DiCarlo Fine Wines and Spirits of Mundelein, IL presents a Winemaker Roadshow at Lovell's of Lake Forest on Thursday, May 11, 2006

Mundelein, IL - DiCarlo Fine Wines and Spirits presents the Southern Starz Winemaker Roadshow featuring nine winemakers from the award-winning wineries of: Kondrad, Wildberry Estate, Margan Family, Hidden
Valley, Bleasdale, Tait, Kumkani, Barnadown Run and RL Buller. This event will be held on Thursday, May 11 at Lovell’s of Lake Forest at 6:00pm.

The evening will begin with a one hour sampling of over 20 wines from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. Dinner will begin at 7:00pm with a four-course meal prepared by Chef Jay Lovell and accompanied by nine wines. “This is the biggest winemaker dinner of the year,” says Michael DiCarlo, president of DiCarlo Fine Wines and Spirits. There will also be a
barrel sampling of the soon to be released new vintage of the highly acclaimed Tait Ballbuster Shiraz.

A sampling of the menu:
1st Course
Cold Poached Diver Caught Scallop with Hawaii Blue Prawn
Ginger Basket with Tropical Fruit and Baby Arugula
Trio of Vinaigrette, Meyer Lemon-Blood Orange-Key Lime
2003 Margan Semillon, Hunter Valley Australia
2005 Kumkani Chardonnay / Viognier, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Chef Jay Lovell and Michael DiCarlo will be discussing their winemaker dinner, along with a live cooking demonstration, on ABC Channel 7 News on the 11:00am news on May 4, 2006.

Lovell’s is located at 915 S. Waukegan Road in Lake Forest, IL. For more information on the event, please visit the DiCarlo’s website at www.dicarlofinewine.com. Tickets may be purchased on the website, by phone or at the store. The cost is $99 per person for DiCarlo Wine Club members, $129 for non-members. Seating is limited to 100 people.

DiCarlo’s is Lake County’s largest beverage retailer since 1979. For more information, please go to www.dicarlofinewine.com or contact Jennifer Raaths at 847.951.0029 or Michael DiCarlo at 847.566.4600.