DOWNTOWN: Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca is Hosting a Tasting & Winemaker Happy Hour Featuring Lechthaler Vineyards - Sept 29

Photo: Greg Powers

On Thursday, September 29^th, 2016, Bibiana Osteria Enoteca will host a guided tasting and winemaker’s happy hour showcasing wines from Lechthaler, the historic winery situated in Trentino, which is one of Europe’s oldest wine-growing sites, predating 15 BC.  Guests at this special evening will explore the wines, which have been carefully selected by Owner Romina Togn of Lechthaler to complement a selection of pizzas created by Executive Chef Jake Addeo.  Togn will be attending to lead the tasting and answer questions about the featured wines.

Tickets are priced at $25 per person (tax and gratuity not included).

Wines being poured on this particular evening include: 

• 2015 Lechthaler Pinot Grigio
• 2014 Lechthaler Pinot Noir
• 2013 Lechthaler Teroldego

This special event takes place on Thursday, September 29^th from 5:30 PM to 7 PM, limited seating is available and reservations are required by calling (202) 216-9550.  A credit card will be taken when making the reservation.

Bibiana Osteria Enoteca is located at 1100 New York Avenue, NW, 20005: http://www.bibianadc.com/.

With an ancient winemaking tradition, unique microclimates, and Roman, German, and Austrian heritage, Trentino remains Italy’s best kept secret. A mountainous zone squeezed between the borders of Austria and Switzerland, Trentino is one of Europe’s oldest wine-growing sites, predating 15 BC.  The Togn family’s winemaking tradition began with Germano Togn in the 1940s.  It was at Germano’s Vinicola Valdadige that Luigi Togn began his viticultural journey in the 1960s, learning about wines through the unique lense of Trentino wines under the wing of his father. In 1975, Luigi would take this deep understanding of the region’s wine and history and apply it his first venture, Gaierhof, a vinifier and bottler of regional wines in Roverè di Luna outside of Trento.

A symbol of the heavy Austrian influence on winemaking in the region, the Lechthaler name had been making local varietal wines since 1905.  One of the first producers in the area to sell its wines in bottles instead of 20-30 liter barrels, Lechthaler’s innovative production philosophy was a draw for the Togn family. The two families enjoyed a great synergy, working together for years before the Togn family acquired the brand from the Lechthaler family in the mid-1980s. To this day, Lechthaler is a highly representative line that produces historically cultivated varietals such as Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir and Teroldego at a high quality level.

Bibiana Osteria Enoteca is located at 1100 New York Avenue, NW http://www.bibianadc.com/.