Tuesday, September 14, 2010

$10 Flights. Robert Camuto. And Reading up on Wine.


By Jan Henrichsen


All right. This is it. The final stretch! It's crunch time, and we learn who has the cajones to man up and finish off the wine and cheese gauntlet we've thrown down—but we're merciful, so we wanted to make it a little easier for you...

Tonight, simply by muttering the password 'CORK' to your server when ordering, you'll unlock $10 wine and cheese flights. Every. Single. One. Once again, here we go digging our own graves... And it's only good for tonight, so cancel your plans, skip the homework, and do whatever it takes to get down to BIN and finish off this challenge! Unless of course you just are insane enough to miss the chance to drink wine and eat cheese for a year, plus be bought dinner for two on us, that is.

And while you're munching on those $10 flights tonight, you may just want to pay attention to a little something else going on...

We are super excited about the upcoming visit of Robert V. Camuto.

He has written a fantastic, informative book on sicillian wines, and the people who make them.

Inspired by a deep passion for wine, an Italian heritage, and a desire for a land somewhat wilder than his home in southern France, Robert V. Camuto set out to explore Sicily's emerging wine scene. What he discovered during more than a year of traveling the region, however, was far more than a fascinating wine frontier.


There will be a tasting of the exclusive Italian wines tonight from 6:30-8:30pm in the BIN 36 market and a chance to meet and chat with the author, Mr. Camuto, along with a wonderful selection of BIN 36 artisanal cheeses. 

This book is so much more than just a travel book...I am pretty convinced that in a couple of years, many of these wines are going to be sought-after, hard to find cult classics.

As well, special visitors from the wineries will be present, like Frank Cornelissen & Alberto Graci. Of Frank Cornelissen, Matt Kramer of Wine Spectator says, "Winegrowers like Mr. Cornelissen are now stretching our understanding of 'greatness.' Mr. Cornelissen's best red wine, Magma, is like no other version of Nerello Mascalese, nor any other red wine of my experience." Really, if you are interested in the future of Italian wine, love reading about wine, or just love to drink and eat...you shouldn't miss this event.

And finish that Challenge!!!

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