Slow Food is launching its first-ever wine guide in English, Slow Wine, which adopts a new approach to wine criticism and looks at a variety of factors to evaluate wineries in their entirety, taking into consideration the wine quality, typicity and adherence to terroir, value for money, environmental sensitivity and ecologically sustainable viticultural practices.
The guide uses three symbols to evaluate each winery:
• The Snail, the Slow Food symbol, signals a cellar that has distinguished itself through its interpretation of sensorial, territorial, environmental and personal values in harmony with the Slow Food philosophy
• The Bottle, allocated to cellars that show a consistently high quality throughout their range of wines
• The Coin, an indicator of great value
New York City: 140 wines from 70 Slow Wine producers
Monday, January 30, 2012
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street
Press Briefing: 1 – 1:45 pm
For Press and Trade (2 – 6 pm) to register, please click here
For questions please contact Sarah Catherine Tunkle sctunkle@colangelopr.com – 646-624-2885 x113
General Admission (6:30 – 9 pm): $35 for members of Slow Food USA, $40 for general admission. Admission includes a complimentary copy of the Slow Wine guide and a commemorative wine glass. To book your ticket please click here.
Chicago: 100 wines from 45 Slow Wine producers
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Spiaggia
980 North Michigan Avenue
For Press and Trade (1:30 – 5:30 pm) to register, please click here
For questions please contact Sarah Catherine Tunkle – sctunkle@colangelopr.com – 646-624-2885 x113
General Admission (6 – 8:30 pm): $30 for members of Slow Food USA, $ 35 for general admission. Admission includes a complimentary copy of the Slow Wine guide and a commemorative wine glass. To book your ticket please click here.
San Francisco: 120 wines from 50 Slow Wine producers
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Fort Mason Center Herbst Pavilion
For Press and Trade (11:00 am – 1:00 pm)
General Admission (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
For more information: www.thegoldenglass.com