Kobrand Tour d'Italia Press Release

Kobrand Announces the Second Annual Kobrand Tour d’Italia

Purchase, New York, August 13, 2013 – After a one year hiatus, fine wine and spirits importer, Kobrand Corporation, hosts their annual ‘Kobrand Tour d’Italia,’ an eight-city tour where their iconic Italian winemakers showcase their upcoming releases. The tour starts in New Jersey on September 9^th until September 19^th in Los Angeles, including stops in Buffalo, Atlanta, Orlando, Miami, Austin, Denver and Las Vegas. Press and trade tastings will be held in each city along with consumer dinners. Select cities will host seminars, moderated by Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, MW.

Press, trade and consumers will have the opportunity to meet producers from Agricola Punica, Fernando Pighin & Figli, Feudo Maccari, Masi Agricola, Michele Chiarlo, Santa Martina, Spalletti, Tenuta Campo al Mare, Tenuta di Nozzole, Tenuta di Salviano, Tenuta di Salviano, Tenuta La Fuga, Tenuta San Guido, Tenuta Sette Ponti, Tenuta TorCalvano, Tenute del Cabreo & Tenute Silvio Nardi. “Once again, we are extremely proud to host the leaders of Italian winemaking from the most prestigious regions in Italy. Kobrand’s Tour d’Italia gives the US the chance to experience such an incredible line up of wines that we are honored to showcase with the public,” Kobrand President and CEO Robert T. DeRoose remarked

Wines will be offered from Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto and Piedmont in the North as well as wines from more central regions such as Tuscany and Umbria, to wines from the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. Each wine will express unique site specific terroir and showcase the breadth and diversity of Italian wines.

For more information, visit Kobrand’s event page, http://www.kobrandwineandspirits.com/events and the tour’s Icons of Italian Wine Facebook page.