I am pleased to present three lectures on Italian wines and culture at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Toronto.
March 8, 22 & April 5 Istituto Italiano di Cultura 496 Huron Street, Toronto
Tuesday March 8 Lecture I ● Brief history of wine ● Is “Terroir” really important? ● The wines of Northern Italy: main regions, best known and lesser known wines ● Guided tasting of 3 wines from Northern Italy
Tuesday March 22 Lecture II ● The life cycle of vines and hints on vinification and ageing ● The wines of Central Italy: main regions, best known and lesser known wines ● New world vs. Old world wines; organic and biodynamic wines ● Guided tasting of 3 wines from Central Italy
Tuesday April 5 Lecture III ● Wine and Health ● The wines of Southern and Insular Italy: main regions, best known and lesser known wines ● Cooking with wine and how to match wine and food ● The “dos” and “don’ts” of buying and storing wine and how to make sense of a wine label ● Guided tasting of 3 wines from Southern Italy
Cost $60 per lecture Sign up for all three lectures and pay $150.00
To make a reservation for one of the lectures, please call Giuliana at 416-921-3802 x228
Italy is one of the oldest wine producing regions in the world. The nature of the place - the influence of Mediterranean sunshine and mountain air currents on the hillsides of the elongated peninsula and islands – its long history, its millenary cultural traditions favour what seems to be an almost spontaneous culture of wine. Nowadays Italy not only produces and exports more wine than any other country but it offers the greatest variety of types, ranging from nearly every colour, flavour and style imaginable.
