CONTACT: Rebecca Robinson
The
Wine & Food Foundation of Texas
512-327-7555
or 512-350-4621
robinson@winefoodfoundation.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Texas
Wines & Cuisine
Shine at
HOT TIME IN THE CITY
Grand tasting features Beringer wines from
California
with guest winemaker Michael Kluczko
Austin,
Texas – May 18, 2007 – The
Wine & Food Foundation of Texas is pleased to announce its Hot
Time in the City grand tasting event on Thursday, June 14th
at 6:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin. This is the
fifth annual Texas tasting hosted by the Foundation in conjunction
with its Wine Texas Symposium – a continuing education
program designed for Texas vintners and growers.
This
year’s Symposium, held at the Horseshoe
Bay Marriott Resort features Michael Kluczko, formerly of Turkey
Flat Winery in the Barossa Valley, South Australia, and Meridian
in the Central Coast and now currently VP of Operations for
Beringer Vineyards, St. Helena, California. Michael has a long
and highly regarded career helping produce award winning wines
in both Australia and California.
Following the Symposium, it is Foundation tradition to host
a consumer tasting for the participating wineries and vineyards
as a high-profile way to showcase Texas wines. Hot Time in
the City has since become a critically-acclaimed event in
the community and a favorite with Foundation members. Over
30 wines will be poured from different Texas wineries and several
of Central Texas most accomplished chefs will be cooking up unique
and extraordinary dishes.
“The Foundation is working very hard to serve the many
Texas wineries and growers. The industry is growing at an incredible
speed and we want to provide continuing expertise in wine growing
that is invaluable,” stated Susan Auler, owner of Fall
Creek Vineyards and Chair of the Symposium and Hot Time in the
City. “We’re extremely fortunate to have a
guest of Michael Kluczko’s caliber – he has a wealth
of knowledge and experience that is worldwide in scope.”
Mr. Kluczko will be present at Hot Time in the City to
chat with guests and offer tasting samples from Beringer Vineyards,
Chateau St. Jean, Chateau Souverain, and Greg Norman Estates.
Beringer Vineyards has been Napa Valley’s benchmark producer
since its establishment in 1876 and continues its rich heritage
today offering cutting-edge quality and contemporary elegance.
The quintessential Sonoma winery, Chateau St. Jean, has long
been recognized as a leader in Vineyard Designated wines since
its founding in 1973.
In their new location at the historic Asti winery, Chateau Souverain
focuses on maintaining small lot integrity and continues to produce
award-winning wines that showcase the best grapes from the best
Sonoma County viticultural areas. Finally, approachable Greg
Norman Estates is a collection of wines produced from some of
finest growing regions of Australia and hopes to perpetuate the
role of wine in an active, easygoing lifestyle.
These
wines will be featured alongside favorite Texas winemaking
stars including Alamosa Wine Cellars, Becker Vineyards, Driftwood
Vineyards, Fall Creek Vineyards, Haak Vineyards, Inwood Estates
Vineyards, Llano Estacado Winery, McReynolds Winery, Peregrine
Hill, Pleasant Hill Winery, Stone House Vineyard and Texas
Hills Vineyard among others.
Local
guest chefs will be cooking up scrumptious summer fare. Participants
currently include: Alamo Draft House, Café Josie, Cedar
Grove Steakhouse, Dona Emilia’s South American Bar & Grill,
Driskill Hotel (Chefs Mark Chapman and Josh Watkins), Fête
Accompli (Quincy Adams Erickson), Fleming’s, Four Seasons
Hotel (Chef Elmar Prambs), Jasper’s, Salt Lick Barbecue,
and Starlite.
Proceeds of Hot Time in the City will
benefit the mission of The Wine & Food Foundation – to support education
and research in food and wine throughout the state, including
the annual Symposium.
Hot Time in the City will begin with a media reception
at 6:00 p.m. and open doors to the public at 6:30 p.m. Tickets
are $40 for Foundation members and $50 for non-members. To make
reservations, learn more about the Foundation or become a member,
please visit www.winefoodfoundation.org,
call 512-327-7555 or contact Executive Director Rebecca Robinson
at robinson@winefoodfoundation.org.
About the Symposium
The Wine Texas/Symposium was spearheaded as a project of the
Foundation by Susan Auler, owner of Fall Creek Vineyard and
long-time Foundation Board member. In its fifth year,
world-class winemaking experts are flown in for a concentrated,
intensive day-long study for Texas growers and winemakers at
all levels of expertise. Held in Marble Falls at the
Horseshoe Bay Marriott Resort, all participants are invited
to pour at the public tasting at the Four Seasons. This
year’s Symposium, featuring Michael Kluczko of Beringer
Vineyards is sponsored in part with grant funding from The
Texas Department of Agriculture and The Wine Society of Texas. For
more information on Texas wines and the Texas wine industry,
visit www.gotexanwine.org.
About The Foundation
The
Wine & Food Foundation of Texas is a public charity
dedicated to recognizing and developing creativity, professionalism
and state-of-the-science research in all areas of the culinary
and viticulture arts. Created in 1997, the Foundation provides
educational grants, scholarships and fellowships to outstanding
individuals and other entities that achieve excellence in these
areas.
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