Celebrate the Launch of the Slow Wine Guide in Chicago on 2.2.12 February 2, 2012

Slow Food and Slow Food Chicago present
the first-ever publication in English of the

Slow Wine guide

at a walk-around wine tasting featuring over 100 wines from 45 Slow Wine producers

Thursday, February 2, 2012
Walk-around Wine Tasting, 6 – 8:30 pm

Spiaggia
980 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago

Tickets are available for purchase at http://slowwineguidechicago.eventbrite.com/
$30 for members of Slow Food USA
$35 for general admission

Admission includes a complimentary copy of the Slow Wine guide and a commemorative wine glass. Light food pairings will be provided.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit Slow Food Chicago.

Slow Food is launching its first-ever wine guide in English, Slow Wine, which adopts a new approach to wine criticism and looks at a variety of factors to evaluate wineries in their entirety, taking into consideration the wine quality, typicity and adherence to terroir, value for money, environmental sensitivity and ecologically sustainable viticultural practices. The guide uses three symbols to evaluate each winery:

The Snail, the Slow Food symbol, signals a cellar that has distinguished itself through its interpretation of sensorial, territorial, environmental and personal values in harmony with the Slow Food philosophy
The Bottle, allocated to cellars that show a consistently high quality throughout their range of wines
The Coin, an indicator of great value

Join us to discover over 100 wines and meet the people behind 45 select Italian producers who represent the Slow Wine values. Learn more about Slow Wine and pick up your own complimentary copy.

Official Website: http://slowwineguidechicago.eventbrite.com/