Wine events, NYC edition
Some seemingly fun and worthwhile wine events in the near future, New York edition (listed chronologically):
April 19: Mmm, yummy Portuguese wines…ViniPortugal tasting to benefit Slow Food USA. (The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers). 5:30PM-8PM. $35–all proceeds go to Slow Food. Details.
April 21: Tasting of organic wines AND spirits. LeNell’s (Red Hook, map it), noon – midnight. Free.
April 22: Earth Day Call to Action Invites Wine Lovers to Fight Global Warming. Bottlerocket (Flatiron, map it). 3-6 PM. Free.
April 27: Killer 2005 Beaujolais tasting at Crush Wine Co (map it), 6-8 PM, free.
April 28: Crushpad, a facility that lets you make your own wine in downtown San Francisco (no vineyard ownership required!), comes to NYC. 2-6 PM. Reservations essential. [Crushnet]
Check for more events at localwineevents.com
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On April 17th, 2007 at 9:46 am ,East Village Wine Geek wrote:
Did you see the recent changes happening at Varietal? I don’t think the wine is changing but the menu and chefs are. The original chef is moving to Garden City, NY to open his own place and the pastry chef is off to San Fransisco. Interesting.
On April 17th, 2007 at 10:29 am ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Yes, I saw! Big changes in the kitchen. I wonder what, if anything, is happening on the wine side. I hope they keep the mystery flights though since that is a fantastic idea!