Participating Restaurants
Accademia di Vino
Aleo
Alfama
Allegretti
A’Mangiare
Avra Estiatorio
Barbetta
Beast
Brasserie Cognac
Café Notte / Salsberg Group
Campo "A Gathering Place"
Center Cut
Chestnut
Cupcake Stop
Firehouse
GeishaJuliette
Kellari Taverna
Marie Belle
Metro Bis
Nonna
Pranna
Rosa Mexicano
Rouge Tomate
Serendipity3
Thalassa Restaurant
The Capital Grille
Toloache
Join us for a spectacular evening of wines, spirits and music, paired with culinary creations from New York’s top restaurants, all in the magnificent David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center! Taste over 500 wines and spirits, and signature dishes, at America’s premier wine tasting event.
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Monday • June 15 2009
VIP Tasting* 5pm – $195
Grand Tasting 7-10pm – $95
David H. Koch Theater
at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 64th Street
New York, New York 10023
Directions
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Toast of the Town New York
*The VIP Tasting gets privileged access to reserve and estate wines and New York’s best restaurant dishes all in a quieter, more relaxed setting and includes a 6-issue subscription to Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
Charity Auction
Make a Difference
Join the community of wine lovers at
Toast of the Town and make a
positive impact in the local community.
Take part in a silent auction benefiting
New York City Harvest.
Experience the Hottest Grape on the Planet –
Dive into Pinot Noir at Pinot Days 2009!
Grand Festival – Our Grand Festival will once again feature nearly 200 producers of pinot from around the globe. Come immerse yourself in the wines of the noble grape, meet the winemakers, hear their stories, and take home a lovely Burgundy Glass to add to your collection. Serious Wines, Serious Fun! Click here for more information.
Winemakers Dinners – Pres a Vi offers the perfect venue for the Pinot Days Winemakers Dinner. Executive Chef Kelly Degala’s is committed to flavorful, wine-friendly cuisine, infusing each dish he creates with flavors and from around the world, including Spanish, Filipino, French, Italian and Latin American influences. We love the food and ambiance at Pres a Vi, and cannot think of a better venue for our 2009 Winemakers Table Hop Dinner. Click here for more information.
Focus Tastings – Here is a chance to gain enormous experience with the featured pinot regions and themes. While you sit at your table we will pour sixteen wines (4 wines in each of 4 flights), the best of the regions, and you taste and talk while sixteen winemakers share insight into their wines. You will have some laughs and walk away with expertise in the styles and characteristics of each regions. Click here for more information.
Pinot Legends Tastings – An unparalleled opportunity to talk and taste with four of the most influential winemakers in the history of California pinot noir. Come hear the stories of Richard Sanford of Alma Rosa, Merry Edwards, Hanzell’s Jean Arnold and Bob Sessions, and Jeffrey Patterson from the legendary Mt. Eden. Taste wines that each of these esteemed winemakers feels represent his or her career, past and present. Click here for more information.
Ed Kurtzman Producer Spotlight Tasting -Ed Kurtzman is inarguably one of the most versatile, talented winemakers out there, as his wines – Freeman, August West, and Sandler – vehemently attest. Ed is able to craft pinots that have both subtlety and impact, balance and depth. They are polished without being overdone, not unlike Ed himself who is one of the smartest, yet most humble, people in the industry. This will be a night of great wines and good company, and one not to miss. Click here for more information.
Support Our Sponsors
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Pinot Days Charity Beneficiary
Ethiopia’s HIV Victim
Food Relief Effort
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2009 San Francisco Exhibitors
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Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards
Hop Kiln Winery – HK Generations
Oakwild Ranch/Toboni Vineyards
Pey-Marin Vineyards & Pey-Lucia Vineyards
Point Concepcion Wines/Cargasacchi
Sand Hill Wines – Durell Vineyard