It's time for a taste, for a sip, if you will, of wine classified as "Slow." This idea may be a foreign one for most (ironically, the concept was founded in Italy), but stick with us here! Let's start with Slow Food, and then we'll "pour some wine."
Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization with supporters in 150 countries around the world. They've joined in committing to link the pleasure of good food to community and environment. Slow Food was founded in 1989 to counter the rise of fast food and fast life. This organization seeks to replant the idea and interest of food back into society. By increasing awareness of where food comes from, how it tastes, and how our food choices affect the rest of the world, the importance of the aforementioned factors will spread... slowly, but surely!
Slow Wine is based upon and related to the same core ideals as Slow Food. On January 30 and February 2, Slow Food will launch its first ever wine guide in English, Slow Wine, which adopts an innovative
approach to wine criticism and looks at a variety of factors to evaluate wineries in their entirety. In New York and Chicago, trade, press, and consumers alike will be able to taste wines from all over Italy. It is the hope that those who taste will have a new appreciation for the "slow" ideal. This ideal takes into consideration the wine's quality, adherence to terroir, value for money, environmental sensitivity, and ecologically sustainable viticultural practices. "Wine" not take a break from spirits to sip on Italian reds, whites, and bubbly for an evening?
To purchase tickets for the NYC tasting on January 30, click here: http://slowwineguidenyc.eventbrite.com/
To purchase tickets for the Chicago tasting on February 2, click here: http://slowwineguidechicago-eorg.eventbrite.com/