Italian Wine Festival and Classes February 25, 2010

Please consider joining GiraMondo Wine Adventures for an exceptional evening celebrating the great wines of Italy. The festival part will present 25+ wines from the different regions of Italy including from North to South: Piedmont, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trentino Alto Adige, Marche, Toscana, Umbria, Sardinia, Lazio, Campania, Apulia and Sicilia. Wines will be accompanied by Italian cheese plates and light appetizers (pasta & pizza). The festival will enable you not only to taste wines from well known appellations such as Brunello, Barbaresco or Chianti but also to discover little known varietals such as Lagrein, Cannonau, Aglianico, Passerina, etc…Festival will open doors at 6:45pm

For those who are interested to learn more, we are also proposing two classes that will take place during the festival.

6:30pm class:Introduction to the wines of Italy with a taste of additional 2 wines (included in Festival admission price – select option when purchasing online – limited space).

7:30pm class: Advanced Topics on the wines of Italy (emerging regions, top appellations) with a taste of 2 icon wines such as Amarone or Barolo (+$20 for that class) – only 25 seats available.

For more information and ticket purchase, please visit GiraMondo Wine Adventures website.

Location: Whittemore House 1526 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036 – Metro: Dupont Circle (Red Line) Hours: 6:30pm-9pm