A Gourmet Cheese Exploration with Wine Pairing

Italian Cheese Guru, Lou Di Palo, will discuss Italian cheese’s “X” factor andhow typicity, provenance and maturation regimes contribute to the irresistibletaste of Italian cheese. For this special seminar wine pairings will be presentedby La Cucina Italiana Magazine's Wine Editor, Ian Wolff.

Italian Food & Wine often imitated, never duplicated

A Welcome Toast with Antica Cantina Canelli

Due Bollicine Pinot Chardonnay Brut PIEDMONTImported by Wine World Wide Inc.

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1) Agriform, Grana Padano Stravecchio Oro del Tempo PDO VENETOImported by Atalanta Corporation

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Ferrari Brut, Trento DOC, NV TRENTINOImported by Palm Bay

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2) Agriform, Asiago Fresco PDO VENETO Imported by Atalanta Corporation

paired with

Sut, Ribolla Gialla, 2011 FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIAImported by Winebow Inc.

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3) Agriform, Asiago Stagionato PDO VENETOImported by Atalanta Corporation

paired with

Santi Rosato, Bardolino DOC, 2011 VENETOImported by Frederick Wildman Inc.

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4) Agriform/Latteria Sociale Delebio, Valtellina Casera PDO LOMBARDYImported by Atalanta Corporation

paired with

Nino Negri, Inferno, Valtellina Superiore DOCG, 2008 LOMBARDY Imported by Frederick Wildman Inc.

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5) Agriform/Coop. Agricola Lattebusche Piave Oro del Tempo PDO VENETOImported by Atalanta Corporation

paired with

Bottega Finaia, Lagrein, Trento DOC, 2009 TRENTINO Imported by Palm Bay

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End on a Sweet Note

Antica Cantina di Canelli, Brachetto d’Acqui PIEDMONTImported by Wine World Wide Inc.

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About Lou di Palo:Lou Di Palo is a noted trade member, epicurean and fourth generation purveyor ofauthentic products of Italy. His family run business, Di Palo’s Fine Foods, opened itsdoors in 1925 in New York City’s Little Italy where it remains today. Lou and hisfamily are personally involved in every facet of the business as their customersremain their first priority.Lou travels to Italy several times a year to personally select the country’s besthandcrafted specialties, ensuring excellence with every season. When he’s not inItaly, Lou is behind the counter at the store, where crowds of faithful customersbrave the wait for knowledgeable and personalized service. Lou explains the traditions and historybehind the products, offering tastes to store patrons, many of whom have known Di Palo’s throughthe generations. It is out of his passion for authentic Italian Products along with his desire to share his knowledge andexperiences with others that Lou has become New York City’s very own beloved Italian Cheese Guruand a regularly featured educator and lecturer on Italian Cheeses and specialty products.Lou has appeared on many radio and television broadcasts and been featured in numerous magazineand newspapers including The New York Times, Vogue, Gourmet, Wine Spectator, and variouspublications on Italian Cuisine. Visit Lou: Di Palo’s Fine Food - 200 Grand Street NYC - (212) 226-1033 - www.dipaloselects.com.

About the Consorzio di tutela del Grana Padano The “Consorzio di tutela del Grana Padano” (Grana Padano Protection Consortium)promotes the discovery of the flavours and aromas of the most widely-sold and widely-consumed PDO cheese in the world; a marriage of goodness and authenticity, theproduct of a thousand-year-old history which cannot be measured solely in terms ofcriteria of organisation, efficiency and the volume of business, but which is writtenevery day with the individual skills applied by those who produce, age and sell it.Learn more on www.granapadano.it

About AgriformAgriform is one of Italy’s leading companies specializing in themarketing and sales of traditional Italian dairy products, especiallycheese. Agriform works principally with Protected Designation of

Origin cheese product sourced directly from its members. Agriform partners represent some of the most important dairy cooperatives of North-Eastern Italy.Agriform itself is a "second level cooperative", whereby products are supplied mainly from itsproductive entities and shareholders, firmly linked to the territory of origin, and a network of thousandsof member farmers.Most of the Agrifom's products are produced in the area encompassed by the Alpine region of Venetoand Trentino and by the Appenines of Emilia, embracing a great part of the Po River valley. Visit: www.agriform.it

About igourmet.comigourmet.com, founded in 1997, is North America's leading online gourmetfood and gift retailer. Offering over 800 specialty cheeses, thousands of finefoods, and a complete line of exquisite gift baskets

Agriform in collaboration with Igourmet.com, America’s premiere gourmet e-tailer

is pleased to present its Italian Cheese Road Tour featuring

On Site Pop Up Shop Educational Sessions & Tastings

Shop from a selection of Italy’s highest quality cheeses including

Asiago PDOPiave PDO

Valtellina Casera PDOGrana Padano PDO

Saratoga Springs, NY

Newport, Rhode Island

New York City

Boston, MA

for a complete road tour schedule & special offerings, visit:

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