Join us for a free wine tasting

Friday, May 18, 2007

4:00 - 5:30pm

featuring Italian wines

presented by Nicola Biscardo

This special tasting was added to our schedule when we had the opportunity to host a visit by Nicola Biscardo. Here is Nicola's self discription:

I was borne in Verona on January 12th, 1972 in a family of wine makers. Raised in the land of Amarone I took my first wine class at the age of nineteen while I was studying Political Science at the college. It did not take me long to realize that my way was to continue in the family business of selling wine, so I switched to wine studies and I attended the master at the Italian Association of the Guild of Sommeliers. Now I am a professional Wine Taster, a Sommelier, a member of The Society of Wine Educators and not a politician. I moved to United States in 1997 and I lived in New York to market and organize the distribution of Conexport, a private consortium that represent some of the best small producers from different wine regions of Italy.
Now I am back home in Verona, the city of “Romeo and Juliet” to spoil my vineyards and olive trees with my love and passion!!!
“Alla Salute….!!!”

Don't miss this great chance to sample wines from all over Italy. Here is more info on Conexport:

CONEXPORT V.I.P. (Consortium for the export of prestigious Italian wines) was established in 1987 to promote internationally, a line of high quality Italian wines produced by selected estates from the most notable regions of Italy.
The Consortium only associates with producers of proven consistent high quality and a solid reputation among their peers.
The activity of Conexport starts with the visiting of the potential new estate. All aspects of the winery are inspected including the vineyards, cellars and wine making equipment. A panel of experts then does a series of tasting over a period of twelve months to monitor the consistency of the quality of the wines.
To export these new estates, Conexport analyzes the packaging and recommends changes for the marketability of the product outside the Italian market. They assist the producers with the proper documentation that is needed both in Italy and for the United States. Finally, the selected wines are sampled by the US Branches for their approval and market potential.
Before being exported each estate has their products analyzed by the government laboratories. Conexport has their own controls through Enocentro, where the quality and aging of the wines is also monitored.
In the United States, Conexport V.I.P. has their own office which coordinates and supervises the sales and marketing, a central temperature controlled warehouse for the supply to the markets, and branches that are directed by knowledgeable industry members whose expertise is in Italian wines.