Tre Bicchieri 2010: US events announced

From the Gambero Rosso site:

The Tre Bicchieri event, now considered the most important North American presentation of premium Italian wines, will showcase 152 award-winning producers in New York. 

 Sister events with will take place in San Francisco, at Fort Mason with 107 wine producers on February 24th, and, for the first time, in Chicago with 96 award-winning producers on February 26th. 

 TRE BICCHIERI event locations and details:

 NEW YORK: February 22nd   

2.00 - 7:00 PM trade and press
4.00 - 7:00 PM public
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street 
By invitation only - invitation required at the door. 
 
SAN FRANCISCO: February 24th
2.00 - 7:00 PM trade and press
4.00 - 7:00 PM public
Fort Mason Center, Herbst Pavilion 
By invitation only - invitation required at the door.

CHICAGO: February 26th
2.00 - 7:00 PM trade and press
4.00 - 7:00 PM public
Union Station
210 South Canal Street 
By invitation only - invitation required at the door.

Comments

[john hughes]

How does one garner an invitation???

[Strappo]

I started getting them after sucking up to them on their websites as an important American blogger about Italian wines.

All it takes is shameless brown-nosing.

[Strappo]

BTW, members of the great unwashed can go at 4 pm. Sans invite. I forget what they charge. But it's not excessive.

Hint: Show up @ 4 because a lot of the Italian junketeers start packing up their stuff at/even before 6.