Members’ Memos

Perry Luntz has a new book coming out in November: Whiskey and Spirits for Dummies (John Wiley & Co.). Perry’s newsletter, “Beverage Alcohol Market Report Online” will reappear as a bi-weekly, free online newsletter in October.

If any members have a book coming out, please let me know.

October Events
THESE EVENTS ARE FOR WINE TRADE AND MEDIA PROFESSIONALS ONLY AND ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Tuesday Oct 2: 11am-5pm. Cape Classics Portfolio Tasting at Daniel, 60 East 65th Street. RSVP: 212-686-1300 or info@capeclassics.com

Tuesday Oct 2: 11am-3pm. Tasting Panel of NY “Double Gold Medal winners from San Francisco Wine & World Spirit Competition” at Del Posto, 85 Tenth Ave. Not sure if all WMG received the invite but Andy Blue is sponsoring this event- RSVP: 310 459-7570 x 6 or rsvp@tastingpanelmag.com.

Wednesday Oct 3: 11:30am-2pm. Old Vine Grenache. Wine Media Guild Luncheon at Felidia.

Wednesday Oct 3: 3-9pm. Empire Merchants Wine Tasting & Packaging Show at Empire City/Yonkers Raceway. Not sure they welcome journalists. Get a business card from a friendly retailer or restaurateur. www.empiremerchants.com

Wednesday Oct 3: 4-7pm. Greek Wine Tasting at Kellari Restaurant, 19 West 44th St. RSVP: nadamopoulos@gmail.com or (212) 221-0144.

Thursday Oct 4: 11am-1:30pm. Sonoma County Growers Harvest Report & Luncheon at James Beard House, 167 West 12th St. Our own Tyler Coleman is the moderator. RSVP: Michael Gitter- (212) 867-5581 or chael@firstpresspr.com

Monday Oct 8-Wednesday 10: Nightclub & Bar Convention & Trade Show at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ. Don’t know their policy on comped rooms. Contact www.nightclub.com or (888) 966-2727.

Monday Oct 15: 1-4pm. VOS Selections tasting of Jean-Paul Autard and Dominic Courbis Rhone wines at Bar Americain, 152 West 52nd St. RSVP 212-967-6948 or wine@vosselections.com.

Tuesday Oct 23: 11am-3:30pm. Domaine Select Portofolio Tasting at Four Seasons Restaurant, 99 East 52nd St. rsvp@domaineselect.com

Wednesday Oct 24: 1-4pm. New Zealand Wine Tasting at Public restaurant, 210 Elizabeth St (Prince & Spring). RSVP: Dana Johnson (212) 505-1707 or info@nzwines-eventsusa.com

Thursday Oct 25 & Friday 26: 7:30-10pm. Wine Spectator Experience at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, 46th & Broadway. Good luck with comp tickets; we inquired and were told “no press passes.” www.winespectator.com

Thursday Oct 25-Saturday 27: “Cook, Eat, Drink, Live” on Pier 94 (Hudson River & 55th Street). Chefs, beer, wine, spirits, food etc. Being touted as “the ultimate luxury epicurean weekend.” Not sure of the comp situation; all attendees must have a ticket, which is several hundred dollars a day. The times differ on different websites. Thurs 1-9pm; Fri and Sat 10am-10pm. RSVP: Jessica Acree (212) 794-8055 X50 or Jessica@enkshows.com . CHECK times before going.

Friday Oct 26: 10pm-2am. Austrian Trade Commission Pre-Award Party at Danube Restaurant, 30 Hudson St. The Austrian Wine Marketing Board will present wines matched with food prepared by Austrian chef Christian Petz. RSVP Ms. Michaela Laussegger (212) 421-5250 .

Preview for November

Wednesday Nov 7: 11:30am-2:00pm. Wine Media Guild luncheon at Felidia. Patrick Sere, Executive VP Dreyfus Ashby & Co, will join us again for another of his deep dives into a Burgundy region– Aloxe-Corton. We will be tasting Drouhin’s Aloxe-Corton, Corton-Charlemagne and Corton among many others. A detailed invitation will go out in mid-October, but feel free to reserve now by emailing Pat Savoie ( psavoie@nyc.rr.com).