Wine Tasting - Wine Tours in Italy

A Wine Tasting Festival to raise funds for maintenance of the church will be taking place, in Willits, Mendocino County, California, on May 6.

The 8th edition of this event, sponsored by the local St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, features a wide variety of wines, gourmet foods and desserts.

- Event Details -

Where: St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church (parish hall)
58 Bush Street, Willits, CA 95490

When: from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2006

Admission: $20 tickets include admission to the festival, a commemorative wine glass, as many wine tastings as desired, gourmet food and desserts.

Monefioralle, a village located in the municipality of Greve in Chianti, Tuscany, will host the event ”I Vini del Castello” (The Castle Wines), on April 29 and 30.

A Medieval castle in the Chanti area will be the setting for tasting sessions of Chianti wine and other local specialties.
A two days event which offers chances to immerse yourself in the special flavours of Chianti area.

As said, Montefioralle is located in the municipality of Greve in Chianti, in an area well known from worldwide travelers, for the excellent olive oil, wine, and for the typical Tuscan landscapes.

Greve in Chianti, is 30km South of Florence( see on the map )

- Maryland

Governor of Maryland Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., is expected to sign two ‘wine bills’:
one that will continue to allow Maryland wineries to sell directly to restaurants and retailers,
and the other that would allow diners to take home leftover wine.
The bill which allows diners to take home leftover wine, may stop them from consuming too much wine at the restaurant before driving home; it is what the proponents of the bill say.

- Florida

In Florida continues the debate over who should be allowed to ship wines directly to in-state residents.
A proposal is being negotiated to allow only wineries that produce less than 250,000 gallons of wine a year to offer direct deliveries; leaving larger wineries to operate through their in-state distributors.

Frascati Wine celebrates its 40th birthday as a DOC wine (DOC: Denominazione Origine Controllata), among the orchids, in Monte Porzio Catone, surroundings of Rome, from April 21 through 25.

The event, “Orchidee in Centro”, pairs the famed Castelli Romani’s wine with orchids.

Orchid exhibit and wine tasting are scheduled, in this original event.
Businesses cultivating orchids from Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, Peru, Brasil, and Taiwan will exhibit the best of their production.

A few notes on Frascati Wine:
- Color: White
- Description: Straw yellow
- Type: Dry still, sweet still
- Taste: Either dry, or sweet, soft, sapid, and harmonious.
- Aroma: Delicate, with characteristic aroma.
- Alcohol: 11% - 13%
- Aging: Up to two years, standing.
- Temperature: Serve at 49° Fahrenheit, 10° Celsius.
- Best paired with: especially suggested for seafood, soups; the dry variety. Egg dishes, white meat, frogs; the sweet variety is ideal with dessert.

Frascati wine is a DOC wine since1966; its production area is the typical volcanic soil of the Colli Albani (Alban Hills), south of Rome.

San Benedetto del Tronto, in the Adriatic riviera of the Marche, will host the wine event, “Vino ਔ, from April 23 until to 25.
“Vino ਔ is an enotest, a free blindfolded tasting.

Four local red wines will be served, and people tasting, will have to report on features such as taste, type, aroma etc…

Among the wines served:

- Falerio

- Rosso Piceno
Color: Red
Description: Ruby red
Type: Dry still
Taste: Harmonious, dry and sapid.
Aroma: Pleasant, of wine.
Alcohol: 11.5% -13%

- Rosso Conero
Color: Red
Description: Ruby red
Type: Dry still
Taste: Harmonious, dry, sapid and full-bodied.
Aroma: Pleasant
Alcohol: 11.5%

- Offida Doc
Color: Red
Type: Dry still
Temperature: Serve at 60° - 64° Fahrenheit, 16° - 18° Celsius.

The datas gathered, will provide information on how people rate local wines without label.
“Vino ਔ, is a project, sponsored by European Union and Unavini, aiming to promote autochthonous vine varieties. San Benedetto del Tronto is the first stage of an itinerary that will cross many other wine areas in Italy.

Where: “Vino ਔ is in San Benedetto del Tronto, viale Buozzi, Palazzina Azzurra.
When: April 23-25