• New York,  WorldWide

    VINHO VERDE WINE EXPERIENCE – THE MOST ANTICIPATED PARTY OF THE SUMMER TIME

    One of the most hotly anticipated parties on the Summer social calendar, The Vinho Verde Wine Experience returns once more for ever-flowing wine + food bites from some of NYC’s hottest restaurants.

    Enjoy live music while you sip on endless wine + cocktails and mingle. Discover over the top specially curated Vinho Verde wineries that are flying into New York City just for this event to share with you their amazing wines, throughout Canoe Studios’s Instagram-famous panoramic indoor/outdoor spaces.

    What’s included:

    • Endless Vinho Verde tastings
    • Food pairings from some of NYC’s hottest restaurants (INCLUDED!)
    • Top Mixologists slinging cocktails @ the Vinho Verde Cocktail Bar
    • Live Music
    • Branded Stemless Wine Glass (yours to keep!)
    • Live Artist Painting
    • Top Sommeliers teaching you about Vinho Verde
    • Photographers & Videographers capturing all the fun
    • Tag and Print Photobooth

    Heydoyou was invited to attend this awesome Summer event at June 9th Saturday night. The weather was beautiful and definitely I enjoyed the outdoor rooftop very much, especially with a tasting of so many different wines and nice foods.

    Taste and enjoy wines from over 30 leading wineries in the Vinho Verde region as well as food bites from some of NYC’s hottest restaurants. The day-long festival, broken down into three sessions, also including sommeliers hosting informative sessions about Vinho Verde; mixologists created unique and distinctive Vinho Verde – based beverages at the Vinho Verde Cocktail Bar; live music, live artist painting, and a photo booth to capture memories with friends and family.

    Amazing food purveyors to share tasty bites that pair perfectly with the top Vinho Verde wines available to taste.

    Learn About VINHO VERDE WINE REGION:

    • Vinho Verde is pronounced veeng-yo vaird.
    • Vinho Verde does not mean ‘green’ wine. ‘Verde’ refers to it being a young wine; the wines are released 3-6 months after harvest.
    • The Vinho Verde region has produced wine for over 2,000 years, making it one of the oldestwine regions in Portugal.
    • The wines of Vinho Verde have long been known for their vibrant fruit, low alcohol and refreshing qualities — a combination that makes them one of the most versatile partners with food. Vinho Verde is an ideal wine pairing for salads, seafood and Asian cuisine, and can be served alone or as an aperitif.
    • Today, consumers throughout the world are discovering Vinho Verde as one of the best wine values on the market.
    • Vinho Verde is Portugal’s largest wine region, with 19,000 grape growers farming over 51,000 acres of vineyards. 600 wine bottlers produce approximately 85 million liters of Vinho Verde each year, of which 86% is white wine. The region also produces smaller amounts of red, rosé and sparkling wine as well as brandy.
    • Vinho Verde is Portugal’s northernmost wine producing region. It’s located on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula in northern Portugal. With its proximity to the Atlantic, the Vinho Verde region resembles Vancouver or Seattle in appearance with its lush, green landscape and temperature climate. Not surprisingly, grape vines naturally thrive here.
    • The Seal of Guarantee ensures the quality and authenticity of Vinho Verde wines.
    • Vinho Verde wines are made from the combination of carefully selected varietals. Recommended white varietals include Alvarinho, Avesso, Azal, Arinto, Loureiro, and Trajadura.

    For more information, please visit: https://www.vinhoverdewineexperience.com/.

  • Toronto,  WorldWide

    Event LOVE: 2013 Intervin Winery of The Year

    IMG_20131023_143858We were invited to an incredible and exclusive award winning wine tasting with Christopher Waters, as he was revealed the 2013 Intervin Winery of the Year. We sipped on a variety of beautiful wines, and savoured on some of the most delicious appetizers that I have ever been so lucky to eat!

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    The oysters just kept flowing… it’s too bad I don’t eat oysters 🙁
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    the wine too…
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    lawd… *drool*
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    Tweet life!
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    The food and wine was too good, so there was no time for picture taking or talking lol
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    Good wine, good food, good company 🙂
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    Ese Borha getting the 411 on the wines.
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    …might as well take a sip while you’re at it 😉
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    so good.
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    Ese making friends everywhere he goes 🙂
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    Are you drooling? It’s okay.
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    Hey girl! I haven’t seen her in foreverrrrrr
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    We must take our annual selfie… 🙂
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    love this pic!
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    om nom nom… everything.
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    goodness me…
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    wine tasting going very well

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    cheers!
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    Everybody say “we love wine!”
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    …why must you look so good??
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    uh oh photo shoot!
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    Chris Hatcher (r): Winner- Intervin 2013 Winery of The Year

    Thank you for inviting us, we had a lovely time!

    xo

    Bella

  • New York

    Taste & Tour The New Harlem from @PlantMe

    WHAT:
        TASTE AND TOUR THE NEW HARLEM!
            HOLIDAY ART, FOOD & WINE TASTING TOUR

    Featuring
    ART ENOLOGY  : TWENTY INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS ON WINE.

    Event hosts: Art in Flux Harlem, Pop-Up Gallery; ArtCrawl Harlem™ Taste Harlem Food and Cultural Tours. Highlights Harlem’s Growing Art and Culinary Scene.
     
    WHEN: SAT. DECEMBER 15, 2012, 1-4pm.
     
    WHERE: Tour begins:  Studio Museum in Harlem 144 West 125th StreetNew York 
    PURCHASE TICKETS:  $25 online, here
     
    WHO & WHAT:   
    ART: Stops include the Studio Museum in Harlem, Arts Horizons LeRoy Neiman Art Center andArt in Flux Harlem for artist meet and greets at Art Enology, a special exhibit of original wine bottles and wine inspired art.  Tips from experts on how to incorporate art and wine into your festivities by wine experts and artists, hosting a lively talk celebrating wine as a fluid source of inspiration.
    WINE: Harlem Wine Gallery and Art in Flux Harlem will offer tastings.
     
    FOOD: Guests will enjoy celebrated food and wine pairings at each venue from famed local Harlem restaurants and noted chefs. 
     
    WHERE: 
    Art in Flux Harlem, 1961 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd (7th Ave.) at 118th Street, in New York, New York. 646-340-3479info@artinfluxharlem.com.  Art in Flux Harlem is an art movement in Harlem’s public spaces, creating positive use for vacant locations merging art, commerce and community, founded by Leanne Stella.
     
    ALSO:  ON EXHIBIT THRU JANUARY 23, 2013     
    ART ENOLOGY :  TWENTY ARTISTS ON WINE.
    Famed wine photographer and “Bliss” screensaver artist, Charles O’Rear; 
     Smithsonian American Art Museum’s 40 under 40, Craft Futures artist, Joshua DeMonte;Internationally Acclaimed Visual Artist, Shantell Martin,
    plus 20 internationally recognized Artists in an original exhibit of mixed media art interpreting wine and wine bottles, curated and produced by Souleo, known for his curated shows and events for the New York Public Library and Danny Simmons.
     
    Souleo relates, “Wine has been celebrated and stored artistically for centuries for spiritual rituals, religious ceremonies, medicinal purposes and social occasions. Art Enology artists have tapped into this history, and inspired by ordinary wine bottles, have created original and collectible paintings, sculpture and film for new dialogues.”
       
    Event sponsors include: 
    Simone International/Papi Wines, Ebony.com and Cuisine Noir magazine. 
     
     a full roster of bi-weekly art and wine events into January 2013
    For more info: jade@jadedressler.com
  • WorldWide

    Wine Tasting @CRMWineFoodFest

    Discover and experience outstanding wines, rated 90+ by top world critics, from the USA, Mexico, and Chile. Meet the winemakers, and learn about new trends in winemaking. With European opulence framed by stunning Mayan architecture, Le Mridien Cancun Resort & Spa, one of Mexico’s top destinations, lines the tranquil blue waters of the Caribbean Sea and Laguna Nichupt. The resort’s Spa del Mar, a 15,000 square foot European-style spa, features steam and inhalation rooms, saunas, Swiss showers, a waterfall whirpool, and 14 treatment rooms, where an extensive menu of skin and body treatments is offered. The resort’s 213 residential-style guest rooms all feature views of the Caribbean sea. The rooms’ private balconies, ideal for sunset views and romantic dinners, and the in-room amenities and marble bathrooms all enhance the guest’s experience


    Le Meridien Hotel, Cancun

    March 15-18

    http://www.crmfest.com