Brooklyn, NY <3′s Australia!
7:43 am in Events, Interesting Looking Wine Events, The Wine Buzz by Carrie Dykes
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Wine Australia is using social networking to present an opportunity for Australian wineries to connect with some of their core audience and also donate profits to a great cause.
First, they have hooked up with the Open Space Alliance of North Brooklyn (OSA) for the Williamsburg Waterfront concert series taking place through September (this is their 3rd year running!). Wine Australia, the sole wine sponsor for these sold-out summer events, will serve a total of 19 Australian wines, in rotation, at the concerts. (100%of the profits from the wine sales at the concerts goes directly to OSA’s park developments and greening of the urban landscape in Brooklyn.)
In addition, this year you can actually find one or more of these 19 wines at participating retailers (see list below). What’s more, if you “check-in” via foursquare and also buy a bottle of one of the participating wines, you’ll get a Wine Australia gift-pack (take away glass and corkscrew) to go with your wine.
Picture yourself sipping on an ice cold glass of Woop Woop Verdelho while getting your boots dirty to Sonic Youth. Maybe the bold and spicy Running with Bulls Tempranillo is more your speed during Widespread Panic.
And remember to check in with Foursquare at one of the participating wine shops, get a few “tips” on the program as well as insider info on Australian wine and let your friends know where you got this special gift… or leave your own tip?
This is going on ALL summer so there are lots of chances for you to try different wines from Australia whether or not you actually get to a concert or not. Whatever the case may be, this is an event not to missed.
Here’s the lowdown:
Remaining AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER Concerts:
| Friday August 12 – Sonic Youth w/ Wild Flag and Kurt Vile and the Violators Wednesday August 31 – Bright Eyes Thursday September 8 – TV On The Radio w/ Broken Social Scene Saturday September 17 – Widespread Panic Saturday September 24 – Fleet Foxes w/ The Walkmen PARTICIPATING RETAILERS: Red, White & Green – 34 N 7th St., Brooklyn Smith & Vine - 268 Smith St., Brooklyn Uva Wines – 199 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn Trojanowski Wines & Spirits - 181 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn Prospect Wine Shop - 322 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn Red, White & Bubbly – 211 5th Ave., Brooklyn Juice Box – 1289 Prospect Ave., Brooklyn Heights Chateau - 123 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn Astor Wines – 399 Lafayette St., New York WINES: The 19 wines, being poured in rotation, were selected to showcase the quality, diversity and value of Australia’s wine offering to the local hip millennial crowds attending the shows. De Bortoli “Emeri” Sparkling Pink Moscato De Bortoli “Emeri” Sparkling Pinot Grigio Frisk “Prickly” Riesling Jacob’s Creek Pinot Grigio Innocent Bystander Pinot Gris Wakefield Sauvignon Blanc Woop Woop Verdelho Spring Seed “Four O’Clock” Chardonnay St Hallett “Poacher’s Blend” white blend Peter Lehmann “Layers” white blend Shoofly “Buzzcut” white blend Yalumba “Y Series” Viognier Yalumba “Y Series” Sangiovese Rose Angove Shiraz/Grenache Rose Wakefield Pinot Noir d’Arenberg “Stump Jump” GSM Running With Bulls Tempranillo Robert Oatley Shiraz Earthworks Cabernet
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