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Gustiamo Night ~ Cabernet and Chocolate Tasting
 
Thursday, February 15, 2007
 
Did you know?
Chocolate is GOOD FOR YOU!


Scientists reported preliminary evidence recently that cocoa and other chocolates may keep high blood pressure down, your blood flowing and your heart healthy.

In other words, flavonol-rich cocoa and chocolate act similarly to low-dose aspirin in promoting healthy blood flow. Reducing the blood's ability to clot also reduces the the stimulants theobromine, caffeine, tyramine and phenylethylamine (PEA) provide a brain-fogged PWC with a much- needed lift. Tryptophan, an essential amino acid, lessens anxiety by producing the neurotransmitter serotonin; endorphins, the body's natural opiates, reduce sensitivity to pain. Anandamide acts like a cannabinoid to promote relaxation. And last but certainly not least, chocolate is a natural analgesic, and high-fat, chocolate foods trigger the brain's production of natural opiates.

So let's sum up. Chocolate gives you an energy lift, less anxiety, a reduction in pain-who wouldn't recommend something that did all that?

 

We're back and ready to start the year off with an adventurous Gustiamo event! While we will have just missed Valentine's Day by a day, we thought the timing was just right for a local Cabernet and Chocolate tasting.

While this is considered a classic pairing, there are many subtleties that are usually missed when pairing wine and chocolate. Sign up for this event to find out how wine and chocolate can be paired effectively and excitingly.

Gustiamo!

Here's What We'll Be Tasting:

Sapolil Cellars 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
Seven Hills Winery 2003 Seven Hills Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Nicholas Cole Cellars 2003 Camille
Beresan Winery 2003 Walla Walla Cabernet Franc
L'Ecole No. 41 Baker Ferguson Memorial Blend

Each of these fantastic local wines will be paired with chocolates from near and far. We will be serving some of our very own handmade Chocolate Truffles, a variety of flavored Chocolate Buttons from our new local chocolatier, Petits Noirs, and some other single origin chocolates from exotic places like Madagascar, Venezuela and the Ivory Coast. Each different type of chocolate will be paired with the wines listed above.

We promise you'll be in for a treat!

wine and chocolate

 

Join Us!
DATE: February 15, 2007
TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
LOCATION: Salumiere Cesario 20 N. 2nd Avenue, Walla Walla
MORE: (509) 529-5620

 

Cost per person for the Gustiamo Cabernet and Chocolate tasting event is $20.

Again, we will be limiting this exclusive event to 20 guests and have already accepted a good amount of pre-reservations. Please call or stop by the store to reserve your space now!

Cheers!

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Damon & Colby Burke
Salumiere Cesario - Walla Walla's Gourmet Grocery

phone: (509)529-5620
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