Come Downtown to “Wine About Winter”

Now that the January snow is behind us, it’s time to join in the anything-but-frosty tradition of “Wining” about winter. LakewoodAlive’s second annual fundraiser, Wine About Winter is set for Saturday, March 6th from 7 to 9:30PM. Come join your friends downtown at Rozi’s Wine House for a wonderful way to find warmth in the cold – wine tasting!

This year your passport will feature EIGHT wines from around the world:

2007 Ars Vitis Riesling - Germany

2006 Marques de Riscal Rioja Blanc - Spain

2008 Hob Nob Pinot Noir - France

2008 Casillero Diablo Carmenere - Chile

2006 Monte Antico - Italy

2008 D’Arenberg Stump Jump Shiraz - Australia

2007 Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel - California, USA

2002 Tokaji Szamorodni Edes – Hungary

Appetizers have been selected to accentuate the wines. Local chef Karen King, of Karen King Catering, will provide sumptuous treats that will enhance the flavor of the wines you will be tasting. Such delectables as Greek pizza, Pasta Salad on a Stick, Chicken Meatballs, Arancini, bleu cheese dip, and Hummus will surely tantalize your palate and impact the flavor profile of the wine.

This year’s dessert wine will be a Hungarian Tokaji paired with two traditional Hungarian appetizers: Töpörtyüs Pogácsa – Hungarian Crackling Biscuits and Sajtos Rúd – Hungarian Cheese Sticks. The Crackling Biscuits are golden, savory, jagged-topped biscuits riddled with little bits of pork crackling and have a peppery kick. The Cheese sticks are a variation on traditional salty biscuit dough that is cut out as a miniature biscuit and sprinkled with grated cheese. Both Hungarian nibbles will be carefully prepared by Tommy's Pastries, a Fine European Bakery located on 14205 Madison Avenue.

Tickets for the second annual Wine About Winter are $30 pre-sale and $35 at the door. The easiest way to join the fun is to visit www.lakewoodalive.com and purchase your tickets using a PayPal account. You can also stop into the Lakewood Alive office at 14701 Detroit Avenue, #LL10. There are still tickets left, but they are going fast. Only 225 tickets will be sold this year!

As worldly music adds ambience, “winers” will be able to purchase raffle tickets for bottles of wine that will be blindly raffled off to some very lucky attendees. Many Lakewood area businesses have donated a bottle or two. Last year’s raffle included several top shelf wines that wowed the “winers.” Once again, there will also be specially-labeled LakewoodAlive bottles of wine available for purchase for only $10. Advanced sales of the logo bottles can also be made through the website or by visiting Rozi’s during regular business hours. All wines purchases will be discounted the night of the event and Rozi’s is offering a 10% discount on mixed cases too.

“The Second Annual ’Wining’ is a great way to help support revitalization of Downtown Lakewood through LakewoodAlive’s volunteer-based Main Street™ program,” states LakewoodAlive board president, Jennifer Baker. All proceeds from this event will help fund LakewoodAlive’s mission to improve the quality of life of Lakewood’s residents and visitors. Show your support for our fantastic community by bringing a friend to Lakewood’s premier winter party, and be prepared to Wine About Winter.