Wine Tasting

Description

Join us at the Esplanade Sales Gallery for a special wine tasting with Denis Zeni, owner and winemaker of Leuta. Denis will share about his winemaking process and we will taste several wines, including both white and red blends, from Cortona located in the Tuscany region of Italy.

In 2000, Denis Zeni and his long-time friend and business partner, Enzo Berlanda, purchased 21,5 hectares (approximately 60 acres) of land in Tuscany near Cortona, not far from Lake Trasimeno and Montepulciano. This land is now the Leuta Estate. Positioned at 310 meters above sea-level, the land is perfect for grape-growing, as soil studies clearly indicate. The “Tuscany Project,” as the two men called this initiative at the beginning, was incorporated in 2004 as Lagarini s.s. di Zeni Denis & C. s.s. and the first small-scale vintage for the Vin Santo Leuta was crafted. During the same year a small property was bought in Trentino together with their friend Giulio De Vescovi, owner of the Azienda Agricola De Vescovi-Ulzbach. Denis’s goal is to try to merge tradition and innovation, to combine the respect for nature with modern technology in order to craft a wine that represents a perfect combination of eurythmy and symmetry. He would like for his wines to impart the peculiarity and beauty of the terroir as well as his modern, even thoughtful respect for nature, and wine making philosophy.

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This special event is limited to 25 guests. Price is $20 per person and lite hors d’oeuvres will be served. Wines will be available for purchase at the event.

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