Pairsine Will Delight Wine & Food Lovers In Nyc On April 17th!

Wine Country Network, Inc, will launch the first stop in its ten city tour for its signature chef competitions: Pairsine, The Taste of Elegance in New York City on Tuesday April 17, 2012. The venue is Sun West Studios at 450 West 31st Street- a 10th floor penthouse location with stunning views of Manhattan and the Hudson River.

Nine top area chefs will create 18 culinary pairings to go with 20 red Zinfandel wines. More than 60 Zins will be presented by 26 California winemakers, who are members of ZAP (Zinfandel Advocates and Producers). Guests will have a chance to meet "the stars" of Zinfandel with many winemakers personally pouring.
List of Participating Wineries

Alexander Valley Vineyards
Barefoot Cellars
Brazin Cellars
Carol Shelton Wines
Cline Cellars
Gamba Vineyards
Klinker Brick Winery
Opolo Vineyards
Pedroncelli Winery
Proulx
Renwood Winery
Rosenblum Cellars
Wine Guerrilla
Artezin Wines
Bota Box
Cakebread Cellars
Chacewater Wine
D-cubed Cellars
Gnarly Head Cellars
Michael-David Winery
Peachy Canyon Winery
Perry Creek Winery
Ravenswood
Ridge Vineyards
Twisted

Chef contestants include some of the regions top culinary talents including past participants and champions of America's most watched cable television cooking shows like Iron Chef, Chopped! , Hells Kitchen and My Big Redneck Vacation.

Participating Chefs/Restaurants:

Elvis Inniss, Executive Chef-
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse
Experience: His restaurant is America's highest dollar grossing restaurant

Michael Giletto-Executive Chef-Ocean Place Resort & Spa, NJ/Gourmet
Butterfly Events NYC.
Experience: Chef Giletto has been on Iron Chef America with Cat Cora & Chopped. Recently starred in CMT's "My Big Red Neck Vacation".

Kavon William Langley-Chef/Owner- Gourmet Bliss Catering, NYC
Experience: Worked for David Burke, Anita Lo and Sam Hazen

Chef J. Geoffrey Johnson- Copper Fish On Broadway, Cape May, NJ
Experience: Former personal chef for Jon Bon Jovi. He has been seen on Bravo Television premier episode of "Rocco's Dinner Party" and recently on CMT's "My Big Red Neck Vacation".

Chef James Malaby, Blueplate Restaurant- Mullica Hill, NJ
Experience: Executive Chef at Philadelphia's Four Star restaurant Brasserie Perrier owned by George Perrier

Chef Jason Zukas, Tazzina, Queens, NY
Experience: Food Networks 2 Time Chopped Champion!

Eric B LeVine, Chef/Partner-Morris Tap & Grill, NJ
Experience: Food Networks Chopped Champion!
Restaurant Guild International Chef of The Year 2013

Alan Fucci, Sous Chef- Ruth's Chris Steak House, New York, NY
Experience: Bachelors Degree in Culinary Arts, Point Pace University, Recipes published in the Providence Journal

Nicholas Kayser, Executive Chef, Zengo NYC
Experience: Specializes in fine dining, wide range of cuisines from Mediterranean, French, Italian, Japanese & Latin. Cooked at James Beard House event.

Participating chefs will create custom paired dishes served in appetizer portions. Participating wineries will pour wine samples alongside the chef's table.<