8th Annual Westchester Wine Experience

March 15, 2008

 

ROTARY CLUB OF PLEASANTVILLE

New York, U.S.A., Inc.

P. O. Box 169

Pleasantville, New York  10570

 

Officer & Directors                                                                          

John Krysko, President                                                                      Paul Egensteiner, Programs

Trevor Hall, President-Elect                                                              Irene Powers, Bulletin Editor

Michael Geremino, Secretary                                                             Michael Brooks, Director

Charla Marshall, Treasurer                                                                Mary Fox-Alter, Director

                                                                                                                Michael Ortiz, Director

                                                                                                                Susan Fasnacht, Director

 

                                                                                    January 16, 2008

 

The Eighth Annual Westchester Wine Experience will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2008, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Pace University, Kessel Campus Center, Pleasantville, New York.  The event will host Westchester County’s top restaurants, best wineries, importers and wholesalers from around the world.  The cost for the event is $50.  Proceeds will benefit Rotary projects and many local charities.

 

Last year over 500 people attended this wonderful event.  A great success for Pleasantville Rotary and the charities they support.  This year the event will bring in over 200 wines from around the world.  Wineries, importers and wholesalers will be there to answer your wine questions.  Meet the owners and chefs of the areas finest restaurants serving their signature dishes.

 

Wine Seminars will also be available for an additional $25.00 on that day.

There will be four seminars lasting 45 minutes each.- two at 1:45 and two at 2:45.

 

A Port Wine Seminar exploring the various styles of port wine...white, ruby, tawny (young and aged), late bottled vintage and vintage...and wines from various port houses will be sampled.  The wines will be tasted in combination with foods ranging from stilton cheese to dried fruits and nuts to chocolate and other desserts.  This class will be given by Andrea Russo from Aries Wines & Spirits in White Plains.  Aries Wines and Spirits, owned by White Plains Rotarian Tony Russo and his wife, will also have a table on the tasting floor.  Here participants can place orders at a discounted price for any of the wines tasted.  In addition, Aries will donate 10% of all sales to the Pleasantville Rotary.  This is a great way to stock up for the spring holidays and to further contribute to a good cause.  We hope you will take advantage of this new opportunity at the event.

 

Also available from Ned Towle of the Westchester Wine School - The FAB FOUR:  Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.  We will taste, discuss and identify the unique qualities of each variety and the prime regions from which they come.  We will learn how the same variety can be made in different styles and what the winemaker does to achieve that style.  We will do comparison tastings to better identify each variety's unique qualities.  Along with a clarification of varietal tastes, flavors and textures, we will discuss the food pairing opportunities each offers.

 

Join Sebastian Allende of Chile's acclaimed Santa rita Winery for a fascinating journey through the country's most important and distinctive wine regions.  From Casablanca and Rapel to Apalta and Maipo, experience the diverse range of textures, aromas and flavors that Chile's varied climates and terrain impart in the wines.  Founded in 1880, the Santa Rita estate was among the first to pioneer plantings of European grape varieties in Chile.  Today, they continue to place the utmost emphasis on planting within the specific locations and conditions that will yield the best expression of each grape variety.

 

Melissa Prospero of Prospero Winery and Andre Magiotta of Mediterraneo Restaurant will work together for a food and wine pairing seminar.

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For ticket and event information, call the hotline at 914 310-0739.

 

Westchester Wine Experience

Hosted by The Pleasantville Rotary Club

March 15, 2008     1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Pace University, Kessel Campus Center

Pleasantville, New York  10570

 

WINERIES

 

Allied Importers

Banfi

Captain Laurence Brewery

Click Wine Group

Cumulus Wines

WJ Deutsch

Dr. Frank Wines

Don Sebastiani and Sons

DFV Wines

Fedway Imports

Frances Ford Coppola Presents

Fredrick Wildman

 

Herron Hill

Icon Estates

J Lohr

Mendocino Wine Co.

Michael Shaw

Millbrook Vineyards

Mionetto USA

Monarchia Matt International

Palm Bay International

Prospero Winery

Rad Grapes

Sherbrooke Cellars

Vineyard Brand

Vias Wines

Wine Bow

 

RESTAURANTS

 

Bisou Café – Pleasantville

Bollywood Bistro

Cheese Warehouse

Crabtree Kittle House – Chappaqua

Dockside Pub - Mahopac

Eagle Coffee International – Carmel

Grappolo - Chappaqua

Haven - Pleasantville

Ironhorse Grill – Pleasantville

Jack and Dyl’s - Tarrytown

John Michael @ Purdy Homestead

Lexington Square Café – Mt. Kisco

Longfords Ice Cream

MacMenamin’s Grill – New Rochelle

Main Street Sweets - Tarrytown

Mediterraneo – Pleasantville

Peter Pratts Inn – Yorktown Heights

Riviera Restaurant – Pleasantville

Strega - Pleasantville

The North End - White Plains

Umami Café – Croton-on-Hudson

Watercolor Café - Larchmont

 

 

 

OTHER DATES TO REMEMBER:

                MAY 30, 2008           Rotary Club of Pleasantville - Senior BBQ