Our annual business meeting is June 23. Please let Geoff Kalish know if you plan to attend. And please do consider attending since we will set the calendar for the next year’s worth of lunches among other topics. And there will be sandwiches and wine!

John Foy alerted us of the following limitations on wine in packed luggage: United Airlines requires wine to be packed in Styrofoam, even if it’s in a checked bag. It doesn’t matter how well you have packed the wine (or any other bottled liquid); if it is not packed in Styrofoam United won’t accept it. This is stated on their website. Might be a good idea to check on other airlines’ policies for future travel.

There will be no Newsletters during the summer months of July and August. They will resume in September.

JUNE TRADE TASTINGS

Tues 3 & Wed 4: 4-8:30pm. Tapas party & wine tasting. Murcia Wines of Spain. Astor Center (399 Lafayette St @ East 4 St). RSVP: MurciaNewYork@gmail.com

Thurs 5: Reception Noon; Lunch 12:45pm. Murcia Wines of Spain. Restaurant 81 (45 West 81 St). RSVP: jharding@earthlink.net or 212-794-0040

Thurs 5: 2-6pm Prosecco Valdobbiadene. Time Warner Center (Columbus Circle- 2nd Floor).
RSVP: 212- 924-5555 or prosecco@mackenzieagency.com

Mon 9: 11am-6pm. Alsace & Rhone Valley Wine Council. Taste 400 wines. Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18 St-5th Floor). RSVP: 866-310-5707 or eventusa@sopexa.com

Mon 9: Seminars 1:30-4:30pm; Tasting 1-5pm. Wines of Chile. Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway @ 36 St). RSVP: 866- 461-WINE or www.winesofchile.org

Tues 10: Seminar Noon-1pm; Tasting 1-5pm. Wines of Brazil. Astor Center (399 Lafayette St @ East 4). RSVP: info@hgmarketing.net or (718) 403-0097

Wed 11: 11:30am-2pm WMG Bordeaux Verticals luncheon. Felidia restaurant. Sold Out. (Contact JRLevine1@aol.com for last minute cancellations.)

Mon 16: 6:30pm- Reception; 7:15pm WMG Annual Dinner & induction of the Hall of Fame members. I Trulli restaurant (122 East 27th Street). Still a few places open. RSVP: psavoie@nyc.rr.com or CRScicolone@gmail.com after June 5. In addition to Hall of Fame Inductees Ed McCarthy and Kevin Zraly, several members of the trade will attend. Members $80; Non-members $95.

Sun & Mon 22 & 23: Noon-6pm. The Bar Show. Javits Convention Center. (38 St & 11th Ave). I have gone the past few years. Not sure what their policy is re: journalists. Info: 800- 243-9774 or info@rdpgroup.com

Mon 23: Noon-2pm. WMG Annual Business Meeting. Astor Center. (399 Lafayette St @ East 4 St). Voting on programs for 2008-09 and election of Officers. Lunch and wines are provided. Additional information and Agenda to follow.

Wed 25: 10am- Noon Seminar; Noon-1pm Lunch. Andre Lurton Bordeaux Seminar & Lunch. Restaurant 81 (45 West 81 St). RSVP: Info hasn’t arrived, but it is a WJ Deutsch event. (Probably barbara.scalera@wjdeutsch.com )

Sun 29 -Tues July 1: 10am-5pm. Fancy Food Show, Javits Convention Center. Info: www.fancyfoodshows.com/connections

THIS SUMMER

Sat, August 2: Annual WMG Pool Party

Tues-Wed, August 5-6: Stony Brook University Center for Wine, Food, and Culture (Directed by WMG Member Louisa Thomas Hargrave) will host a major international symposium: The Art of Balance: Cool Climate/Maritime Wines in a Global Context at its Southampton campus. The two-day symposium features advanced educational presentations and wine tastings from top wineries in cool climate/maritime winegrowing regions around the world. A Grand Tasting takes place the evening of August 5th. Tickets are $180 per day or $360 for both days including the Grand Tasting. Information: www.stonybrook.edu/winecenter