On Saturday, Septemer 27 along with Gina Ruggiero of Villa Vita International, I went to Alcantara Vineyards in Verde Valley to help celebrate the Harvest Crush Festival for 2008. We manned a booth to promote custom travel packages to Italy, and Chef Giuseppe Mazzocchi, who will conduct cooking classes and special events in the area in February 2009. Chef Giuseppe will give an olive oil and wine tasting class and prepare a special dinner for friends and guests of Alcantara in February 2009, the exact datesto be determined soon. Stay tuned for details.
Alcantara Vineyards owner, Barbara Predmore hosted and met each guest personally as they arrived. Everyone received an Alcantara wine glass, and special Crush shirts were for sale. the Recovery Room had sandwiches and sweet treats available too.
We met and talked with a number of great people who were interested in Italy and learning about Italian cooking from a Tuscan chef. We tasted great wines from Alcantara as well as other local wineries, Page Springs and Javelina Leap. The local farmers' market was represented with fresh green beans, eggplants, greens, okra, and squash, as well as pecan growers and special goat cheese and fudge and freshly baked breads. Queen Creek Olive Mill presented olive oils for tasting too. Mmmm, delicious!
A fun day and event for family and friends- celebrating the fall grape harvest!
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