Stanley Tucci Pours Wine for Celebs on -Vine Talk-

Stanley Tucci Pours Wine for Celebs on "Vine Talk" - Slashfood
Photo: VINE TALK / Eduardo PatinoWhat happens when actor Stanley Tucci (Big Night, Julie and Julia),[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], choreographer Tommy Tune, "Top Chef" judge Gail Simmons, and author Stephen Dubner (Freakonomics) uncork a bunch of Chiantis and start swirling? An episode of "Vine Talk," Tucci's weekly wine-tasting talk show debuting on PBS April 7. Slashfood joined the taping this week at New York's WNET studios.Recalling Jon Favreau's "Dinner for Five," "Vine Talk's" weekly half-hour chat-and-sip-a-thon features guests the likes of Julianne Moore, Kyle MacLaughlan,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Nathan Lane, Daniel Boulud, Marcus Samuelsson, Joe Bastianich, Patricia Clarkson, and Penn Badgley. Tucci picks a different wine region each week, pours for the whole audience, and then, over drinks,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they discuss.Ray Isle, wine editor of Food & Wine magazine, and the show's resident expert, gives us our assignment: "Taste all six wines, and pick a favorite." (The audience, along with the panel, determines the best wine of the bunch each week.) And in case you think this is all sip and spit, Isle adds, "We haven't given you anything to spit into, so don't spit on your neighbor." In other words, swallow and enjoy the vino.I swirled, sniffed, and slurped my way through the six featured wines, all Chiantis, while learning I can build muscles at the tips of my fingers from swirling wine glasses. Who knew? Featured sommelier Jordan Salcito (Daniel, Eleven Madison Park) explained that 2003 was a very hot year for wines, which led Tommy Tune to ask, "Is there a connection between wine and sexuality?" At which point we were half expecting a surprise visit from Tucci's recent co-stars Cher and Christina Aguilera, for a little Burlesque improv on the topic.Share Tweet"I can't drink anymore wine for the rest of my life," Tucci blurted out at the end of the show." But Stanley, you must; it's weekly.We won't reveal the favorite pick, but we will share Tucci's goodnight toast, a few words from Groucho Marx, "I drink to your charm, your beauty and your brains, which gives you a rough idea of how hard up I am for a drink."Become a fan of Slashfood on Facebook and follow us Twitter.
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