The Fourth Annual Golden Glass

A Wine Tasting Event Overlooking the San Francisco Bay

Date: Saturday, June 9, 2007 at Fort Mason in San Francisco
Produced: Slow Food San Francisco & Lorenzo Scarpone, Convivia Leader

For more information contact
info@slowfoodsanfrancisco.com
www.thegoldenglass.com

2007 Honorary Event Chair: Gene Burns

Producer: Lorenzo Scarpone, the event creator, founder of the First Slow Food convivium in the United States and owner of San Francisco based company Villa Italia.

Honorary Chair: Gene Burns, is the host of "Dining Around with Gene Burns" on KGO Radio NewsTalk AM 810.

Event Overview:
Slow Food is expecting 100 Italian producers who uphold the mission of Slow Food and strive to protect, nurture and revive Italian varietals and winemaking techniques.

Each producer will feature two wines. All 200 of the wines represent regions in Italy, while epitomizing the quality and range of Italian viticulture. Classic varietals will include Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Fiano and Tocai, and rare varietals such as Foja Tonda from Trentino, Sussumaniello from Puglia, Casavecchia from Campania, Timorasso from Piemonte and Catarratto from Sicily will be served.

Supplying a culinary context for these fine wines, the food component of the event will feature house-cured meats, handmade cheeses, farmers' market fresh produce, artisan breads and much more.

The three-fold goal of the event is to:

• promote and maintain biodiversity
• encourage the continuity of local traditions and products
• help establish viable markets for small-scale artisan producers

In addition to the main Golden Glass tasting,
Slow Food San Francisco will host:

• A Silent Auction featuring large format bottles of wine. Auction proceeds will benefit the Slow Food San Francisco School Garden program
• Dinners created by Italian chefs, in San Francisco restaurants, preparing traditional recipes using local products