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James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Author and Wine Educator Kevin Zraly to Speak at Bedell Cellars

Bedell Cellars will host renowned wine educator, author of the best-selling Windows on the World Complete Wine Course book, and recent 2011 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Kevin Zraly to speak for oenophiles on Sunday, October 16th at 2 p.m.  Zraly’s lecture will highlight his 40-year perspective of the wine industry, as he approaches his 40th anniversary as a wine educator.  He will focus on how far the nation has come in wine and offer a specific perspective on Long Island wines.  A Q&A and book signing opportunity with Zraly’s newest release Complete Wine Course 2012 Edition will follow.  Books will be available for purchase ($27.95).  Each guest for the lecture will be provided with a tasting glass of 2008 Bedell Cellars Musée and 2009 Gallery wines to accompany the lecture.  There is no cost to attend the event.

 

About Kevin Zraly

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Kevin Zraly’s passion for wine and his uncanny ability to translate the world of wine into a fun and approachable subject have led him to become one of the world’s leading wine educators and best-selling wine authors. After moving to New York City and a chance meeting Chef Barbara Kafka and legendary restaurateur Joe Baum in 1976, Zraly became cellar master and eventually wine director for the renowned Windows on the World restaurant atop the World Trade Center.  By 2000, Windows was the country’s top-grossing restaurant, and with Zraly at the reins of its renowned wine program from the day it opened to its final tragic day, September 11, 2001, it had sold more wine than any restaurant in the country. 

 

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It was also at Windows that Zraly established his Windows on the World Wine School, which is still going strong today.  Now in its 35th year, this perpetually sold out course is held at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square and has won the praises of wine experts around the world. To date, more than 20,000 people have graduated from the Windows on the World Wine School, from wine novices and aficionados to top chefs and culinary professionals.  In 1985, Zraly decided to translate his classes onto the pages of a book, distilling his years of wine travel and knowledge into Windows on the World Complete Wine Course.  Like his classes, the book offered an unprecedented depth of information presented in an easy-to-understand style, taking readers on a worldwide journey from grape to glass.  It became a runaway success that has since been lauded by some of the world’s most respected wine writers.  With the recently released 2012 edition, Windows on the World Complete Wine Course has become the #1 best-selling wine book in the world, with more than three million copies sold to date.

 

Zraly has been the recipient of many prestigious awards and accolades, including the 2011 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, 2006 Wine Literary Award, the European Wine Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the 1993 James Beard Foundation Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional Award, the Food and Beverage Association’s Man of the Year Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Wine Educators.  Zraly is a member of Culinary Institute of America’s Board of Trustees, author of Kevin Zraly’s American Wine Guide (the only book that covers wine in all 50 U.S. states) and the newly-released The Ultimate Wine Companion: The Complete Guide to Understanding Wine by the World’s Foremost Wine Authorities, moderator of the Sherry-Lehmann/Kevin Zraly Master Wine Classes and Wine Club in New York City, and co-creator (with Robert Parker) of the Parker & Zraly Wine Certification Program on eRobertParker.com.  For more information on Zraly, visit www.KevinZraly.com.

RSVP by emailing Molly Deegan at Bedell Cellars at molly@bedellcellars.com or calling (631) 734-7537.  

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