Now in its third year, the Grand Tasting is an opportunity for wine and food lovers to sample hundreds of wines – both renowned and undiscovered – from all over the world, accompanied by indulgent samples from some of New York’s top restaurants and food purveyors.

For the first time, the Grand Tasting is centered on a theme: Food and Wine of the World, which celebrates the culinary and winemaking traditions of France, Italy, Spain and the New World. PJ Wine’s experts, who have hand-picked the wines to be poured at the event, will help guests discover the regions that have made each of these parts of the world famous, and learn about some of the newest areas that are showing promise.

Wine highlights will include Château Margaux, Château Latour, Château d’Yquem, Krug “Grande Cuvée,” Sassicaia, Joseph Phelps “Insignia,” Caymus “Special Selection,” ’62 CVNE “Viña Real” Gran Reserva, and ’94 Vega Sicilia “Unico.”

Since a region’s food is intrinsically linked to its wines, guests will also have the opportunity to pair wines with foods from the very same area. Food sponsors include Cheese from Spain, Olive Oils from Spain, Redondo Iglesias USA, as well as D’Artagnan, O&CO, and Nespresso Professional. Some of New York’s top restaurants, including Barmarché, Beppe, Landmarc, Les Halles, Suba, and Vento Trattoria will also offer culinary creations that celebrate France, Italy, Spain and the New World.

Tickets are no longer available for purchase online. However, tickets will be availavle at the door for purchase, payable by cash or check. Please note: tickets for purchases made after Nov. 9 will be available for pick up at the Will Call desk when you arrive on the night of the event. Or for more information, call 212 567-5500. General admission tickets are $99, but the most discriminating of wine lovers will want to sign up for VIP admission. The VIP ticket ($150) entitles guests to enter the tasting more than an hour early and to participate in a special tasting of top Bordeaux and Champagne Selections.

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Time:
5:45 pm to 10:30 pm, VIP Admission
7:00 pm to 10:30 pm, General Admission

Where: The Puck Building – Grand Ballroom
295 Lafayette Street (at West Houston), Manhattan

General Admission: $99.00 per person. 7:00 to 10:30 pm.

VIP Admission: $150.00 per person. Includes 5:45 to 7:00 pm exclusive early admission and VIP Bordeaux and Champagne tasting.

** PJ Wine will make a generous contribution to City Harvest in honor of this event **

We look forward to seeing you there!

City Harvest
PJ Wine is very proud to support City Harvest, whose efforts are a profound service to New Yorkers. A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit City Harvest.

Founded in 1981, City Harvest is the world’s first and New York City’s only food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding New York City's hungry men, women and children. This year, City Harvest will collect over 19 million pounds of excess, nutritious food from all segments of the food industry, including restaurants, grocers, corporate cafeterias, manufacturers and farms. This food is then delivered free of charge to more than 800 community programs throughout New York City using their fleet of 15 trucks and volunteers on foot. Each week, City Harvest helps over 260,000 hungry New Yorkers find their next meal.

You must be 21 years of age to attend this event.
"Grand Tasting 2005 to Benefit City Harvest, Sponsored by PJ Wine"
is a Wine Promotions, Inc. production.