox, Massachusetts
was the elegant setting for a Spring Tasting Supper featuring wines
from Fisher Vineyards paired with
Grand Chef Christopher Brooks’ culinary creations. Hosted by Ann
Fitzpatrick Brown of Blantyre
and Juelle Fisher and Fred Fisher of Fisher Vineyards, it
was a memorable evening of dining and wine tasting.
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 It was a perfect late summer
day with the sky so blue it was almost surreal, with grapes ripe and
golden in
the bright sunlight set against the vibrant green leaves. It was
harvesting
time at Gouveia
Vineyards in Wallingford, Connecticut,
and the Adventure
Kids aka Edward F. Nesta and Debra C. Argen
of Luxury
Experience, along with other family and friends gathered to
bring
in the grapes for the new vintage.
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 Italy is the No. 1 wine producer in the world and Regione Veneto has emerged as Italy's largest producer of wine. Vino 2009 sponsored a seminar and tasting of a selection of Regione Veneto wines, including the sparkling wine Prosecco, the lush Amarone reds, the beautiful and most popular Italian dry white wine, Soave, and a few other surprises.
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 As part of Vino 2009, which was the first industry convention of Italian wines in America, I had the opportunity to spend a day learning about, and tasting Brunello di Montalcino wines, certainly not a bad way to spend a Tuesday in New York.
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 Wine, the elixir of the Gods, ranging from the palest yellow to the deepest burgundy, attracts oenophiles like bees to honey, who covet the bottles. However, when the cellars are too full, or the timing is especially fruitful, the bottles are put on the auction block. Such was the case of the Superlative Modern Cellar auction at Christie's in New York.
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 Although Chilean wines have attracted their share of attention over recent years, Wines of Chile hosted a Seminar on Carménère in New York to focus on this often-overlooked variety.
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 Christie's New York: The Evening Sale: 160-lot auction of wine from 1870 - 2002.
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 Merely mentioning the names of Château Pétrus, Château Latour, Romanée-Conti, and Château Cheval-Blanc will bring a reverent sigh among collectors, and when these status wines come up for auction at Christie's New York, it is controlled pandemonium as to who gets to own these legendary wines.
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 We always love a great party, so when we heard that Drinkology WINE: A Guide to the Grape author James Waller was hosting a New York (Wine) Cocktail Party with caterer extraordinaire Ramona Ponce, on January 10, 2006, it was definitely a party that we wanted to attend.
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 Sicily is the largest of the Mediterranean islands and has more vineyards than any other region in Italy. It has 19 DOC regions, with the most prominent producer being the Marsala region.
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 Wine Tastings in New York to Benefit City Harvest.
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 Rare Collector Wines - 1955 Bordeaux Wine Tasting
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 Wine Tasting at Bovey Castle at Dartmoor National Park.
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 Chianti Classico Tasting in Tuscany
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