A Wine Tour de France: Rhône Valley • February 28

The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, in collaboration with AOC Fine Wines, is proud to present an exciting new take on its popular annual wine tasting series, A Wine Tour de France. In February 2011 for the first time, six sommeliers from New York’s most distinguished restaurants will lead adventurous oenophiles on a delectable journey through France’s celebrated wine regions. Rhône Valley—Monday, February 28 at 7pm with Michael Madrigale, Chef Sommelier at Bar Boulud Michael Madrigale of Daniel Boulud’s Bar Boulud returns this year to present Rhône Valley, a region of extreme contrasts where Syrah in the North and Grenache in the South produce bright, fruity, and spicy wines. The Rhðne Valley is a region of extreme contrasts where the noble Syrah thrives in the cool climate of the North and the succulent Grenache does in the South. —Michael Madrigale