Flatiron Wine School: Folk Machine Wines Seminar
From venue:
On Thursday, February 8 at 6pm on our mezzanine, we're excited to host Kenny Likitprakong of Folk Machine Wines and Hobo Wines for a seminar on how he went from "surf bum" to acclaimed producer of Cabernets, Grenaches, and Zinfandels (and let's not forget Charbono, Aglianico and more) sourced from all over the Northern California coast.
Likitprakong spent his twenties “drinking cheap Bordeaux and sleeping on beaches.” He now sources grapes from 40 different vineyards along the Northern California coast, from Santa Cruz to Mendocino.
Which is not to suggest that he's afraid to get his hands dirty. He plants and tends thousands of vines on 18 leased acres in Santa Cruz and Sonoma counties, and keeps a sharp eye on quality control everywhere else. “I see 15 to 20 vineyards a week during harvest. It’s important that the agricultural views of the people tending the vines line up with mine,” says the California native, who grew up romping through his uncle’s Sonoma vineyard. “If you have great grapes, you can still screw it up. But if you don’t have great grapes, you’re never going to turn them into gold.”
We'll taste through his exuberant, fresh natural wines, which include some killer values, and hear Kenny's life story at this fun seminar. Tickets are $30 and come with a $20 store credit.
$30
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873 Broadway
New York, NY 10003