TASTINGS

Mon March 30: Noon-4:00pm. Fine Wine Importers Alliance. DelPosto (85 10th Ave @ 16th St) RSVP: 917-691-9267 or patriciarichter@hotmail.com

Wed 1: 11:30am-2:pm.Wine Media Guild Lunch. Austrian Rieslings. Felidia

Monday April 6th: 1-5:00pm. Wineberry Portfolio Tasting (131 East 36th St) RSVP- 212 481-0322 or contact@wineberry.com .

Mon 20: 1-6:00pm. Spanish Wine Cellar & Pantry. Gotham Hall (36th & Broadway) RSVP: iinfo@gregorywhitepr.com or 718- 403- 0097.

Tues 21: Portuguese Tasting. City Winery (155 Varick St). No other information available.

Tues 21: 3-5:00pm Seminar; 5-7:30pm. Tasting Reception – Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Crus. Astor Center (399 Lafayette Street at 4th St.) RSVP: pnyko@myoungcom.com or 212-620-7027 X 301.

Wednesday April 22: Noon-5:00pm Tasting; 1-3pm Seminar: Burgundy Wine Tasting. The Altman Building (135 West 18th St) RSVP: eventsusa@sopexa.com or 212-386-7436.

Wed 22: 11:30am-2:00pm. Provence Wine & Food. Fig & Olive (420 West 13th St) RSVP: Joan Bloom jbloom@dgi-nyc.com or 212-922-0900.

Mon 27: 11:30am-2:00pm. Wine Media Guild Luncheon. “The Two Pichons.” Felidia. (NOTE DATE-this is the May tasting). RSVP: jrlevine1@aol.com

Mon 27:- 11:00am-4:00pm. Jura Wine Tasting. Gary’s Loft, Penthouse (28 West 36th St) RSVP: www.terroirevent.com

Mon 27: 1:00-5:00pm. 2007 Vintage Port Preview Tasting. Four Seasons Restaurant (99 E 52nd St). RSVP by 4/24: guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?1Q,P1,968C5F1D-D829-469B-8EA1-EB5533C5E52D (copy and paste into your browser)

Thurs 30: 7:30pm. European Wine Council Dinner. Le Cirque (151 East 58th St). You must receive an invitation from the EWC to attend.

ALSO:
Tracy Ellen Kamen has been named NY Wine Shopping Examiner for Examiner.com: http://www.examiner.com/x-5719-NY-Wine-Shopping-Examiner . Examiners provide helpful information, resources and tools related to their area of expertise that can be used by people in their community.

According to NYS senior staffers familiar with Legislative talks, the so-called wine bill (allowing wine sales in grocery stores) has been taken off the Legislative agenda and appears dead.

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Save the date: WMG Annual Dinner: Sunday, June 14 at Del Posto restaurant. Invitations will be send in April.