Join the Wine Enthusiast for a spectacular evening of wines, spirits and music paired with culinary creations from San Francisco’s top restaurants! TGIC’s Bodega Norton will be there!

When:
Thursday • April 22, 2010
5:00 – 7:00 PM VIP Tasting
7:00 – 10:00 PM Grand Tasting (Included with VIP purchase)

Where:
War Memorial Opera House
401 Van Ness Avenue,
San Francisco, CA 94102

For Tickets:

Wineenthusiast.com

Join the Wine Enthusiast for a spectacular evening of wines, spirits and music paired with culinary creations from Atlanta’s top restaurants! TGIC’s Bodega Norton will be there!

When:
Thursday • April 8, 2010
5:00 – 7:00 PM VIP Tasting
7:00 – 10:00 PM Grand Tasting (Included with VIP purchase)

Where:
Georgia Aquarium
225 Baker Street
Atlanta, GA 30313

For Tickets:

Wineenthusiast.com

Join the Wine Enthusiast for a spectacular evening of wines, spirits and music paired with culinary creations from Chicago’s top restaurants! TGIC’s Bodega Norton will be there!

When:
Thursday • May 6, 2010
6:00 – 7:00 PM VIP Tasting
7:00 – 10:00 PM Grand Tasting (Free with VIP Ticket Purchase)

Where:
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605

For Tickets:

Wineenthusiast.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

Friday, March 12th through Saturday, March 13th, join Diego Surazsky of Norton at the Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival!

Grand Tasting
Location: Sea Pines Country Club
When: March 12, 2010

Public Tasting & Auction
Location: Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn
When: March 13, 2010

Contact:
HHIW&F
Hilton Head Hospitality Association
P.O. Box 5097, HHI, SC 29938
Phone (800)424-3387 (843)686-4944
http://www.hiltonheadwineandfood.com

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

The Charleston Food & Wine Festival is in its 5th year of introducing the public to delicious food and wine! The festival will last from Thursday, March 4 through Sunday, March 7. Carlos Serrano from Montes and Enrique Toso from Pascual Toso will be pouring. TGIC’s Christophe Courteaud will be there.

Across the Andes Wine Tasting
Time: Friday, 1:00-2:30PM
Location: Circa 1886 (Upstairs), 149 Wentworth Street
Tickets: $50 per person
Carlos Serrano from Montes will be leading this Tasting.

For more information and tickets: http://www.charlestonwineandfood.com/

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

Bodega Norton has instituted an initiative to become even greener. Already practicing organic farming methods including no pesticide use, Norton has started a program of using their water more efficiently in the arid region of their Mendoza vineyards and has progressed to implementing resourceful waste management innovations.

By using drip irrigation, digging wells and constructing several damns, Norton administers its own water use and has reduced its usage by one third in the last five years. Bodega Norton has also built a water treatment plant that allows for the reuse of water for irrigation. In 2007, the Rotary Club International noticed Norton’s water conservation efforts and nominated the winery for its responsible use of this resource. Today, they are in the process of integrating solar panels to power the water treatment plant.

Aside from conservative water programs, Norton sends all its waste to certified waste management plants. 80% of winery-generated waste is recycled, and many recycled products come back to the winery for reuse in glass and cartons. Using a lighter bottle, Norton was the first to adopt the “eco-friendly” bottle which reduced 700 tons of waste in its first year. Currently, Norton is developing ways to use recycled paper labels for bottles and soy ink for printing.

With all this effort, Bodega Norton is pre-certified under the ISO 14.001 Standard – Environmental Management. The winery is also in the process of being certified as “Fair Trade” through the Fair Trade Labeling Organization. All this highlights Norton’s commitment to the environment. No wonder Bodega Norton was awarded the “Best Company of the Year” by the Mendoza Executives Association!