SUN CITY ā The temperature is dropping. The leaves are falling, and the nights are getting longer. Wouldnāt it be nice to curl up with a loved one and share a glass of amazing wine? But which wine should you imbibe? Well, to satisfy all of your wine-based questions, it behooves you to check out the Holiday Wine-Tasting Event being held 1:30 ā 4:30 p.m. Saturday, November 5 in Drendel Ballroom. Armanettiās Fine Wine and Spirits will provide the wine for the event.
Lora Kott has been the wine manager at Armanettiās for about a year.
āI started at the casino in Elgin in 1994…. [We didnāt have anyone on staff that knew about wine], so they paid for me to go to school. [Iāve been in the wine business ever since],ā said Kott. āI love the story [that each wine possesses]. There is a story behind every label. I love the fact that it [wine] is all tied into history, geography, families, and traditions.ā
Tickets for the Wine-Tasting Event will cost $20 if you pre-register, and $25 at the door. You can call 847-515-7650 to get your tickets. Your ticket will warrant you your choice of wine as well as a plethora of different cheeses, vegetables, meats, breads, and spreads. You will also be given a keepsake wine glass to commemorate the occasion and free entrance into four raffle drawings. The sought-after raffle prizes include a Magnum of Korble Sparkling Wine, which is about five regular bottles of wine, and three certificates for bartender/server services up to four hours for a party.
Hosted by: Armanettiās Fine Wine and Spirits
Where: Drendel Ballroom
When: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Price: $20 preregistration, $25 day of
Registration: Call 847-515-7650
āTradition, family, the love and passion [for] wine … are [the] things that make humanity great,ā said Kott. āI want people to know that if you need a bottle of wine, and youāre not sure what food to serve with it or youāre not sure what goes with what … that we [at Armanettiās] have a great selection; there [will] always [be] somebody [there] to help [you],ā said Kott. ā[The most important thing to take away is that] you donāt have to spend a lot of money to drink good wine. People think that you have to spend fifty dollars to get a good wine, and that just isnāt the case,ā said Kott.
If you are interested in wetting your whistle or learning more about the lovely world of wine, than make sure to mark your calendars for Saturday November 5. To obtain your tickets for the Holiday Wine-Tasting Event, please call 847-515-7650.
Kott said, ā[Always remember that] there is a great story behind every bottle.ā
