New York Wine Expo

Visit Our Mobile Site While You Are Onsite Visit our mobile site (www.newyorkwineexpomobile.com) on your smartphone while you are at the event to view a list of all our wines and lifestyle booths. Seminar Spotlight Wine 101: Taste Like a Pro with Wine Spectator’s Director of Education, Gloria Maroti Frazee Session 1: Friday, March 1st at 6:00pm  |  Session 2: Saturday, March 2nd at 11:30am In this seminar, you will not learn to juggle corks nor saber Champagne bottles. You will build the wine appreciation framework required for a lifetime of vinous adventure. (If that sounds too serious – think of it as just smooshed grapes!) As you taste a bounty of wine from around the world, you'll learn the tasting techniques used by pros, explore important grapes, identify key wine styles and determine your own wine preferences. Wine Spectator's Director of Education, Gloria Maroti Frazee, will attempt to cover most everything you’ve always wanted to know about wine, but were afraid to ask... including the key buzzwords for describing wine, how your senses interpret wine, the difference between everyday and special-occasion bottles, stemware, decanting and storage as well as tips for saving leftover wine, food pairing and ordering wine in a restaurant. Whether you're a beginner or experienced wine drinker, you’ll have fun, learn a lot, and take home handouts that you can use to share tastings with friends. Bring your best questions. Wines To Be Poured Jaume Serra Cristalino Brut Nature 2009 in magnum Bogle Sauvignon Blanc Folie a Deux Chardonnay 2011 Chateau Ste. Michelle 2011 Eroica Riesling MEZZACORONA Pinot Noir Vigneti delle Dolomiti 2010 Podere Castorani Reserva 2008 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC TOLAINI Toscana Tenuta S. Giovanni Valdisanti200790$40 Vina San Pedro 1865 Cabernet Sauvignon Maule Valley Single Vineyard 2010 Six Grapes Port Price: $30.00 Transportation Sponsor Uber, the on demand car service app, is the Official Transportation Sponsor of the 2013 New York Wine Expo and is offering attendees $10 off of their first town car ride with promo code NewYorkWineExpo13. Download the app or head to https://www.uber.com/go/newyorkwinexpo13 to learn more and sign up! David Venable - QVC Program Host David Venable will be joining us at the New York Wine Expo! David joined QVC as a program host in 1993 and has since helped establish and build the multimedia retailer’s gourmet food business. His hit show, In the Kitchen with David, offers a unique interactive viewership experience and features the latest in gourmet foods, cookware, kitchen gadgets and cookbooks. While not a chef, Venable, well-known to his dedicated fans as “Your Resident Foodie,” loves to cook and his passion revolves around all things food. This passion, coupled with his extensive knowledge of the industry, has solidified Venable’s reputation as a sought-after host and TV personality. Venable also serves as a primary host for other QVC programming. Prior to joining QVC, Venable was an anchor/reporter for WOAY–TV in Oak Hill, W. Va., and CBS-affiliate WTAJ–TV in Altoona, Pa., where he hosted its weekly public affairs talk show “Action Newsmakers.” He also hosted the Children's Miracle Network telethon for four years. Venable earned his bachelor’s degree in radio, television and motion pictures from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. Seminars - Tickets Sold Separately Friday, March 1st  /  7:00 – 8:00 pm California Pinot Noir: Touring The State’s Great Pinot Regions with David Rossi of Fulcrum Wines Join winemaker David Rossi as he contrasts four of Fulcrum Wines’ highly acclaimed Pinot Noir from the finest regions of California.  This Napa winery specializes in producing small lots and is known for producing some of the countries most sought after Pinot Noirs.  Taste Fulcrum Floodgate Pinot Noir 2010 Russian River Valley, Fulcrum Gap’s Crown Pinot Noir 2010 Sonoma Coast, Fulcrum Pinot Noir 2010 Anderson Valley and Fulcrum Pinot Noir 2010 Brosseau Vineyard, Chalone- Monterey.  Examine the background of each area and what makes it special by exploring wine tasting, food pairing, winemaking and grape growing. You’ll come away with a great knowledge of Pinot Noir from California and have a chance to taste some of the best examples available today.  Price: $25.00 Saturday, March 2nd  /  12:00 - 1:00 pm The Cool Climate, World Class Wines of the Finger Lakes In the past decade the Finger Lakes region of New York State has undergone an evolution in quality and developed into a cool climate, world class wine growing region.   The Finger Lakes is garnering much deserved recognition from top-tier publications like Wine & Spirits, Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast and the New York Times, among others.   Join Thomas Pastuszak, Wine Director at the NoMad in New York City, for a discussion and tasting of wines from the region.  Learn about what makes the Finger Lakes the premier growing region for cool climate grape varieties in the United States and how it compares on a global level to other regions.   The presentation will conclude with a tasting of some of the standout varieties from the Finger Lakes which best exemplify the terroir of the region.  Price: $25.00 Saturday, March 2nd  /  2:30 - 3:30 pm ITALIAN CHEESE'S "X"- FACTOR!: Gourmet Italian Cheese & Wine Exploration with New York's beloved Italian Cheese Guru - Lou Di Palo presented by Agriform in collaboration with the Italian Trade Commission. Join Italian Cheese Guru, Lou Di Palo, for a memorable wine and cheese pairing experience. Lou will discuss Italian Cheese's "X" factor and how typicity, provenance and maturation regimes contribute to the irresistible taste of DOP cheeses like Agriform's Grana Padano, Piave, Asiago, Valtellina Casera and more! Leave with hands on cheese tasting and wine pairing experience and a treasure trove of helpful hints that will make entertaining friends and family a breeze in both formal and informal settings! Sponsored by Agriform in collaboration with the Italian Trade Commission.  Price: $35.00 - SOLD OUT        Saturday, March 2nd  /  3:00 – 4:00 pm Fun With Italian Wines…Exceptional Wines From Collio! And Where Is Collio Anyway? Join host John Cressman, Owner of World Wide Wine LLC and Roberto Bartolomucci of Italian Wine Growers for their very special take on the wines of Collio. Italy is a treasure trove of unique and interesting vines throughout and Collio is no exception.  John and Roberto have specially selected a group of wines which will have you wondering why you hadn’t tried each of them before. You will leave this entertaining seminar with a list of ‘must tries’ and greater insight into the wines of a Collio which is uniquely blessed by the vine. This is a “don’t miss” seminar event, where having FUN and tasting great wines comes first! Wines to be tasted include: Prosecco Brut DOC NV (Our welcome wine)   $18.00 Pinot Grigio Collio DOC 2011 – $20.00  #1 Collio Pinot Grigio in Italy 93 pts. and will be drinkable through 2014!) Collio & Collio DOC 2011—$20.00 a most unique blend of Ribolla Gialla, Tocai Friulano & Malvasia grapes-rare & hard to find Sauvignon Collio DOC 2011 – $20.00 Decanter Gold Medal Merlot Collio DOC 2011 – $20.00 spicy and bigger than a California Cab! Collio Rosso Melograno DOC 2010 – $24.00 – known as “a party in your mouth”) Cabernet Franc DOC 2009 – $25.00 – What a way to finish!! Price: $30.00 - SOLD OUT