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Not a wine expert? Food & Wine Affair provides enlightenment!
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Cost per guest is $100, and admission includes a commemorative Riedel wine glass and an official Columbus Food & Wine Affair Taster’s Guide. Tickets are available at www.foodandwineaffair.com and at participating retail shops and restaurants.

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FOR THE MORE ADVENTUROUS - Master Sommelier Matt Citriglia will host a lively discussion and private tasting entitled, “French Bordeaux vs. California Cabernet: Why they should never be compared!” This special event takes place 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. just prior to the Grand Tasting at the Columbus Food & Wine Affair (CFWA). Citriglia’s portion will also be held at the Franklin Park Conservatory on Friday, Sept. 29.

Connoisseurs and critics worldwide have long argued which wine is better. According to Citriglia, this is much like arguing over which car is better—a Lamborghini or Rolls Royce. The influences that shape the Cabernet grape in California or Bordeaux are very different and, in the past, have created very different wines. Today, Citriglia says, the differences between the two should be embraced and celebrated.

Featured tasting wines at this event include 2002 Clos Du Marquis (St. Julien, Bordeaux); 2002 Chateau La Garde (Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux); 2002 Bernardus Marinus (Carmel Valley, California); 2002 Franciscan Magnificat (Napa Valley, California) and two blind samples. Tickets for this private tasting are $50 per attendee (in addition to the $100 Grand Tasting general admission ticket). For more on this very special event, go to www.foodandwineaffair.com and click the link to “Private Reserve Tasting."

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