III Forks Prime Steakhouse–Hosts First Wednesday Wine Tasting on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, from 5 to 7 PM. Enjoy 6 samples of wine and hors-d’oeuvres for $25. The featured region of the month is Oregon. Please call 512-474-1776 to RSVP. It’s Italian Cucina–Hosts 1/2 Price Bottles of Wine on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 from 4-7 […]
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Wine Events of the Week–Austin Aug. 29 to Sep. 5, 2018
3 Ten ACL Live–Hosts The Wine Down on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, from 5 to 8 PM. Enjoy tastings of Charles Smith Wines while listening to Love & Chaos play a set. Bites will be provided by Living Room at W Austin and there will be a pop-up shop by Yummi Joy. The University of […]
Falvo’s in Flight
Oh Daddy! This was a good one for Father’s Day. Scents of macerated strawberries and baking spices with a slightly hazy ruby color made me think of a Burgundy. But, this wine is all Cali from the Russian River Valley. With 5 years age, it showed a bit of mellowing of the color and a […]
Wine Events of the Week–Austin June 6 to June 13, 2018
III Forks Prime Steakhouse–Hosts First Wednesday Wine Tasting on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, from 5 to 7 PM. Enjoy 6 different wines from the Central Coast of California paired with hors-d’oeuvres. $25 per person. Reservations are required by calling 512-474-1776. Lenoir–Hosts Food + Wine Pairing with Vintel on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, from 6 to […]
Wine Events of the Week–Austin May 30 to June 6, 2018
3 Ten ACL Live–Hosts The Wine Down on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, from 5 to 8 PM. Enjoy tastings of Charles Smith Wines while listening to the Sour Notes play a set. Bites will be provided by Trace and there will be a pop-up shop by Modcloth. It’s Italian Cucina–Hosts Vini d’Alta Quota on Thursday, […]
Falvo’s in Flight
This is perhaps the prettiest rosé I have ever seen. The beautiful cherry color gives the wine its name. Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo is the rosé wine of the Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC. Gently pressed Montepulciano grapes are left on the skins for a short bit and then fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel. The nose on […]
Wine Events of the Week–Austin May 16 to May 23, 2018
It’s Italian Cucina–Hosts Rosé Wine Tasting on Thursday, May 17, 2018, from 5 to 7 PM. Join the It’s Italian crew for a free tasting of pink wines from Sicily and Tuscany The Austin Wine Merchant–Hosts Free Wine Tasting with South African Winemakers on Friday, May 18, 2018 from 4:30 to 7:30 PM. Join wine […]
Wine Events of the Week–Austin May 2 to May 9, 2018
Juliet Italian Kitchen–Hosts Zardetto & Castello di Bossi Wine Dinner on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, from 6 to 8:30 PM. Enjoy a family style wine dinner featuring Filipo Zardetto, owner of Zardetto, and Jacopo Bacci, owner of Castello di Bossi! Enjoy six different wines paired with popular Juliet Italian Kitchen dishes. I recently had the […]
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Wine Events of the Week–Austin Apr. 26 to May 2, 2018
It’s Italian Cucina–Hosts Tour D’Italia Wine Tasting on Thursday, April 26, 2018, from 5 to 7 PM. Join me, Heather Falvo certified sommelier, for a free tasting of wines from the regions of Venezia-Giulia, Abruzzo, and Sicily. Guild–Hosts Beaulieu Vineyard Dinner with Winemaker Trevor Durling On Thursday, April 26, 2018, from 7 to 11 PM. […]
Falvo’s in Flight
Not only did I get to meet some fantastic Calabrese winemakers VinItaly International, I got to meet winemakers with my name! My last tasting of the festival was with Ermano and Gabriela Falvo who have been making wine at Masseria Falvo since 2004. They have 26 hectares planted almost exclusively with grapes indigenous to Calabria. […]