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Blind Red Wine Tasting... at BRAVO!

Are you adventurous?

Want to challenge your palate?

Come to BRAVO! Sunday, October 5th for a special BLIND TASTING of red wines!  Kelly Boutwell and Norm Rush will lead a blind tasting of 6 red wines.  They will arm you with a cheat sheet on grape characteristics, and teach you to identify wines based on sight, smell and taste.  You will be surprised at how much you already know... you just need to learn how to sort it all out.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 5   ---  $35 PER PERSON   ---   4 P.M. IN THE BRAVO! LOUNGE

this will sell out FAST>>>  e-mail kellyb@bravobuzz.com or call 601.982.8111 to get your spot!

Sante South Wine Event at Highland Village

BRAVO! is proud to serve as one of the charter members on the committee of the Sante' South Wine Festival.  This year we will co-host the 4th annual Sante South Wine Festival - a most important fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Association -Mississippi Chapter.  This year's event will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. in the Courtyard at Highland Village.

Sante' South is a "big city" wine tasting with more than 30 vintners of fine wines from across the globe, and the best in local and state-wide restaurant fare, as food and wine is celebrated outdoors in the beautiful Highland Village courtyard!

Ticket Prices: $75 in advance, $85 the night of the event. 

Tickets are available online @ http://santesouth08.kintera.org or using the mail in form – Download Sante' South mail in form.  Or you can call the Alzheimer’s Association Office at 601-987-0020, or come to BRAVO!, KATS Wine Cellars, or Briarwood Wine & Spirits.

More information available at www.santesouthwinefestival.com, including a video of shots from last year!  In meantime, to get pique your interest, take a look at the wine makers and wineries participating below, with links to each wineries website!  We hope to see you there!!!!

2008 WINE FESTIVAL WINERIES	PARTICIPANT	WEBSITE
ALEXANDER VALLEY VINEYARDS	KEVIN HALL, WINEMAKER	www.avvwine.com
ANDREW WILL	CHRIS CAMARDA, OWNER/WINEMAKER	www.andrewwill.com
ARESTI FAMILY VINEYARDS	VICENTE R. ARESTI, EXPORT MGR	www.broadbent-wines.com
BARNETT VINEYARDS	FIONA BARNETT, OWNER	www.barnettvineyards.com
BODEGAS WEINERT	IDUNA WEINERT, OWNER	www.bodegaweinert.com
BROADBENT SELECTIONS	BARTHOLOMEW BROADBENT, OWNER	www.broadbent-wines.com
BROMAN CELLARS	BOB BROMAN, OWNER/WINEMAKER	www.bromancellars.com
CECCHETTI WINE COMPANY	BOB BROMAN, WINEMAKER	www.cecchettiwineco.com
CELLARS INT'L/RUDI WIEST SELECTIONS	THOMAS HAEHN, NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR	www.germanwine.net
DRAGON'S HOLLOW WINES	DAVID HENDERSON, OWNER	www.dragonshollow.com
ELDERTON WINES	ALISTER ASHMEAD, OWNER	www.eldertonwines.com.au
EX CELLARS WINE AGENCIES	PHILLIP EDWARDS, SE REGIONAL SALES MGR	www.excellars.com
FIDDLEHEAD CELLARS	TERENCE LIVINGSTON, NATIONAL SALES MGR	www.fiddleheadcellars.com
JORGE ORDONEZ FINE ESTATES OF SPAIN	SARA FLOYD, MS, NATIONAL SALES
KARLY WINES	GARTH COBB,OWNER	www.karlywines.com
KING ESTATE	STEVE THOMSON, EXECUTIVE VP; GARY LYNN, DIRECTOR OF SALES	www.kingestate.com
LANDMARK VINEYARDS	BOB COOLEY, NATIONAL SALES MGR	www.landmarkvineyards.com
LARKIN WINES	SEAN LARKIN, OWNER	www.larkinwines.com
LORING WINE COMPANY	BRIAN LORING, OWNER/WINEMAKER	www.loringwinecompany.com
MARTELLA WINES	ANNE KROLCZYK, NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR	www.fogartywinery.com
MINER FAMILY WINES	JACK EDWARDS, DIRECTOR OF SALES	www.minerwines.com
NORTHWEST CORE COLLECTION * *(A TO Z, BERGSTROM, BETHEL HEIGHTS, PENNER-ASH, FRANCIS TANNAHILL)	ROB ALSTRIN, PROPRIETOR	www.nwcorecollection.com
PAGO DE LARRAINZAR	IRENE CANALEJO LASARTE	www.pagodelarrainzar.com
PATZ & HALL WINE COMPANY	DONALD PATZ, OWNER	www.patzhall.com
PEDRONCELLI WINERY	RICHARD MOREHOUSE, VP SALES	www.pedroncelli.com
RAMEY WINE CELLARS	DAVID RAMEY, OWNER/WINEMAKER	www.rameywine.com
ROESSLER CELLARS	ROGER ROESSLER, OWNER	www.roesslercellars.com
SADDLEBACK CELLARS	NILS VENGE, OWNER/WINEMAKER	www.saddlebackcellars.com
SPY VALLEY WINES	BLAIR GIBBS, GM & MARKETING MGR	www.spyvalleywine.co.nz
STELTZNER VINEYARDS	ALLISON STELTZNER, NATIONAL SALES	www.steltzner.com
THE AUSTRALIAN PREMIUM WINE COLLECTION	JOHN LARCHET, PROPRIETOR	www.tapwc.com.au
THOMAS FOGARTY WINERY	ANNE KROLCZYK, NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR	www.fogartywinery.com
VILAFONTE WINES	MICHAEL RATCLIFFE, PARTNER	www.vilafonte.com
VINE CLIFF WINERY	CHRISTINE PETERSON, MARKETING MGR	www.vinecliff.com
WARWICK ESTATE	MICHAEL RATCLIFFE, OWNER	www.warwickwine.com

Bobby Flay visits Jackson... and BRAVO!

We were very fortunate to be selected as the caterer for this year's Mistletoe Marketplace Preview Party hosted by the Junior League of Jackson.  What an honor it is to work with these amazing women as they put on the nation's premier holiday shopping event - a four day tour-de-force with as many events as there are vendor booths!

The high point of this year's event for many was the cooking demonstration featuring Chef Bobby Flay of  Mesa Grill fame (and six other restaurants!) one of the American Iron Chefs, the host of a myriad of cooking shows and the author of many excellent cookbooks.  The recipes for his demonstration BOBBY FLAY HEATS UP THE SOUTH can be found on the Junior League's website (www.jljackson.org).   

Chef Flay is a powerful personality and an outstanding restaurteur.  So, you can imagine our thrill when we were asked to host an after party for Bobby and the Junior League leadership team!

Bobby's comments about his trip, the demo, the junior league, and his evening at BRAVO! can be found on his website (www.bobbyflay.com) under BOBBY and then BOBBY'S BLOG.  The text of the entry is reproduced below for your convenience:

Bobby's Blog:   Jackson, Mississippi

After doing a cooking demonstration based on healthier ideas for the holidays in front of about 2000 people, I work up an appetite that needs to be satiated.  The lovely women from teh Junior League are not only professional, first rate fundraisers, they know how to party!

They assemble a group of about 30 who'd worked for the last 18 months to put together the fund raiser they call "Mistletoe".  Word on the streets of Jackson is that they may have toppled the 1 million dollar mark for the year... Awesome!

The after party is at a local favorite called BRAVO.  The restaurant serves Italian food with a Southern twist is what I'm told by the long time chef. 

We start with celebratory Champagne and shots of silve tequila (I told you these woman could party) and then the barrage of food comes flying out of the open kitchen... A brick overn pizza with eggplant, spinach and caramelized onions, thin noodles with fresh crab and my favorite of the night, gnocchi with a ragout of pheasant that I believe was a victim of a locals bullet.

It was a short stay for me (about 19 hours) but I always have a great time in the South!