Brooklyn Uncorked 2009: May 13 @ BAMcafe, Brooklyn
By Lenn Thompson, Editor and Publisher
Over the last couple years, Brooklyn Uncorked has become the premier Long Island wine tasting event. There are very few opportunities to taste so many Long Island wines in one place.
This year, the list of Long Island wineries pouring includes Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard, Bedell Cellars/Corey Creek Vineyards, Bouké, Bridge Vineyards, Brooklyn Oeneology, Castello di Borghese, Channing Daughters Winery, Clovis Point, Diliberto Winery, Grapes of Roth, Harbes Farm and Vineyards, Lieb Cellars, Long Island Merlot Alliance, Macari Vineyards, The Old Field, Osprey’s Dominion Vineyards, Palmer Vineyards, Raphael, Roanoke Vineyards, Sherwood House Vineyards, Shinn Estate Vineyards, Sparkling Pointe, Waters Crest Winery and Wölffer Estate.
And this year’s food and other beverages will be provided by vendors and restaurants like Amy’s Cookies, Bodum, Buttermilk Channel, DiPalo’s, Fizzy Lizzy, Get Fresh, iCi, North Fork Potato Chips, NuNu Chocolates, Palo Santo, Plowshares Coffee, Rick’s Picks, SerendipiTea, Stonehome Wine Bar, The Farm on Adderley, The Smoke Joint, Vere Chocolate, Wine Cellar Sorbets
Reidel will provide glassware. Collaborating wine shops include Slope Cellars, Blanc & Rouge Wine, Heights Chateau, Red, White, and Bubbly, Picada y Vino, and SIP
Non-Profits partners include: City Harvest, Slow Food USA, and Brooklyn Food Plan
I’ll be attending again this year (it’s a lot of fun). So, come sample the bounty that lurks in your own backyard. Brooklyn Uncorked runs from 4 to 8 p.m. Members of the public can sample during the 4-hour event for $40.
Half price tickets are available for those who purchase a subscription to Edible Brooklyn.
Visit www.brownpapertickets.com or www.ediblebrooklyn.net for tickets.
