Tucson’s Second Annual Museum of Art Wine Crush Festival:2009
After a successful first Wine Crush Festival in 2008, The Tucson Museum of Art is primed to launch its second annual event, all in the name of fun and fund raising for the Museum. This event is claimed to be Southern Arizona’s largest out of door fine art and rare wine festival.
While the gala event is scheduled for the evenings of Friday, April 3rd and Saturday, April 4th at the Museum, “Pre-Crush” seminars kick off beginning Friday, March 6th at 6:30PM at La Encantada with a presentation from George Riedel of the famed Riedel stemware line entitled “ Size Matters: The Importance of Shape with Georg Riedel.” The exact site of the event has yet to be publicized so contact the Museum for further information. On Saturday March 14th at 12 noon, the preliminary festivities continue at Pastiche restaurant on N Campbell Avenue, with a seminar entitled “Slurp Like A Pro,” with Certified Wine Educator Gary Spadafore leading the attendees through the mechanics of tasting and describing wine. Finally, at 1:00PM on March 21rst, join Marc Lazar of Cellar Advisors, Inc., a complete cellar management systems company, for his seminar at the Museum entitled “ How To Hold Your Liquor: Wine Collecting and Storage (for any budget).” For further details on ticket pricing and events, please access their website at www.tucsonmuseumofart.org/crush and support your local Tucson Museum of Art.