Addie Daddio, Host of the 2008 LA Wine Fest is the Marketing Director for the East Side's newest Wine Bar and Retail Shop City Sip LA. More on Addie Daddio www.AddieDaddio.com

 

2008 Programs

Special Event
Saturday, July 12 6:15-7:30 pm.
  Georg Riedel will conduct a comparative wine tasting with his world famous wine glasses for LAWINEFEST2008.  Reservations are mandatory.  Price $90.
   Call Joel Fisher at 818-429-6770 or email Joel@LAWineFest.com to reserve your seat.  A set of  the unique Riedel Wine Glasses  utilized in this tasting are our gift to all participants.

Very Special Event
Reserve Dinner

Saturday, July 12 7:30 pm
  Join us for our Reserve Wine Dinner for our charitable beneficiaries in the Raleigh Studio Cafe. Enjoy fine dining and a specially selected assortment of wines. Price: $125 per person. Please email Joel@LAWineFest.com to for reservations. Seating is limited.



Saturday Sunday
  • 2:30-3:15 Barrie Lynn, The Cheese Impresario, will be speaking on Artisanal Cheese & Wine Pairings . It will include a tasting with artisanal cheeses made by the passionate family cheesemakers from the pristine terroir of Wisconsin
  • 3:20-3:50 Amy Freeman, Winemaker for Saucelito Canyon Winery
  • 4:00-4:30 Dr. Patrick Farrell, Master of Wine
  • 4:30-5:00 Neil McNally CWE, Director, Rosenthal Winery
  • 5:00-5:35 Randall Miller, Writer/Director BottleShock and
    Jody Savin, Writer/Producer BottleShock
  • 5:40-6:05 Linda Civitello, Food Writer, will take you on a tour of Italy with tastings of Olio & Olive's hand-harvested extra virgin olive oils.
  • 2:00-2:40 Peter Birmingham-Sommelier, Beverage Consultant, Writer and
    George Skorka--Wine Personality/Director of Hospitality and Beverages, new General Manager, Bastide, West Hollywood, CA
  • 2:45-3:20 David Glancy, MS. CWE.-Wine Department Chair, Professional Culinary Institute. Blind tasting techniques, PCI's wine program, and the Court of Master Sommeliers
  • Honoring Tim Bekins of Ralphs with the Wine Excellence award, Honoring Riboli Family and San Antonio Winery for  their 90 years of  contribution to California's wine story with both their winery and the development of Maddalena  Brands
  • 3:45-4:00 Paul Sherman--Sommelier, Valentino's, Santa Monica
  • 4:20-4:40 Linda Civitello, Food Writer,
    will take you on a tour of Italy with tastings of Olio & Olive's hand-harvested extra virgin olive oils.
Associated Events

Join us on our special LA Wine Fest excursions:

A Special Wine Cruise of Napa Valley, hosted by Dr. Joel M. Fisher
Departing September 15, 2008

    

Discover the wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, in October, on these specially priced wine adventures from the Globus Family of Brands. Click on the posters above for detailed information on the cruises (PDF Files).

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