Support Chilean wine! Join Montes and Santa Ema at the 2010 USA Grand Tastings hosted by Wines of Chile!

We cordially invite you to join us for two Grand Tastings to demonstrate how Chilean wines are no longer just about value but are Reaching New Heights in viticultural excellence!

Where:

Chicago Illuminating Company
19 East 21st Street
Chicago, IL 60616

To learn more:

WinesofChileChicago.org

The recent earthquake in Chile, one of the strongest recorded in history, left a devastating mark on a country that knows quakes well. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet called the damage caused by the 8.8 magnitude quake “an emergency unparalleled in the history of Chile.”

Having reached over 700, the death toll would grow in the days ahead. The National Office of Emergency estimates the number of displaced people at two million.

As owner and founder of the largest Chilean wine importers based in the United States, Alex Guarachi of TGIC Importers vows to help the Chilean families by pledging $50,000 along with this special pledge from TGIC:

More information:
Press Release (Word Document)
Information Sheet (PDF)

Join TGIC’s Montes and Santa Ema! Support Chile by drinking Chilean!

Wines of Chile USA will bring to life a complete Chilean experience for the people of the West Coast in the key market of San Francisco on Thursday, April 29. From 1:00pm to 5:00pm, the focus will be on the trade, allowing the opportunity for press, bloggers, wine buyers, sommeliers, importers, and distributors to sample a wide array of fine Chilean wines as well as to participate in engaging educational seminars led by Fred Dexheimer, Master Sommelier and WoC USA’s new educator. From 6:30pm to 9:00pm the focus will shif toward engaging consumers and will include entertainment provided by a renowned DJ.

To learn more:

WinesofChile.com

MAX’S MARCH MALBEC MADNESS
Max Amore and Broadway Wine & Spirits Present:
“An Evening with Food & Wine”

Five wine and food pairings featuring Malbecs including a few surprises
Guest Speaker: Marissa Ocasio, TGIC Importers
Wednesday March 31, 2010 6:30 P.M.
$69.95 per person + tax & gratuity

Max Amore
140 Glastonbury Boulevard
Somerset Square
Glastonbury, CT
06033

~The Menu ~

Course 1
Duck “carpaccio” with pomegranate reduction
Kaiken Malbec 2008

Course 2
Beef braciola with creamy corn polenta
Montes Classic Malbec 2008

Course 3
Seafood risotto, saffron rice, grilled chorizo, PEI mussels, gulf shrimp
Pascual Toso Malbec 2008

Course 4
Talaggio stuffed procuitto wrapped chicken, over baby spinach, spiced walnuts, golden raisins, ricotta gnocchi
Norton Privada Reserve 2006
(Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet)

Course 5
Salt crusted sirloin, potato Anna, spring morels, sweet onions
Achaval Ferrer Malbec 2008

Cincinnati Wine Festival is starts from Thursday, March 11th through Saturday, March 15th.

TGIC Importers will be in Booth 70
We will be pouring the following:
2007 Montes Cabernet/ Carmenere
2008 Montes Sauvignon Blanc
2006 Bodega Norton Reserve Malbec
2007 Pascal Toso Reserve Malbec
2007 Santa Ema Reserve Merlot
2006 Achaval Ferrer Quimera
2006 Montes Alpha Syrah
2008 Pascal Toso Torrontes

2010 Grand Tasting
Duke Energy Center (Convention Center)
Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor
525 Elm Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Friday Evening 6:30 – 9:00 PM
$70.00 prior to event, $75.00 at the door
$105 for Grand Tasting ticket and Special Tasting ticket, $110 at the door

Saturday Afternoon 2:30 – 4:30 PM
$60.00 prior to event, $65.00 at the door
$95.00 for Grand Tasting ticket and Special Tasting ticket, $100.00 at the door

Saturday Evening 6:30 – 9:00 PM
$70.00 prior to event, $75.00 at the door
$105 for Grand Tasting Ticket and Special Tasting ticket, $110 at the door

Fogo de Chao’s “Icons of the Andes” Wine Dinner
Featuring:
Enrique Toso, Pascual Toso Wines
Julia Cahiza, Bodega Norton
Angela Calad, Montes

6:30 PM Reception; 7:00 PM Dinner
At Fogo De Chao
645 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis MN 55403
Reservations: 612-338-1344.

It’s the most delicious weekend of the year – the 16th annual Minnesota Monthly Food & Wine Experience!
February 18-21, 2010

Saturday Hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Featuring:
Enrique Toso, Pascual Toso Wines
Julia Cahiza, Bodega Norton
Angela Calad, Montes

For more detail and to buy tickets, please visit: http://www.foodwineshow.com

Kaiken Cabernet Sauvignon, Montes Malbec, Norton Merlot, Cabernet, Torrontes, and Malbec, Pascual Toso Chardonnay, Pascual Toso Malbec, Pascual Toso Sauvignon Blanc, Santa Ema Selected Terroir Chardonnay and Santa Ema Selected Terroir Sauvignon Blanc were among the top 150 chosen in a blind tasting of wines under $15 in the latest edition of the bestselling guide to inexpensive wine, The Wine Trials 2010. Moreover, Bodega Norton was named 2010 Winery of the Year!

“Might rattle a few wine snobs, but the average oenophile can rejoice” — Newsweek

“An excellent book” -Steven Levitt, New York Times

To purchase a copy of this book, see The Wine Trials 2010.