Top New York Restaurants and Retail Stores Celebrate Fourth Annual Salud! Chilean Wine Fest
Thirty-four Restaurants Pour A Variety of Chilean Wines by the Glass and 12 Retail Stores Sample Chilean Wines September 18 - 30, 2009
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Wines of Chile will be delighting the taste buds of New Yorkers with the country's best bottles. To mark Chile's Independence Day on September 18, many of New York's highly acclaimed restaurants and best retail stores are participating in the fourth annual Salud! Chilean Wine Fest to offer consumers the opportunity to experience a variety of Chile's premium wines. From Chile's unique grape variety, Carmenere and signature red grape, Cabernet Sauvignon, to the country's flagship white grape, Sauvignon Blanc, Salud! will allow consumers to familiarize themselves with Chile's most celebrated wines and diverse terroirs. The festival runs through September 30.
Wine aficionados and amateurs alike are invited to visit any of the 34 participating restaurants, whose sommeliers will be featuring a selection of special Chilean wines by the glass during the festival. In addition, 12 wine retailers will be offering free in-store Chilean wine tastings throughout the two weeks and will sample some of Chile's emerging varieties such as Pinot Noir and Syrah.
"The Salud! Chilean Wine Fest enables consumers to experience some of Chile's signature and emerging grape varietals while educating themselves on the country's diverse offerings. The timing of the Wine Fest couldn't be more perfect as consumers continue to seek great quality at a better value," explains Lori Tieszen, Executive Director, Wines of Chile USA. "To satisfy their needs, consumers should be thrilled to know that Chile produces top quality wines that are comparable at $10 - $20 to many higher priced Old World selections, in addition to other delicious wines at higher price points."
Participating New York Restaurants Offering Chilean Wine Tastings Include:
Artisansal Fromagerie, Bistro & Wine Bar
Asia de Cuba
Bar Artisanal
BLT Prime
BLT Steak
Blue Fin
Brasserie 8 1/2
Churrascaria Plataforma
Churrascaria Tribeca
City Crab & Seafood Company
Cookshop
Craft
Ditch Plains
Dylan Prime
Eighty One
La Esquina
Landmarc at the Time Warner Center
Landmarc, Tribeca
L'Ecole, The Restaurant of The French Culinary Institute
Maya NY
Michael Jordan's The Steak House N.Y.C.
Nick & Stef's Steakhouse
Palo Santo (Brooklyn)
Pampano
Paris Commune
Pomaire Inc.
Primehouse New York
Telepan Restaurant
Toloache
Victor's Cafe
Wolfgang's Steakhouse, Park Avenue
Wolfgang's Steakhouse, Tribeca
Yerba Buena
Yerba Buena (Perry Street)
Participating New York Wine Stores Offering Chilean Wine Tastings Include:
67 Wines & Spirits
Saturday, September 26
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
179 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023
Astor Wines & Spirits
Wednesday, September 23
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
399 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003
Maslow 6
Wednesday, September 23
6:00 - 8:00 PM
211B West Broadway
NY, NY 10013
Bottlerocket
Friday, September 25
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
5 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
Discover Wines
Saturday, September 26
6:00 - 9:00 pm
10 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009
Red, White, and Bubbly
Thursday, September 10
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
211-213 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
September Wines & Spirits
Thursday, September 10
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
100 Stanton Street
New York, NY 10002
Union Square Wines & Spirits
Wednesday, September 16
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
140 Fourth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Zachys Wine
Saturday, September 19
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
16 East Parkway
Scarsdale, NY 10583
Best Cellars (Upper East Side)
Friday, September 18
5:00pm - 8:00pm
1291 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10028-2108
Best Cellars (Upper West Side)
Thursday, September 24
6:00pm - 8:00pm
2246 Broadway
New York, NY 10024-5805
Alphabet City Wine Co.
Friday, September 18
6:00pm - 9:00pm
100 Ave. C
New York, NY 10009
In recent years, U.S. consumers have begun to embrace Chile's unique grape varietal, Carmenere, which is lush and ripe and offers a spicy port-like flavor of blackberry and plums. Additionally, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Blends and Sauvignon Blanc have continued to enjoy great success. According to the most recent Gomberg-Fredrikson Report, which included statistics through May 2009, Carmenere, has increased in the U.S. by 76% and Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon has increased by +23% year to date. Sauvignon Blanc and Red Blends, have also shown marked gains, increasing by +22% and +16% respectively. Overall, Chilean imports of bottled wine have rapidly increased its presence in the U.S. market, climbing 28% in the month of May, and 19% cumulatively from January to May. Chile's increase in momentum is running counter to the trend of Old World nations whose import numbers continue to decline.
About Wines of Chile
Wines of Chile is a promotional body that represents 77 Chilean wineries with offices in Santiago, London and New York. Its members belong to Vinos de Chile. Wines of Chile was founded in July 2002 to position Chilean wine around the world through strategic marketing and promotional activities. For more information please visit www.winesofchile.org
Media Contacts:
Claudia Dal Lago
212-994-7514
Claudia.Dallago@rfbinder.com
Lori Tieszen
212-810-6883
ltieszen@winesofchileusa.com
Source: Wines of Chile USA