San Francisco Bay Area Wine-Biondivino Wine Tasting: Dynamic winemaker Gaetana Jacono-Valle dell'Acate-Sicilia- this Friday 6-8pm

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biondivino wine boutique 1415 green street (polk/van ness) 415.673.2320

This Friday 3rd October 6-8pm Join us at Biondivino to meet the dynamic Gaetana Jacono of Sicily's ______________________________________ We are very happy (and fortunate) to have Gaetana here with us, she literally changed her flight to be here this Friday to host a tasting and share her wines. Many of you are familiar with her wonderful wines. They are the forerunners in the top best selling wines in the store and loved by top restaurants here, New York and throughout Italy. These wines are also my favorite wines to suggest when people come looking for wines for a tasting. Reason being, they show a great example of 2 different varieties and then, the blend of the two. Aside from her white wines, which range from the fresh crisp racy nature of Sicily's Inzolia grape to the lush rich creamy texture of Zagra (Grillo/Inzolia) it is her red wines that I like to play with. It basically comes down to simple math: Frappato + Nero d'Avola = Cerasuolo di Vittoria ah! math that you can taste... For me, it is fascinating to taste the il Frappato first - bright sun-dried strawberry fruit, then the dark pepper and smoky rich flavor of the il Moro (Nero d'Avola) next. And finally, the Cerasuolo di Vittoria, the two flavors/wines combined together in yet another wine, a perfect marriage - it is almost like understanding magic.   Think of it like an experiment of flavor - it is a wonderful, simple and unusual way to learn and also to show someone how to pull nuances out from a particular wine, learn the characteristics of  a variety and register everything, the whole experience, in your mind. Similar to the power of a fantastic meal you had years ago, you remember it so well you could almost taste it again... same goes for wine - After tasting with Gaetana, you'll never forget what Frappato tastes like... this should be a very enjoyable and enlightening  tasting and you'll have something new and fun to share with your friends see you this Friday 6-8pm _________ saluti ~ ceri a VALLE DELL'ACATE "A Tasting Kit to Go" includes: 1 -  Insolia 2007 1 - il Frappato 2006 1- il Moro 2005 1 - Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2005 *$82. add some sicilian delicacies and invite your friends *(reg: $92.) This Friday evening, Gaetana and Dino will be presenting a selection of their exquisite wines: ________________ VALLE DELL'ACATE:                      Insolia 2007 (100% Inzolia)                                    $17. Zagra 2007(60%Grillo/40%Inzolia)                       $21. Il Frappato 2006 (100% Frappato)                          $22. Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2005(Nero d'Avola/Frappato) $25. Il Moro 2005 (100% Nero d'Avola)                        $28. Tane' (100% Nero d'Avola)                                    $55. ____________________ Friday - 3rd of October 6-8pm biondivino wine boutique 1415 green street (cross polk/van ness) 415.673.2320 $15. tasting fee *on the night of the tasting we will offer a 15% discount on case orders  and a 10% discount on a "Tasting Kit to Go" (1 Insolia - 1 il Frappato - 1 Cerasuolo - 1 il Moro) a great gift or instant wine tasting party  A little history of Cerasuolo di Vittoria for you Cerasuolo di Vittoria D.O.C.G. was the first Sicilian red wine to win DOC recognition in 1973. Its roots are very ancient, as evidenced by the jars (4th-3rd centuries BC) uncovered in the archaeological excavations of Camarina and relics from ships that sank in the gulf. To trace its production, we must go back to the year 1600 when the city of Vittoria was founded by Vittoria Colonna, who promised two hectares of land to the first 75 colonists on the condition that each plant a vineyard. This contributed to starting the wine business that has been very active to this day- In 1808. Abbot Paolo Balsamo, the Viceroy's envoy to Sicily, noted in his "Travel Diary" that the Vittoria area, "where the soil and climate are extremely suitable for grapes," was almost entirely planted with vines and that the wine it produced was "the best table wine on the entire island". The chronicles for June 1885 talk of the flourishing export activity to the Marseille market and how each day 1,500 farm wagons transported barrels to be stowed on the sailing ships anchored in the gulf. ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________

biondivino wine boutique carries around 550 different wines from all 20 regions of italy - even including ischia - we step outside italy a little bit... heading north, east and west into austria, slovenia, croatia, switzerland, hungary, bulgaria, germany and france (and 1 spanish winery...) focusing on smaller producers with a ton of heart and soul in their wines and obscure and unique indigenous varieties. 162 wines that are $20 and under for your everyday enjoyment. we also feature billecart-salmon champagne. we are open monday to saturday 11am - 11pm  and  noon to 9pm on sundays. we look forward to sharing some fun exciting wines with you soon~ *and we now have an orange--- okay green zone right out front to ease the pain of parking biondivino wine boutique 1415 green street san francisco ca 94109 415.673.2320