Thursday, April 22, 2010

MEAC Annual Fundraiser -- "Wine & Wheels" -- This Friday!

Looking for a chance this weekend to get your wine tasting on? Want to support a really good cause? The Madisonville Education and Assistance Center (MEAC) is having its annual fundraiser on Friday evening. (For better or for worse, the event will be emceed by yours truly.) Admission to the event is $15. Last year, there were nearly a hundred wines to sample, so it's a fantastic deal. The relevant info:
MEAC’s annual wine tasting fundraiser, Wine and Wheels, will take place on April 23rd from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. at the at the Volvo/Porsche/Maserati dealership located at 4113 Plainville Road, Cincinnati, OH 45227. Join us for this fun blind wine tasting with lite bites provided by area restaurants. Each team (up to 3 people) is asked to bring one bottle of Pinot Grigio and one bottle of Shiraz. Prizes will be given to the teams who bring the favorite red wine and the favorite white wine.

For more information about MEAC, click here. To register for the event, click here. Walk-ins are also welcome!


2 comments:

Maso Canali said...

Good idea on the Pinot Grigio! I hope you picked our brand for the job! If you thought all the white wines were just light fare, try out an Italian white wine that’s been made with the “Passito” technique (our very own Maso Canali Pinot Grigio is one). The Passito method results in a crisp, fruity wine that comes with a very full, ripe palate. Since a portion of the grapes are dried before being fermented, it makes for a rounder wine with a fuller mouth feel. It also concentrates the fruit flavors of pineapple and apricot. Definitely of interest to white naysayers.

The Naked Vine said...

You've certainly got an interesting sounding process there. I'll certainly be on the lookout for it. Any idea where it's available near Cincinnati?