This event will take place at 7pm EST Monday April 13th

Event will be pre-launch and will take place on a private server. You'll be emailed a link prior to the event.

Because this is to test the system and to give you a personal tour around the new site features we will make it a BYOB event. If folks want to theme it up, feel free.

Please join us for our first-ever Italy-inspired event, when Twitter
Taste Live meets Tuscany.

Nicoló Mascheroni Stianti, owner of Castello di Volpaia in Chianti
Classico, will be in Massachusetts on Friday, May 1, to host TasteLive.

Castello di Volpaia winery is located inside the ancient walls of the
village of Volpaia.

Volpaia sits on a hilltop just north of the town of Radda in the heart
of the Chianti Classico region. Volpaia was built in the 11th century
as a fortified
village on the Fl…

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Twitter Taste Live is excited to welcome the Hospice du Rhône as host of our April 17th event. This exciting, multi time zone event will mark our first at the new launched tastlive.com and will take place across 2…

#ttl will be joined for the evening by Flying Dog CEO Jim Caruso @jcperro and VP of Brewing Operations Matt Brophy @brophybrewer, as well as beer blogger Bo Carlson @kallardnyc.

Selections from the Canis Major Series:
Gonzo Imperial Porter
Double Dog Double Pale Ale
Horn Dog Barley Wine
Kerberos Tripel

Items available locally in individual 4-packs, Canis Major Mixe…

Join us Saturday, April 4th for another night of amazing Italian food and wine pairings. This time, chef Debbie Frangipane will create a 5 course masterpiece meal, and we'll pair and taste various wines with each. As an added bonus, Ashley V Routon, aka TheBeerWench will be doing beer tastings to compete against the wine tastings.

The wines will be selected in the next week, so please check back often to see what we pick. The whet your appetite, here's a peek at the menu:

Appetizers-Fried Rice…

'Catavino.net y Somni.org realizarán por primera vez una TTL en Español. Emplazada en Barcelona, pero seguida de aficionados en inglés y español, será un acontecimiento único hasta ahora en la red, donde se cataran y comentarán 4 distintos vinos de toda la geografía española'

Catavino.net and Somni.org are teaming up for the first ever TTL in Spanish. Hosted in Barcelona and through out the Spanish speaking world, we hope to make this global event even more global! Twittering in English and Spa…

Twitter Taste LIVE is excited to partner with one of our favorite Green Mountain state breweries for this event.

Co-hosting this event will be John LeMasney from beercritic.wordpress.com.

About John: I'm John LeMasney, and I review craft beer. I'm always looking for co-commentary, guest reviews, and dissenting opinions, so feel free to comment or subscribe. I love hops and Belgian styles. I love Rogue, Vic…

More news soon.

Event will take place at 7pm (Barcelona Time)

Flavor Restaurant proudly presents its first wine tasting with
wine selections from Hudson Austin, wine consultant from
the Wine Merchant, ltd. Innovative plates by Takao Iinuma,
Corporate Chef of Win Signature Restaurants
Tae Tanawut and Zack Wannawong , Executive Chefs of Flavor Restaurant
Thursday, February 26th, 2009, 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Sushi – Big eye tuna, wild striped bass, yellow tail, Scottish salmon, California roll
Recommended pairing – Gewürztraminer, Pacific Rim, USA 07’
The wine is crafted from Washington and Oregon grapes and is crisp with a slight residual sugar of 1.7% with lush flavors of lychee, melon and tangerine.

Fresh wild albacore ceviche – Orange, red onion, tomato, jalapeño, hot yellow Pepper sauce
Recommended pairing –Riesling, Dionysus Vineyard, Columbia Valley, WA , 07’ This wine shows bright pineapple, lemon and honey characters that unfold on the palate as peach and almond. long and supple finish.

Thai style sweet fried chicken – Herb and honey marinated wrapped in bamboo leaf served with a mango plum sauce
Recommended pairing –Pinot Noir, Big Sky, WA, 06’
A superbly balanced wine with beautiful aromas of black cherry and rich dark fruit with a touch of dark chocolate, cinnamon and spice. The complex flavors are joined with a lush mouth feel and a long seductive finish.

Braised beef short rib – Sweet soy reduction with sautéed garlic spinach
Recommended pairing –Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington Hills, Columbia Valley, WA, 06’
Deep violet color invites you to aromas of cinnamon, plums and smoke. Delicious fruit flavors of blackberries and plums are complemented by firm tannins on the finish.

$35 per person, all inclusive, space is limited; tickets are sold ahead of the event. For more information call 610-688-5853
or visit www.flavorwayne.com

Join @mmwine and @dolcedebbie for an evening of fantastic Italian food paired with equally incredible Italian wine. Debbie will be preparing three of her recipes for several guests to enjoy. We'll pair these dishes with three wines from the Peidmont region.
Our first course of Stuffed Mushrooms and spiced lamb pillow puffs are paired with Paolo Scavino Dolcetto D'Alba 2006
Our second course of Beef Tenderloin braised in Barolo will be paired with Sant Orsola 2003 Barolo
Our dessert of stuffed Peaches (with amaretti/amaretto) will be paired with Sant Orsola Moscato D'Asti

If there's still room and people are in the mood, I may pour a glass or two of another wine that I enjoy, though it'll be out of theme :)

We will be video streaming our food and wine tasting, as well as tweeting tasting notes as possible. Be sure to save the date! A lot of fun people from twitter will be with us, including @ChefJerseyGirl, @RebekahReidy, @TheBeerWench @missattitude and of course @DolceDebbie and husband @Barryfrangipane

Twitter Taste LIVE along with Wilson Daniels, The Wine Spies and The TTL Retail Network are very excited bring this event with host and author of Passion For Pinot Jordan Mackay!

"Jordan Mackay has devoted the last eight years exploring, understanding, and writing about wine. Formerly a writer for Texas Monthly and wine columnist for the Austin American Statesman, he became Wine and Spirits editor for San Francisco's 7x7 Magazine, and a contributing writer to Wine and Spirits. He has written about food and wine in publications ranging from Food and Wine, Gourmet, Decanter, and Wine Enthusiast to the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle."

Focus of the evening will be... Pinot Noir of course! More specifically West Coast Pinot Noir! We've teamed up with one of the countries top importers, Wilson Daniels and will focus on 3 of their top offerings:

WillaKenzie Estate Pinot Noir 2007
Gainey Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2006
Sonoma Coast Vineyards Pinot Noir 2005

We're excited to announce that The Wine Spies will be joining the Twitter Taste LIVE Retail Network for this event, and will offer each of the wine separately prior to the event.

The Wine Spies search the wine regions of the world to bring you one exceptional wine each day. The wines that we feature are hand selected and we only feature wines that we personally taste – and fall in love with.

All selections can be sourced through the Twitter Taste LIVE Retail Network or through your local wine shop!

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Twitter Taste LIVE Beer!: Stouts Across the Pond UK & US featuring Rogue and Samuel Smith.

Join The Beer Babe (US) and Simon from Reluctant Scooper (UK) as we taste some great stouts from both the US & UK!

We will be tasting these Stouts:

Rogue
Rogue Shakespeare Stout - "Ebony in color with a rich creamy head, earthy flavor and a mellow, chocolate finish."
Rogue Chocolate Stout - "Ebony in color with a rich creamy head. The mellow flavor of oats, chocolate malts and real chocolate are balanced perfectly with the right amount of hops for a bitter-sweet finish."

Samuel Smith
Samuel Smith Imperial Stout- "Rich, flavorful, deep chocolate color, scented and roasted barley nose. Complexity of malt, hops, alcohol and yeast."
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout-"Almost opaque, with an unusually silky texture and complex, medium-dry velvet palate. Bittersweet finish."

Taking the UK wine trade tastings where they have never gone before.

This tasting is in conjunction with Bibendum Wine Ltd's Annual Tasting, one of the most anticipated events of the year for the UK wine trade. However, it is ONLY open to wine trade professionals and buyers.

This year, through the magic of Social Media and Twitter Taste Live, we will take a small selection of these wines out to "The People", those who ultimately consume these wines, to get your opinions.

The wines we are tasting are:
Laurenz V Friendly Gruner Veltliner 2007
Austria
100% Gruner Veltliner

Delicato Family Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel 2006
California, USA
80% Zinfandel, 17% Petite Sirah, 3% various red varietals

Dinastia Vivanco Crianza 2005
Rioja, Spain
100% Tempranillo

A bit more information on these wines can be found here:

We'd love to hear whether these lucky tasters like the wines, whether they are good value for money, what they suggest might match well with them, and whether it has whetted their appetite for more wine exploration.

(The time is for the UK / GMT)

Join Dogfish Head and The Beer Wench as we explore Exotic Ingredients in Beer.

Off-centered ales, for off-centered people... that's what we do here at Dogfish Head! Whether it's weird ingredients, super-strong extreme beers, or crazy, made-up styles, you can be sure that a beer from Dogfish will challenge your perceptions of what beer is supposed to be!

We make, bottle and keg most of our beer in our Milton, Delaware brewery! That's where we do our experimental batches - the funkiest of the funky!

Beers to be tasted:

Fort - world's strongest fruit beer with wild raspberries.
Red & White - made with pinot noir grapes.
Palo Santo Marron - An unfiltered, unfettered, unprecedented brown ale aged in handmade wooden brewing vessels

Please join Fellow Long Islanders Donavan Hall & Lenndevours w/ Secret Guest tasting the fine Farmhouse Ales of Southampton Brewery.

Beers to be announced Very Soon.

WineAndHospitalityNetwork.com is pleased to present our second “Industry Insiders” Networking Event! Featuring Wine Education / Wine & Food Pairing with Castello di Amorosa & Girl with a Glass.

Hosted by: Castello di Amorosa


Featuring Food & Wine Pairing and Education with GirlWithAGlass.com

Sponsored by: Porchetta Primata, Carneros Cheese Caves, Cherry Capital Foods and Extravagonzo Foods.

DATE: February 2, 2009, 4:00PM

LOCATION: Castello di Amorosa, 4045 N. St. Helena Highway, Calistoga, CA 94515


Come tour this unbelievable medieval castle and winery and taste the limited production wines – sold only at the winery. Network with other industry professionals, and increase your food & wine pairing knowledge.


This one of a kind event will showcase Castello di Amorosa to industry insiders*. Guests will taste CdA wines that will be paired with food such as Porchetta Primata - a whole pig, deboned and after hand rubbing select spices, sewn back together and roasted. The end result is the highest quality, cooked pork product in the world. The outside relates to Italian crackling, while the inside retains moisture united with the spices. GirlwithaGlass.com, a blog that features food and wine pairing, will lead the pairings.

COST: $10 in advance, $15 at door.

*We are sorry – for this event you must work in one of the following industries (business card required at check in): Wine, Restaurant/Food & Beverage, Hotel/Lodging, Events/Catering, Tourism/Travel.

Questions? Interested in sponsorship (food sponsorships available)? Call Margie @ 707-319-2500 or email Margie@OTLConsulting.com.

Reserve your space now, numbers are limited! COST: $10 in advance, $15 at door (if not sold out). Register online at wineandhospitalitynetwork.com

Don't miss this incredible event hosted by the Bay Area Wine Society! Join other art and wine lovers and enjoy fantastic premium wines while experiencing the art at one of San Francisco's top galleries. You'll sample wines from some of the San Francisco Wine Association’s top artisan vintners including Damian Rae Winery, Seawind Wines, Flying Wines, and others.

Registration information can be found at the Bay Area Wine Society at http://site.bayareawinesociety.org/Upcoming_Events.html

Join award winning Chef Shaun Zwarun and Innkeeper Audrey Firth as DesBarres Manor celebrates Nova Scotia's Winter Icewine Festival. Chef Shaun is presenting a five course tasting menu incorporating icewine into the courses and Audrey will be pairing Nova Scotia wine with Shaun's culinary creations. Guests can attend the wine dinner separately or turn the event into a relaxing weekend getaway with a special Winter + Wine Weekend getaway package.

When: Sunday, January 18, 2009
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Tariff: $33.00 members and $38.00 guests
Where: Tersiguel's

News Flash: Feeling the pinch of the economy on your wallet? Still desiring that libation that tickles your taste buds? Don’t tap into your IRA to buy any wine; we have the answer for you!

Just because times are tough, you don’t have to buy cheap wine. Join us, as we try some tasty wines that are real ‘values’ in today’s economy This month we will be featuring a selection of recession busters for your sipping pleasure. Better yet, these selections are supporting our American vinters.

The staff from Tersiguel’s will be preparing hors d'oeuvres designed to compliment the wines that are being sampled. A prix fixed dinner will be offered following the tasting.

Wine List

• Gloria Ferrer Royal
• Cuvee Salmon Run Riesling
• Chehalem Pinot Gris
• Mark West Pinot Noir
• Adobe Clayhouse Red
• Peirano Cabernet Sauvignon

Please remit your reservations and check to CMTG, P.O. Box 1776, Ellicott City, MD 21041-1776 no later than Wednesday, January 14, 2008. For further information see Central MD Tasters Guild web site
http://www.tastersguildmd.com/bcevents.htm or e-mail Yogi at yogiwine@msn.com

Cancellations will be accepted up to 48 hours prior to the event.Always Remember to Consume Alcoholic Beverages Responsibly.

THERE WILL BE NO DROP IN's ACCEPTED, ALL MUST RSVP

It's lobster season on magnificent Chedabucto Bay and DesBarres Manor Inn is celebrating with a two month lobster festival. Join award winning Chef Shaun Zwarun on a trip to the wharf to meet the lobster boat and choose lobsters from the morning catch, take in a culinary class in the Manor kitchen as Chef Shaun teaches lobster cooking techniques and savour traditional Maritime lobster dinners with a contemporary flair that made DesBarres Manor…