Hearth Wine Dinners

The Spring Series of Wine Dinners at Hearth continues. Wine Director and avowed Evira fanatic Paul Grieco will combine history, culture and the glories of the grape into an evening of conviviality and education.

To reserve a seat, please call the restaurant (646-602-1300) or e-mail Paul at pgrieco@restauranthearth.com.
The cost for each dinner is all inclusive.

May 2008 continued
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Monday, May 19th, 7:00pm $150.00 per person   &       Tuesday, May 20th, 7:00pm $150.00 per person
Cool Italian Wines, Part 1                                            Cool Italian Wines, Part 2
We could dedicate an entire year to the grapes and wines of Italy and still not dent the bounty of the Boot. As much as I think I know about the many offerings of Italy I still find at least 3-4 new Italian grapes every year that I had never encountered previously. And I'm still surprised even after having studied Italian wine for 20 years! But hey, the glory of Italy is never ending and always absorbing. We will touch all the regions of Italy on this journey, so much so that two nights are required to complete the sojourn. Oops, quick correction...this sojourn is never complete, but weíll make an earnest attempt. Each evening is independent of the other. While we might encourage you to attend both nights, it is not necessary nor would you feel any less the joy of the offerings of Italy.

Wednesday, May 28th, 7:00pm $160.00 per person
Terroir Redux
Even without the existence of our wine bar Terroir (down the street from Hearth), this wine specific term is resonating amongst consumers. Simply put, it references everything about a place. Yes, we should sense fruit in wine (it is made from a grape after all) but the place where the grape is grown should also shine through. Chablis should taste like Chablis and not California Chardonnay. Tonight we will put like-wines up against each other in a blind cage match battle of the bottles to determine who best represents a place. May the winner rest on their laurels!

Continue to June: Beaujolais and An Intimate Dinner