Key Largo Food And Wine Festival 2010 Starts This Month!
Posted on Jul 20 in Wine Happenings by iVinoThe Key Largo Food And Wine Festival 2010 kicks off Friday July 30th, going until Sunday August 8th.
This 10-day festival will feature wine dinners, wine tastings, wine pairings, cooking classes and
plenty of vino.
Among the events, there will be the Wine & Seafood Extravaganza going on August 2nd.
Here are some of the vinos you can expect to taste that day:
Martin Codax Albarino Rias Baixas – Spain
Tilia Torrontes – Argentina
Domaine de la Petite Cassagne – France
Don Miguel Gascón Malbec – Argentina
Palacios Remondo La Vendimia Rioja – Spain
The Wine & Seafood Extravaganza Cooking Demonstration is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
For schedule, participating restaurants and all the information go to
http://fkrm.com/foodandwine/
Share Our Strength’s Taste Of The Nation Coming Thursday July 29th!
Posted on Jun 23 in Wine Happenings by iVinoShare Our Strength’s Taste Of The Nation is no regular culinary and wine event. This mid-summer gathering will distribute part of its proceeds to help end child hunger in South Florida and all of Florida via non-profits, FLIPANY, Florida Impact and Feeding South Florida.
You can expect the evening of Thursday July 29th to feature the “latest cuisine, the best wines, champagnes and spirits.” Live music will be played to go along with a silent and live auction.
The “Back to Basics” theme will bring some of Miami’s most renowned Chefs to the Fairmont Turnberry Isle in Aventura including: Allen Susser of Chef Allen’s, Daniel Buss of Fairmont Turnberry Isle, Gabriel Fenton of Bourbon Steak, Marc Vidal of Solea at W South Beach, Marco Ferraro of Wish, along with many more will present delicious food items to pair with that cocktail or wine.
CLICK HERE to get your tickets today or call 1-877-26-TASTE.
Please wine responsibly, and as always, Salud!
Small Talk With Vino Challenge Organizer
Posted on May 27 in Wine Happenings by iVinoThe Florida International Wine Challenge’s main man, Michael Schaefer, sat down to discuss the vino.
Schaefer is the Executive Director of the Florida International Wine Challenge (Better known as FIWC). “This event is amazing because it has such a wide range of wines, areas, styles and grapes. There’s no other like it,” he said.
“Florida, and primarily South Florida, is an erupting, dynamic wine community which likes good food and wine” he said.
A point well taken by many experts who say that Florida is the 2nd largest wine consuming state in the country, behind the obvious vino lover California.
The Florida International Wine Challenge competition, now in its 6th year, was held on June 24th and 25th, at the Palms Hotel in the heart of Miami Beach.
Proceeds from the Florida International Wine Challenge benefitted two worthwhile charities: The Florida Breast Cancer Foundation and the Melanie Finley Ovarian Cancer Foundation.
