MALBEC WORLD DAY 2013 - The 3rd annual celebration of Argentina's most popular wine will take place in Chicago on April 28th, 2013.
Official Malbec World Day (MWD) includes celebrations in Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Shanghai, São Paulo and Mendoza - a total of 70 events in 60 cities and 45 countries including tastings, tango performances, cooking classes and street art.
Come join the festivities at City Winery on April 28th. Attendees to the exclusive Chicago event at City Winery will have the chance to taste over 60 different Malbecs. From small scale artisanal producers to larger household names, from Mendoza to Tierra Del Fuego and back again.
Malbec World Day is the only event where you'll be able to expand your knowledge and sample some of the best award-winning wines being made in Argentina today, all under one roof. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Warp who will be spinning the latest in international electronic and dance music.
ABOUT MALBEC WORLD DAY
Wines of Argentina, the organization responsible for promoting the image of Argentine wines around the world, has declared the week of April 22 as Malbec World Day in honor of the country’s iconic varietal. Malbec was first introduced to Argentina in the mid-19th century, when Domingo Sarmiento, the 5th President of Argentina, hired the French agronomist Michel Aimé Pouget to run the first school of agriculture in Mendoza. Pouget brought cuttings and seeds to plant, and so the cultivation of Malbec began. The Malbec grape flourished in Argentina, finding an ideal growing environment that has resulted in unprecedented levels of quality and the production of unique wines of international renown. Today, Argentina is the largest producer of Malbec in the world. It has become the nation’s signature varietal and is grown throughout the country’s wine regions. April 17th was selected as Malbec World Day because of its historical significance. On this day in 1853, the bill to create the Quinta Agronomica, a government program to improve all aspects of Agriculture, including the national wine industry, was submitted to the Provincial Legislature of Mendoza. The date represents both the transformation of Argentina’s wine industry and the starting point for the development of Malbec as its flagship variety.
PARTICIPATING WINERIES:
Alamos Winery
Achaval Ferrer
Kaiken
Alta Vista
Renacer
Nieto Senetiner
Catena Zapata
Del Fin Del Mundo - Patagonia Argentina
Ricardo Santos
Escorihuela
Callia
Salentein
Dominio Del Plata
Familia Zuccardi
Finca El Origen
Finca Flichman
Luigi Bosca | Familia Arizu
Trivento
For further information please contact City Winery Chicago or visit the link: http://www.citywinery.com/chicago/tickets/malbec-world-day-at-city-winer...
