COURSES AND EVENTS OF JULY

Dear friends,

Massimo and Ian have once again thought of some interesting and funfilled evenings for us all. Please note that this year the Academy will be open right through july and august, unlike previous years when we all took a long break. But due to your incessant requests, we have decided on a trial run this year and see how things go. The events may be a bit fewer than the regular season, but still, there will be quite a number of them that we are sure you shall enjoy, and some that are truly one-of-a-kind in their own right.

This month some great moments with the wines of the Rhone (especially brought back by Ian from his latest trip there), an evening with Italy’s greatest Vin Santos, some of them unfortunately outrageously expensive, Italy’s Pinot Noir, the new vintage of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, some of the best wines they have ever made there, and a whole lot more. We hope you’ll enjoy spending part of your time this summer with us of the Academy!

TASTINGS AND EVENTS

Tuesday 6 at 19.30
Lazio and Umbria : Italy’s new white wine frontier
in a matchup with the world’s best
Lazio is a controversial producer, wirth far too many poor wines still being made; The good news though is that a handful of small producers that are very quality oriented are now making some really great wines; Umbria is much in the same boat, of course, with Orvieto falling on hard times. For this fun evenin,g, we’ve picked six up qnd co,ing wines fro,m lazio qnd Umbria (malvasia puntinata, grechetto, trebbiano spoletino, more....) and we’ll see how they meqsure up to three great, famous white wines from different parts of the world;...promises to be fun qnd instructive!

Time: 7.30 alle 9.00 pm roughly
Cost: Euro 25 (Euro 15 for Silver members)

Thursday 8 at 19.30
Nobile di Montepulciano: a great history, a great wine
Nobile is a great wine in the right hands and we’d like to show you what wer mean with these eight gorgeous wines from the latest vintage, one of the best of the last 20 years for Montepulciano. In short, the wines have never been thios good before. We’ll leqrn qbout differences in subzones and also a little about complementary grapes that give Nobile it’s unique appeal...

Time: 7.30 alle 9.00 pm roughly
Cost: Euro 25 (Euro 15 for Silver members)

Friday 9 at 19.00
Sicily’s great wines part II and its typical foods
Another evening dedicqted to the great wines of Sicily qfter the success we had last month; This time around, a more in depth look qt qnother eight wines, but we’ll also have some typical Siciilazn specialties for you to try with the wines...;whites, reds and sweet wines that will have you rolling around in pleasure!

Time: 7.00 to 8.30 pm roughly
Cost: Euro 25 (Euro 20 for Silver members)

Tuesday 13 at 19.30
Trebbiano, Passerina, Pecorino, Verdicchio.
The native whites of central Italy’s Abruzzo and Marche
These are wines we really don’t talk about enough, yet they represent one of Italy’s fastest growing segment of high quality yet affordable wines. Passaerina and pecorino are little known and still need to be studied extensivley; and so does the very promising trebbiano d’Abruwzzo, no longer felt to be a bombino clone. You’ll be amazed by just how good some of these wines are qnd how affirdable they can be. Ten wines in this tasting.

Time: 7.30 alle 9.00 pm roughly
Cost: Euro 15 (Euro 10 for Silver members)

Wednesday 14 at 19.30
Pinot Nero – Italian expressions and terroir
Pinot noir may well be the world’s greatest red grape, but the fact is that outsie few areas of the world, it usually eprforms very poorly. Italy’s pinot neros have greatly improved over the years, and now we finally have a number of wines that actually taste and smell of the variety, a promising situation. Come taste the brand new Pinot nero made by Frescobaldi in his Pomino estate at over 2100 feet above sea level, or Fontodi’s Case Viaz Pinot nero, or Valdipiatta’s and many more, including better known examples from Alto Adige. A fun evening which is bound to have surprises!

Orario: dalle 7.30 to 9.00 pm roughly
Costo: Euro 20 (Euro 15 per i soci Silver)

Friday 16 at 19.30
Greco, Fiano, Falanghina : from ancient Rome to today
For many of us, these are Italy’s most interesting white wines. They come in a slew of shapes and sizes, not to mention styles, and so there is something for everyone. This the ground, we’ll taste some real mineral examples as well as some buttery, somewhat more oaky examples.

Time: 7.30 to 9.00 pm roughly
Cost: Euro 15 (Euro 10 for Silver members)

Tuesday 20 at 19.30
Greatest Vin Santo with aged cheese, foiegras and more
We have yet to pour this many great Vin Santos at one of our evenings. This time we’re pulling all the stops and will have Avignonesi’s Occhio di pernice, Rocca di Montegrossi, San Giusto a rentennano, Badia a Coltibuono and even more... a once-in-a lifetime chance to try these wines, along with tartlets made with the mythical lard of Cecchini; Italy’s best butcher, more French foie gras, and aged cheeses...

Time: 7.30 to 9.00 pm roughly
Cost: Euro 35 (Euro 25 for Silver members)

Friday 23 at 19.00
The great Syrah of the Rhone
No better place in the world for refined, pure syrah than France’s Rhone valley. We’ll have a fantastic time tasting wines that are nearly impossible to find in Italy, with the best producer of crozes Hermitage qnd possibly the best producer of Cornas. But also great wines from St.Joseph and Chateauneuf du pape and more ... including an ultra rare 2001 white wine as a special surprise made entirely from old vines of roussanne, a true rarity!

Time: 7.00 to 9.00 pm roughly
Cost: Euro 30 (Euro 20 for Silver members)

Monday 26 at 19.30
Alto Adige - perhpas Italy’s greatest whites?
The battle rages between Friuli and Alto Adige as to which region makes the best whites of all. Too difficult to say, really, as the wines, starting with the very different grape varieties used, are too far removed from one another. Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Kerner, Gewurz, Lagrein, Merlot, Pinot nero call the shots in Alto Adige, and this soiree will give you all the info you need... whites, reds, and truly greqt sweet wines, one of Alto Adige’s forte.

Time: 7.30 to 9.00 pm roughly
Cost: Euro 20 (Euro 15 for Silver members)

All tastings are guided in both English and Italian.
To make a reservation : tel. 06 6990 878 or email to info@wineacademyroma.com
A minimum of 10 participants is required for each course.
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