Thursday October 4, from 18:30 to 20:00 CDT. Cotroneo Wine & Spirits, 2148 3rd St, White Bear Lake 55110, MN. Get tickets here www.theitalianculturalcenter.org. Sample wines of Alto Adige, Veneto and Piemonte from the esteemed Leonardo LoCascio Selections Portfolio. Registration is limited to 20 so sign-up today.

Lead by Instructor and member of The Italian Cultural Center Nikki Erpelding, the tasting will be on Thursday, October 4th, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, at Cotroneo Wine & Spirits located in beautiful downtown White Bear Lake at the corner of 3rd Street & Clark Avenue. A lovely historic neighborhood shoppe completely renovated with a fantastic private meeting room.

Meet Nikki Erpelding, Territory Manager-Midwest, Leonardo LoCascio Selections, The Winebow Group. Program Instructor for the Wine Professional Certificate, Saint Paul College And Owner/Instructor, Vine Lab Wine & Spirits Academy. With a passion for food and wine…Nikki’s storied career includes, restaurant management, boutique wine wholesaler, retail management/buyer in Wine & Spirits. Nikki’s full-time position is Italian fine wine specialist & Territory Manager of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska & the Dakotas, for Leonardo LoCascio Selections, a member of The Winebow Group. Nikki’s role as wine educator began in 2011 at Saint Paul College teaching the 14 week-Wine Professional Certificate program and now also runs the Globally recognized WSET level 1 and 2 wine courses at her new school, Vine Lab Wine & Spirits Academy MN.

Wine cheers the sad, revives the old, inspires the young, makes weariness forget his toil ~ Lord Byron