FIFA World Cup Wine Flights
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is right around the corner. I cannot wait! It is the only time of the year that I wake up at 4 am in the morning to watch a soccer game. And this year it means a lot more to me than in years past. Reason being my wife is Brazilian. She is from the south of Brazi, from a small town bordering Brazil and Uruguay, Santana do Livramento. Her family are die hard Gremio fans. Her mom was born in Uruguay. She spent many summers in Montevideo. This being said, her allegiance belongs to two teams, Brazil and Uruguay. Prior to meeting my wife I would root for France, Spain and of course the USA. We’ve been married 10 years now, so I have moved away from rooting for European teams and root for Brazil and Uruguay. Especially since Jose Mujica took the presidential office in Uruguay. He is so damn cool!
Everyday my father in law and my wife share the news from Brazil with me. It doesn’t look good. The other day he sent us a video of the subway system in Sao Paolo. People were trampling all over each other. The subways apparently stopped running and there was mayhem. When I was there a few years back, I could not see how Brazil would be able to get ready to host so many people by 2014. And from the looks of it, not sure they can.
Instead of getting all worked up about the potential dangers of the FIFA World Cup, I decided to make this tournament festive for all of us watching it on the screen. This year the Cohn Restaurant Group will be featuring World Cup Wine Flights! So if your favorite team loses on the field, you have another chance to win. The countries will go head to head in a wine flight. The best wine wins. It is a good time to get acquainted with some of the wine-producing nations we never see. The flights are real matches. They cost $10/flight. There are four flights of two wines each to choose from. How many of you have had wines from Uruguay? Better yet, how many of you have had Brazilian wine? Well this is your chance to see how these wines fair with other more well-known wine regions.
The FIFA World Cup Wine Flights begin at kick off, June 12th and go on through July 13th. You can stop in at Sea180 Coatsal Tavern, Island Prime & C-Level, 100 Wines Hillcrest or Vintana in Escondido during the World Cup and enjoy a unique flight. For more information on the wines being served, contact maurice@dinecrg.com.
