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SLOW FOOD NATION! Our country's greatest food event! San Francisco, August 29th - Sept 1st.             ANTINORI - 2004 Antica Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley   26 generations of winemaking!

Dear Wine Friend,   If you have not already heard, Slow Food Nation, will be the largest celebration of American food in history, and will take place in San Francisco over Labor Day weekend (August 29 to September 1, 2008). An unprecedented event, over 50,000 hungry foodies are expected to attend Slow Food Nation to experience an extraordinary range of activities highlighting the connection between plate and planet.  Many of the Slow Food Nation's events will be free and open to the public. Civic Center wiil be trans-formed  into a Victory Garden and giant farmer's market with street food  vendors.   Don't miss the fifteen Taste Pavilions at Fort Mason on Saturday and Sunday; Bread, Charcuterie, Cheese, Chocolate, Coffee, Fish, Honey & Preserves, Ice Cream, Native Foods, Olive Oil, Pickles & Chutney, Tea, Spirits, Beer, and Wine. If you need a break from all of the gastronomic overload, Slow Foods Rocks will feature a two-day outdoor music festival in the Great Meadow at Fort Mason.  Special restaurant dinners, seminars, workshops, excursions, hikes, and more.....   We will be closed to attend this MUST GO event.  For more information, schedule of events, and tickets go to  www.slowfoodnation.org   SEE YOU THERE!           SLOW FOOD is all about preserving the best in agrarian tradition!  So It is difficult to comprehend Piero Antinori family's extreme dedication to viticulture and winemaking, as it spans 26 consecutive generations (600+ years) in Tuscany and Umbria.  Italian wine aficionados will easily recognize  the Antinori  Super"star"Tuscans  Tignanello,  Solaia, Guado al Tasso.  Oh not to forget  Antinori's highly sought after Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino.  Then there is also the most highly awarded Tre Bicchiere winner by Gambero Rosso, the legendary Umbrian Chardonnay Cervaro della Sala.    First there was the Baron Philippe Rothschild from Mouton Rothschild, who collaborated with Robert Mondavi for Opus 1.  Then Christian Moueix of Petrus fame followed with Dominus.  Now, after 25 years of trials and tribulations* , the Antinori family is proud to debut this historic 2004 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from the family's estate in the rugged eastern mountains of Napa Valley.  Named "Antica" as a symbol for Antinori Calfornia, the 24 acre estate vineyard is planted at an amazingly tight vine density of 2233 vines per acre (see inset photograph) and divided between 4 distinct Cabernet Sauvignon clones that contribute to the wine's complexity in flavors and rich, concentrated fruit. Average yield was only 3 pounds per vine.  Antinori chief enologist, Renzo Cotarella, oversaw the production of this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.   After completing malolactic fermentation in new French Oak barrels, the wine was aged an additional 12 months before final selections and bottling.     I must tell you, just one sip of Antica, and you  immediately know the masters, Piero, Renzo, and Mother Nature have worked their magic!  Yes, rich and concentrated black cherry, cassis and dark plum fruit are forefront aromas and flavors, enticed by a hint of toastiness that draws out a toffee complexity.  With airing there is a little "beefy" component, and slight intrigue of minerality added to the mix. But this wine has a genuine sauveness, a refinement, that is undeniably Italian class, like a fine tailored, elegant  silk suit from Florence.  I love Antica's restraint and balance, as it is all to uncommon these day.  A few more years and Antica could define debonair!    Antica was released last Fall to much fanfare. I know, because customers called me to inquire, but only the very best restaurants were allowed to purchase from the 1200 - six packs produced. So if you were lucky enough, or knew to look for it at one of the best restaurants in your area, you probably paid at least $125 a bottle to enjoy it with dinner.  Only sommeliers, not collector have been able to stock Antica in their cellars.  So here is your chance!   I did not ask why or how? And TWC is not a restaurant.  But I felt a little blessed...and honored to be one of the chosen.... very limted availability!    $54.99 a bottle!  - AN ABSOLUTE BARGAIN BY ANTINORI STANDARDS!   ORDER BY REPLYING DIRECTLY TO THIS EMAIL.   More information on Antica go to www.anticanapavalley.com   And for more information on Antinori go to www.antinori.it   *Trials and tribulations go to SF Chronicle www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/05/WIKQSHVI2.DTL&type=printable   04 ANTICA CABERNET SAUVIGNON - NAPA VALLEY Antinori Family's Premiere Estate Release!   Previously available only in the finest restaurants!      $54.99 A BOTTLE     ONLY 600 CASES PRODUCED!   VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY! Looking out over the Antinori Family Estate vineyards in the eastern mountains of Napa Valley.. Papa Piero Antinori with his three daughters: the next generation!           2004 ANTICA - NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON.   THE WINE CONSULTANT   Eric Stumpf Renee Kroeger   8039 Greenback Lane Citrus Heights, CA  95610 (916) 721-WINE (9463) WWW.THEWINECONSULTANT.COM   PLEASE SHARE WITH A FRIEND!

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