{"id":10519,"date":"2015-04-29T22:25:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T02:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=10519"},"modified":"2015-05-28T01:28:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T05:28:30","slug":"art-of-wine-returns-with-distinct-italian-flavour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/art-of-wine-returns-with-distinct-italian-flavour\/","title":{"rendered":"Art of Wine returns with distinct Italian flavour"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

The red gold pressed, fermented, bottled and poured by the best vineyards in Italy will flow in Aurora this May, as the Aurora Cultural Centre brings together the best vintages to demonstrate the Art of Wine.<\/p>\n

The Art of Wine, once one of the cornerstones of the Aurora Cultural Centre\u2019s fundraising campaign, returns May 21 after a year\u2019s absence.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re so excited to be hosting this wonderful evening of wine tasting again this year,\u201d said Karin Allan, Chair of the Centre\u2019s Fundraising Committee, in a statement. \u201c[Sommelier Franco Stalteri] and his team are always entertaining and informative, and guests can expect a fresh, fun experience that I hope will become an annual tradition in Aurora\u2019s social calendar. I think everyone can feel good about having a drink with friends, learning something new, and supporting the Cultural Centre, an organization that is vital to our community now, and will continue to be an important cultural institution in York Region\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Art of Wine promises an evening where guests will be able to sip \u201cold world vintages\u201d in a casual setting, led in a series of \u201ctutored tastings\u201d by Mr. Stalteri of Grapebrands. Five Italian wines will be available for sampling, vintages not available for public purchase through the LCBO. Guests will also be able to order cases of new favourite wines discovered during the course of the evening, while sampling fine cheeses, jellies, chutneys, fruits, and other treats catered by Aurora\u2019s Catharina\u2019s Kitchen and specially selected to complement the wines on hand. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my first time running and attending the event, but from what I have heard, it was a popular event last time and a wine tasting is always a fun event for people,\u201d says Anuja Varghese, Fund Development Manager for the Centre. \u201cFor us, having it in the spring is a new way of doing it. <\/p>\n

Sometimes people associate wine tasting with a fall event, but I think this is a great time to do it. It\u2019s spring, it\u2019s fun, it\u2019s fresh, and I think people love a reason to come out this season, have some fun, drink some wine, all while supporting the Cultural Centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t do this event last year and people asked what happened to it, so we thought we would put it back together and see what we could do that was fun and new.\u201d<\/p>\n

What was \u201cfun and new\u201d was ultimately found in the \u201cold world\u201d and the Centre hopes it will be an opportunity to learn a lot in a fun way and be able to take home two Riedel crystal wine glasses with each ticket purchased.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the May 21 event are on sale now for $75 per person ($70 for Friends of the Centre), which include the five tutored wine tastings, appetizers, and the Riedel wine glasses. The event is open to all those 19 and over.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact the Aurora Cultural Centre at 905-713-1818, or visit www.auroraculturalcentre.ca.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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