Event Day 01: May 14 – Benvenuti a VIVA VINO LA! Welcome Reception 6:00 – 8:00pm, Invitation only. UCLA Extension Italian Wine Class 6:30 – 9:30pm, Private Event – UCLA Extension Enrolled Students Only
Event Day 02: May 15 – Carlo Ferrini: Conversation With The Winemaker, Begins at 12pm, Trade and Media Only. Domodimonti Wine Dinner with Special Appearance by Winemaker Carlo Ferrini, Reservations beginning at 5.30pm, ADO Restaurant, Venice. Central Italy: Marche and Umbria Compared 5:30 – 7:00pm, K&L Wine Merchants, Hollywood. Sunset in Capri All Night Happy Hour 6:00pm – midnight at Bar Toscana. Dinner With The Winemaker, Colutta of Friuli 7.30 pm Seating at Locanda del Lago, Santa Monica. Organic-Biodynamic Italian Wine Seminar 7:30 – 9:00 pm at Wine House, West Los Angeles.
Event Day 03: May 16 – The Sparkling Wines of Italy: A Unique Tour from North to South 11:00am – 12:30pm, open to qualified trade and media only. Grand Tasting (Trade) 12:00 – 4:00pm. The mark is open to qualified trade and media only. Orange Wines Unveiled: A Conversation With The Producers of Ribolla Gialla di Oslavia 2pm- 3:30pm, open to qualified trade and media only. Grand Tasting (Consumer Tasting) 6:30p – 9:00p, the mark discover the Wines of Italy.
Event Day 04: May 17 – Art Exhibit – Wine-made Paintings That Age on Canvas 6:00-8:00pm, Italian Cultural Institute. Campari Passion – All Night Happy Hour 6:00pm – midnight at Bar Toscana. Big Reds: Toscana and Piemonte Comparative 7.00 – 8.30 pm at Il Mosto Enoteca, Marina del Rey. The Ribolla di Oslavia Producers: Orange Wines Unveiled! 7:00pm – 9:00pm at Domaine LA, Hollywood.
Event Day 05: May 18 – Viva Vino LA Goodbye Party! 4:00-7:00 pm at Locanda Del Lago, Santa Monica.