french women for all seasons....event on 4/25

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nyc's first argentinean grape crush april 26

new york city’s first mendoza crush fest this sunday, april 26 at city winery

tasting of wine from various Argentinean wineries

an Argentinean Asado (barbeque)

live tango performances 

live grape crush - NYC’s first international crush.

Wine will be crushed intermittently throughout the day  

city winery

155 Varick Street.   

3pm -10pm 

cost per person is $35.  

rioja restaurant week arrives - april 23-may 2

RIOJA RESTAURANT WEEK IS HERE
	From April 26 – May 2, more than 50 great restaurants in New York will be featuring discounts on their food and Rioja wines. Click here to go to the Rioja Restaurant Week website and see a listing of all the fantastic restaurants that are participating. It’s a great week to visit some of your favorite restaurants in New York at a reduced price for both the food and Rioja wine. vibrant rioja.com

ten free iTunes downloads from cafe bustelo

gracias a literanista for the heads up on this fantastic gift from cafe bustelo! incidentally subscribe to the literanista blog and/or follow her on twitter she is quite the accomplished latin renaissance woman who covers latinos, books, tech and more.

cafe bustelo is hooking you up with some new fresh new tunes to load up on your ipod. Download here 

The ten songs are:

1. Cut Copy - "Lights & Music"

2. Pacifika - "Me Cai"

3. Sonates - "Quilombo to espera"

4. The Jealous Girlfriends - "Robuxulla"

5. Alegbra - "Run & Hide"

6. Ben Jelen - "Wreckage"

7. Trin-i-tee - "Listen"

8. J*Davey - "Mr.Mister"

9. Crystal Castles - "Crimewave"

10. Arthur Hanlon - "Mujer Mistica"

sandal of the season - under $30 bucks!!!

we are completely besotted with this bejeweled t- strap sandal that looks about 10 times the price.  thanks to miss trish of capri's collaboration with target spring shopping just got a little chicer.

lion sandal

$29.99

target.com

coming soon: tutuma social club

source: thestrongbuzz.com

On April 29th, Matwey and Alegría will open the doors to Tutuma Social Club, a new restaurant/music venue in mid-town Manhattan that combines upscale Perúvian tapas with the best in live contemporary Latin and Afro-Perúvian jazz every night (no cover!).

Main courses include arroz con mariscos (Peru’s take on paella made with cilantro rice), Tacu Tacu—a traditional “hangover” dish made from butter beans and rice topped with glazed pork ribs, and crispy pig’s ears. Sort of makes you want a hangover, doesn’t it?

Tutuma will open April 29th

164 East 56th Street (corner of 3rd Avenue)

1-866-988-5299.

usher in spring with chile's best sauvignon blancs

source: tastingtable.com

with the trees budding and air warming up for spring, we're finally ready to put away those big winter reds and bring out the crisp summer whites. this year we're smitten with Chile's take on the same grape

keep these bottles in mind for pairing with spring's first crops of vegetables:

2006 Kingston Cariblanco Casablanca Sauvignon Blanc ($15) In addition to its bright citrus flavors and crisp acidity, this wine offers minerality and a silky texture (oceanwineandspirits.com).

2006 Matetic EQ San Antonio Sauvignon Blanc ($16) Warm nectarine notes and a welcome hint of smoke intensify on the palate and makes this a perfect alfresco party pick (wallywine.com).

2008 Casa Lapostolle Rapel Valley Sauvignon Blanc ($8) Tropical fruit flavors of pineapple and banana linger in this soft, value-priced bottle (pjwine.com).

2008 Montes Limited Selection Leyda Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc ($12) Intensely aromatic, this wine's aromas of clean linen (seriously) are followed by racy acidity and lemon-lime flavors; try it with ceviche (hitimewine.com).