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Wine Events – Getting on the Glam with Bacchus

Wine Events – Getting on the Glam with Bacchus

Over the past decade, American interest in wine has grown across the board. What was once a periodic fascination with Riunite Lambrusco or generic White Zinfandel sucked down at garden parties with cubes of Monterrey Jack cheese and Triscuits has grown into a serious interest in wine and wine pairings .

Note:
The Wine Snob still appears at parties and wrinkles its porcine nose at non-Barolos, easily bruised Pinot Noir and of course anything with too gaudy a label. But, more and more Americans are tuning in to the notion of wine as an accompaniment to food, rather than a beverage strictly for attaining a certain state inebriation.

Bacchus would be proud . He would certainly give a nod to all the Maenad sommeliers around town, and to the new-found pleasures of knowing which wines give the greatest pleasure at any given time.

Wine has been around for a long time, all the way back to the first city walls ever constructed. Our ancient ancestors got the grape on as soon as they invented the clay pottery jars to keep it in. It was a magical elixir, and in many ways still is. For some of us, it remains a mystery, and we are shy about our lack of vocabulary, label-reading skills or basic understanding. The choices can be overwhelming, and now it seems that every glam spot in the city claims a notable wine list, sommelier and some special in - vino - veritas -secret.

If you need help, want to learn more, or just want to know what is going on around town, check out these events, just a few of the over 80 events coming up in July and August. So whip out that pedicure -worthy and oh-so-overpriced footwear, the Amex and whatever else you need to go glamming around town, and get the grape on.

Some notable events:

A Short Introduction to Wine ($35)
Date: Jul 07, 2006 (Fri)
Phone: 212-629-8529
Time: 6:45-7:45pm
Cost: $35
Place: Tasting World
307 West 38th Street, Suite 1910
New York City, NY 10018

Summer Latin Wine Series @ Havana Central
Date: Jul 10, 2006 (Mon)
Phone: (212)398-7447
Time: 7:30 Email: Email Event Organizer
Cost: $60/person $50/person with 3 class purchase
Place: Havana Central
151 West 46th Street
New York, NY 10036

Vinos y Tapas (The Levant: Alicante, Jumilla, Yecla, Utiel-Requena, Valencia), at Suba's Wednesday series on Spanish Wine with Tapas

Date: Jul 12, 2006 (Wed) Phone: 212 982 5714
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: $40 Id:
Place: Suba Restaurant
109 Ludlow St
New York City, NY 10002

Outstanding West Coast Pinot Noirs
Date: Jul 12, 2006 (Wed) Phone: 212-688-9370
Time: 7:30pm Email:
Cost: 150.00
Place: The Morrell Wine Store
1 Rockefeller Plaza, (49th street)
New York, NY 10019

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