Italian Regional Lunch – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Italian Regional Lunch Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Menu for today’s Italian Regional Lunch (it changes every week)

Tutto Gusto is a bar during the day and a bar + the full Tutto Italia menu at night. We’ve been here a few times right after they first opened (here and

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Beverage Seminar – Selbach-Oster Winery – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Selbach-Oster – Mosel, Germany Johannes Selbach, Owner and Winemaker

Riesling grapes are great because you can make wines that range from super sweet to very dry, and they are balanced wines. The quality levels are on German labels (see here for lists of Selbach-Oster wines) – missed the first word; Kabinett – regular harvest,

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Beverage Seminar – TyKu Sake – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Ty Ku Sake & Spirits – Nara, Japan Michael Ponce, Presenter Ty Ku Silver Premium Junmai, Ty Ku Black Super Premium Junmai Ginjo, and Ty Ku coconut Nigori Premium Cloudy November 6, 2012

One of the best things about the Ty Ku presenter, he was very willing (in fact, he was encouraging) to answer

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Culinary Demonstration – The Hearty Boys Catering – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh The Hearty Boys Catering, Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2012

Hearty Boys Cocktails, Chicago, Illinois Ward 8 Cocktail

The Ward 8 Cocktail has been around for quite a while, since 1898. There are a lot of stories about it’s origin, basically, the cocktail was created to honor a politician from

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Culinary Demonstration – Robert Irvine – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Robert Irvine, Robert Irvine’s eat!, Hilton Head, South Carolina & Restaurant Impossible! on the food channel October 25, 2012

Wine: Hanna Winery & Vineyards (Sonoma County, California) Hanna Chardonnay Chris Hanna

Hanna Chardonnay

In the 1970’s Chris’ dad bought a 12 acre farm, they planted a garden, an orchard, and some vines…

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Culinary Demonstration – Yacht & Beach Club Resorts – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Oscar Prieto, Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts October 22, 2012

Wine: Kim Crawford, Kim Crawford Un-Oaked Chardonnay, New Zealand Sarah Brewer

Today we were served the Kim Crawford Un-Oaked Chardonnay 2010 vintage. There are four Kim Crawford wines available at the New Zealand booth on World Showcase: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio,

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Culinary Demonstration – Shamrock & Peach and Kerrygold Irish Butter and Cheese – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Judith McLaughlin, The Shamrock and Peach, Atlanta, Georgia Presented by Kerrygold Irish Butter and Cheese October 21, 2012

Wine: Banfi Vintners, Italy – Rosa Regale

Rosa Regale from Banfi

Pam Smith (host) was also the wine presenter today. The Rosa Regale is a semi-dry, red sparkling wine made with 100% Brachetto grapes

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Culinary Demonstration – Fulton’s Crab House at Downtown Disney – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Mark Boor, Fulton’s Crab House, Downtown Disney October 16, 2012

Wine: O’Neill Vintners and Distillers (California), GroundSwell Organic White Table Wine Mandy Silver

Mandy Silver is the representative of O’Neill Vintners, her territory is the southeastern states and she lives in Myrtle Beach, SC. O’Neill is now the 7th largest winery in the U.S.,

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Beverage Seminar – Florida Groves Winery – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Florida Orange Groves Winery – Florida Vincent Shook, Winemaker Key Limen, Mango Mamma, Hurricane Class 5 (Florida White Sangria) October 16, 2012

Key Limen, Mango Mamma, Hurricane Class 5

Vincent Shook, our presenter today, was declared “one of our favorite presenters” by today’s host. The Florida Orange Groves Winery is located in St

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Tokyo Dining – Sake and Food Pairing – Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2012

On October 10th, we had the pleasure of attending the Tokyo Dining Food and Sake Pairing during the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival for the third year in a row! (2010 and 2011) Each year this event has pleased us immensely and given the opportunity to go with another couple, we’d probably go

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