AIWF's mission is all about culinary education! In 2011, the Connecticut Chapter of AIWF is supporting a scholarship at the Culinary Arts program at Norwalk Community College. Together with AIWF chapters from across the country, the Connecticut Chapter is also making a contribution towards the Margrit Mondavi Scholarship at the CIA’s Greystone campus in Yountville, CA. read more...

Join CT-AIWF for more fall events! November 15th, "Cucina Povera" author & artisanal food advocate Pamela Sheldon Johns demonstrates Tuscan cooking and shares dinner with us. December 10th we'll gather for a BYOB Holiday Open House & fundraiser and screen "Bottle Shock" and its story of the 1976 Paris Tasting. If you missed our dinners October 4th at Bereket or October 25th at Artisan, here's your chance to catch up! read more...

Tues Oct 4th BYOB dinner at Bereket (no cost for CT-AIWF members who RSVP by 11pm Oct 2nd!); Tues Oct 25th prix fix dinner at Artisan Farm to Table (Delamar Southport, RSVP by Oct 22nd); plus highlights of future events including wine tastings, private cellar tours and road trips far & near. read more...

While checking out some Julia Child info, we ran across an interesting new angle - looking to Julia Child's life for career advice (on a personal finance website) - who knew, tasty food and a better financial future! read more...

Join AIWF-CT in June for two great events - a special Roast Suckling Pig at Barcelona Fairfield on Sunday, June 5th and a trip to Long Island wineries in conjunction with the Greenwich Wine Society on June 11th. read more...

This evening will highlight hands-on owners for both the food and the wine! Basso owner/chef Renato Donzelli, Ravines owner/winemaker Morten Hallgren and Damiani owner/vineyard manager Phil Davis have put together an incredible evening for CT-AIWF. Come enjoy great food, wonderful wines, and congenial company at Basso on March 29th! read more...

Join us for art, conversation, wine, cheese, cocktails & gravlax on October 7th from 7-9pm - FREE for AIWF members who RSVP by September 29th and $25 for non-members. Many thanks to Southport Galleries, Jones Family Farms Winery, Finger Lakes Distilling and our board members Stu & Harriet Baldwin for making the gravlax. read more...

Hot Food Cool Wine on August 22nd – Santa Maria style BBQ and California wines on the Connecticut shore! We’re featuring Santa Maria style barbecue, a unique way of wood-grilling spice-rubbed steak. Our chef will prepare the main course along with its traditional accompaniment, pinquito beans, salad, salsa and other sides. Fish will be available for non-meat eaters on request when you register for the event. Bring a bottle of wine to enjoy and share! We’ll be dining at the Southport home of Stu and Harriet Baldwin. Weather-permitting, you’ll be able to enjoy the lovely beach. Low tide is around 5 pm, so you may want to dress for wading out into the Sound. Bring a bottle of something that can stand up to good beef. Wine Enthusiast magazine, which published an article on Santa Maria barbecue in its June 28th issue, recommends steakhouse reds such as the Cabernet Sauvignons and Syrahs of Santa Barbara – but feel free to wander out of California. The Wine Enthusiast article at http://www.winemag.com/Wine-Enthusiast-Magazine/June-2010/Santa-Maria-Style-Barbecue/ is guaranteed to whet your appetite. Additional event and reservation details are below. We hope to see you on 22nd! Date - Sunday, August 22, 2010 Time – 4:00-7:00 pm Place - 1338 Pequot Avenue, Southport CT 06890 Food - Santa Maria-style BBQ (wood-grilled, spice-rubbed beef) with sides of pinquito beans and vegetables. Fish available for non-meat eaters by prior arrangement. Wine - Bring a BBQ-friendly bottle to share! Price - $75 AIWF members, $95 non-members RSVP and payment details____________________________________________________________ read more...

Stuart Baldwin is the new Chair of the CT Chapter of AIWF. “It’s only fitting that I should offer service to AIWF,” Baldwin says, “because the wines of the late AIWF co-founders Robert Mondavi and Dick Graff were part of my introduction to great American wine. In learning to appreciate fine wine and food, I have repeatedly benefited from the spirit of generosity so prevalent in those worlds,” he says. read more...

Meet Pietro Scotti...we spent a lovely evening with him at Zest--come take a peek! read more...