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Le Strade del Vino
Our annual journey through Italian vineyards to discover native Italian grape varieties and regional wines is offered this year in a unique and attractive location: the first and only Italian enoteca in Ottawa, right in the heart of Preston Street!
Taste some of the hardest-to-find wines with names like Teroldego Rotaliano and Pelaverga, discover the taste of a Sicilian Viogner, experiment pairing these wines with Italian DOP cheese, the world-famous cheese with the 'protected denomination'!
8 wines, 8 different grapes, 7 regions, lots of photos and lots of passion will go into this tasting led by Italian Sommelier Antonio Mauriello
- Offida DOC (sparkling dry white from Marche - grape: Passerina)
- Accademia del Sole IGT (dry white from Sicilia - grape: Viogner)
- Ribolla Gialla La Tunella DOC (dry white from Friuli - grape: Ribolla Gialla)
- Concerto Lambrusco DOC (semi-sparkling dry red from Emilia-Romagna - grape: Lambrusco)
- Basadone DOC Verduno (dry red from Piemonte - grape: Pelaverga)
- Endrizzi Teroldego DOC (dry red from TrentinoAltoAdige - grape: Teroldego Rotaliano)
- Aglianico del Vulture DOC (dry red from Basilicata - grape: Aglianico)
- Frazzitta IGT (fortified wine, dry white from Sicily - grape: Malvasia)
Tuesday, Sept 23 2008
7 to 9 pm
225 Preston St.
$65 + tax
To reserve, please call 613-221-9760
or email bookings@divinowinestudio.com
Intro to Wine (wine seminar)
Explore the world of wine in this beginner level tasting seminar. Sommelier Kate Parsons will challenge your five senses with the assistance of Rosemary O'Brien, Sommelier-In-Training. Taste and compare 6 wines.
Seminar will cover: the process of making wine, colour, taste, tannins and sulphites, how to taste wine and what influences the pairing of wine and food.
Dates: (always 7-9pm)
Tuesday, Sept 30, 2008
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008
Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008
225 Preston Street
$45 + tax
Add a pre-seminar dinner special (5:30 to 7pm) for $29 (includes an appetizer, pasta and two wine samples (3oz each)
For information and reservations call 613-221-9760
or email: bookings@divinowinestudio.com
The Heart and Soil of Oregon Wines at DiVino Wine Studio (wine dinner)
Though its post-Prohibition wine industry is barely 50 years old, Oregon has established itself on the international stage with elegant wines produced with Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, as well as other noble varieties. These wines benefit from a moderate climate plus rich volcanic soils, yielding structured wines with fresh fruit flavours and bright acidity.
Wine student and Oregon expat Denise Eisner will highlight wines made in several of Oregon's six American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) with a multi-course menu paired with six wines.
Thursday, Sept 11, 2008
6:30 - 9:30 pm
225 Preston St.
$95 + tax
For information and reservations call 613-221-9760
or email: bookings@divinowinestudio.com
Single Malt Scotch Tasting
Discover a wide selection of Premium Single Malt Scotches at DiVino’s first ever tutored Scotch tasting. Carol Anderson of GrapeScot will guide you through a “nosing” of some wonderful Scotches, and tell you everything you want to know about Uisge Beatha – the water of life. We’ll have some Italian appetizers, cheeses and other delights on hand so that you can sample the best of Italy and Scotland at the same table.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
7pm to 9pm
225 Preston Street
$85 + tax
For information and reservations call 613-221-9760
or email: bookings@divinowinestudio.com
No other country is more closely associated with olive oil than Italy. The olive tree was introduced into southern Italy by Greeks circa 600 BC, but it was the Romans who spread olive culture throughout the Mediterranean and mastered its cultivation and extraction. So cherished was olive oil that by the 4th Century AD, the City of Rome, itself, had 2,300 olive oil distributors!
Today Italy boasts more olive oil DOPs than any other country. (DOP=Denominazione Origine Protetta)
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Join our local olive oil enthusiast as we taste and explore the Italian world of extra virgin olive oil. We will taste oils in several price ranges and discuss: history, cultivation, processing methodologies, terminology, cultivars and regional differences, the global market and finally, how to taste, assess and compare different oils.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
2:00 - 3:00 pm
225 Preston Street
$45 + tax
The seminar includes a tasting of 6 oils accompanied by two appetizers and a glass of wine.
Seminar fee includes admittance to Ottawa's first Olive Oil Showcase held at DiVino Wine Studio until 5 pm.
For information and reservations call 613-221-9760
or email: bookings@divinowinestudio.com
Join Sarah Cappeliez for an introduction to cheeses including an Italy vs Québec tasting.
A surprising variety of cheeses, both homegrown and imported, are now available on the Canadian market. Find out more about the wonderful world of formaggi. Together we will explore the history, production, varieties and gastronomy of cheese. You will learn to fully taste and appreciate cheeses through a tasting of 3 Italian cheeses vs 3 Québec cheeses, to compare “old world” and “new”!
Date: To be determined
DiVino Wine Studio,
225 Preston Street
$65 + tax
The 2-hour seminar includes a tasting of 6 cheeses paired with 3 wines.
For information and reservations call 613-221-9760
or email: bookings@divinowinestudio.com
To host a private or corporate tasting and seminar, with DiVino Wine Studio, please contact Heather Lockwood:
613-221-9760
events@divinowinestudio.com