This is truly one of the greatest wine events every year. The food and wine verticals are simply awesome.
Here is the lineup:
Presenting
THE 24rd ANNUAL GREAT WINE SEMINAR
“An intimate weekend with the stars of the wine world”
Seating limited to a maximum of 80
Allen Meadows
“The Burghound”
Moderator
L’ecole du Vin
Arlette G. Cataldo, CFP, President
April 24-26, 2009
Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay
1633 North Bayshore Drive
Miami Fl. 33132
305-374-3900
Allen Meadows
Allen Meadows was a finance executive for 25 years, holding a variety of positions, including stints as the senior vice-president and director of corporate development for Great Western Financial and chief financial officer for Fidelity National.
In 1999 he elected to retire to author a book on the subject of Burgundy but a year later decided to found Burghound.com, a quarterly review that is presently devoted exclusively to the coverage of Burgundy/Pinot Noir.
Burghound.com was the first of its kind to offer specialized, and more importantly, exhaustive coverage of a specific wine region. The first Issue was released in January of 2001 and there are now readers in 51 different countries. Meadows spends four months a year in Burgundy and visits more than 300 domaines during that time. 2008 marks his 29th year of visiting the region and its producers.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Seminar I (optional)
Chateau Margaux
Bordeaux
Once in a lifetime
7:00PM-9:30PM
Presented by
Paul Pontallier
General Manager
A first growth and clearly one of the greatest wines the world has ever known. Chateau Margaux dates back to the 12th century and during its evolution has distinguished itself as the most sensuous. Elegance formed in a glass like a crescendo of a 100 piece orchestra Ch. Margaux blends exceptional qualities of fine tannins, clarity, bold concentrations of fruit and complex aromas. Join us for this opportunity to be guided back in time to 1959 with the legendary Paul Pontallier.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Registration and Breakfast
8:45 – 9:15 AM
Welcome and Introductions
9:30 AM
Seminar II
Bouchard Père et Fils
Burgundy
9:30-11:30
Presented by
Luc Bouchard
Luc Bouchard, a ninth generation descendent of the Bouchard family, takes us through a history of one of the oldest and most distinguished Burgundy houses. Luc will be pouring amazing wines from the region several of them back to 61 that are the benchmark for all chardonnays and pinot noir produced in the world
Lunch on your own
11:30 – 1:00 PM
Seminar III
1:00-3:00 PM
Château de Beaucastel
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
1:00-3:00 PM
Presented by Marc Perrin
Owner & Winemaker
Setting the standard Château de Beaucastel is simply one of the finest estates not only in Châteauneuf, but in all of France. Utilizing all thirteen varietals the complex soils at Beaucastel are revealed by Marc as he describes the evolution of the vineyard and its wines while he walks us through a great vertical tasting.
Seminar IV
Domaine William Fevre
Chablis
3:30 – 5:00 PM
Presented by
Luc Bouchard
The region north of the Cote d’Or, is famous for its steely dry white wines made from Chardonnay. The William Fevre wines are generally full-bodied and rich, yet characteristically crisp and lively we will get a horizontal look at the wines then enjoy a vertical of Les Clos one of their Grand Cru’s.
Gourmet Dinner
7:30 – 11:00 PM
Oliver Saucy
Chef de Cuisine
Cafe Maxx broke local culinary ground in the mid-1980s with the inspired, critically-acclaimed California nouvelle cooking of Chef Oliver Saucy. Café Maxx now stands alone as South Florida’s most consistent Gourmet restaurant thanks to Chef Oliver. His Passion for wines has placed him in an unparalleled position of creating specialized wine pairing meals.
Sunday April 26th 2009
Seminar V
Mature Ports- A TALE OF TWO PORTS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Presented by
Allen Meadows
We all enjoy the great vintages of 1963 and 1966 but in recent years it has become blurred as to which one is actually more enjoyable? Today we will stroll through some of the greatest Ports’ ever produced including Grahams, Taylor, Fonseca, Warres and more! This is an opportunity not to be missed as these wines will blow you away.
Schedule of Fees:
***Please note there is truly limited seating. Fortunately no price increase from 2008. Credit cards can be used by logging on to http://www.localwineevents.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Main Events Total Package $2590pp- only 60 available
Saturday & Sunday Seminars only w/dinner-$1395
Additional Dinner Guests $250pp
Seating will be limitted to 80 Maximum overall
Registration
Name(s)___________________________
E-Mail__________________________
Company________________________
Address_________________________
City____________ State___ Zip______
Telephone_______________________
Please make checks payable to:
L’ecole du Vin
805 SE Saint Lucie Blvd
Stuart, Fl 34996
No fed-ex or special deliveries to the above address. Please call for further information.