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July 2013

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Wine buyers from retail and on-premise accounts gathered to get in on the cultural exchange as well: Chef Akasha Richmond, owner of Culver City CA's Akasha Restaurant, explained that she was eager to take the opportunity to taste so many Italian wines in one room. "I absolutely love Italian wines," she said. "When you're in Italy and go to a winery, you sit with the winemaker in his home. It's the greatest way to experience the wine, but we obviously can't do that every day. This is next best!" PHOTO: GIAN FILIPPO JP DE ROSSI In a seminar called From Lagrein to Negromarao, Manuel Johnson, Wine Buyer at Wally's Wine and Spirits, Meridith May, Executive Editor/Publisher of THE TASTING PANEL and Paul Sherman, Sommelier at Valentino, explored and explained the rare varietals of Italy. At Bar Toscana in L.A.'s hip Brentwood neighborhood, Bar Manager William Perbellini puts the finishing touch on the Milanello—a twist on a Negroni, made with Amaro Nonino, grappa and Campari—during an Italian-spirit themed happy hour. Luigi Fedele, Regional Minister of EU Special Programs and Internationalization of Calabria; Letizia Miccolo, Executive Director, Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West; Hon. Giuseppe Perrone, Consul General of Italy. In a seminar called "Call to Calabria," Piero Selvaggio, owner and wine buyer at Valentino Restaurant Group; Anthony Dias Blue, Editor in Chief of THE TASTING PANEL; and Jonathan Mitchell, Wine Director at Locanda del Lago, discussed the "toe" in Italy's Peninsula. july 2013  /  the tasting panel  /  93 TP0713_066-99.indd 93 6/24/13 5:49 PM

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