Renowned Author Brings Line of Tuscan Wines to New Hampshire

SALEM, N.H. - May 6, 2014 - PRLog -- Frances Mayes, the bestselling author of “Under the Tuscan Sun,” brings her line of Tuscan Sun Wines to New Hampshire for the first time on Friday, May 16th for a private dinner event at Tuscan Kitchen, a fine-dining Italian restaurant in Salem, New Hampshire. This will be followed by a wine sampling and book and bottle singing event on Saturday, May 17th at Tuscan Market, an artisan Italian marketplace and trattoria. Created in partnership with Curious Cork Imports, each Tuscan Sun Wine was hand-selected by Mayes herself to embody a different concept that touches on the Tuscan lifestyle.

The events include a wine pairing private dinner at Tuscan Kitchen and a book and bottle signing and wine sampling event at Tuscan Market. Fans will get a chance to taste Mayes’ delicious wines and meet Frances Mayes in person. She will be in attendance at both events to greet fans and talk about her wine collection and its debut in the New Hampshire market. The private dinner with Frances will take place on Friday, May 16th with two seatings at 5:30PM and again at 8:30PM at Tuscan Kitchen located at 67 Main Street, in Salem, NH.  Reservations for the private dinner is limited to 50 people per seating and is $125 per person. This includes a gourmet dinner, a signed bottle of Tuscan Sun Wines, and a signed cookbook. Tickets to the event are selling quickly, so fans are encouraged to reserve their spot without delay. For reservations, please visit www.TuscanSunWines.com/events. The book and bottle signing will take place the following day on Saturday, May 17th from 11:00PM – 3:00PM at Tuscan Market, 63 Main Street in Salem, NH, right next to Tuscan Kitchen.  Fans will be able to meet Frances Mayes, taste the wines and have Frances autograph her bottles, books, and the movie which make the perfect keepsake or gift.  Frances’s wines, her cookbook, “The Tuscan Sun Cookbook,” book “Under the Tuscan Sun,” as well as the 2003 movie adaptation of her book of the same title will be available for purchase at the event.

The line of Tuscan Sun Wines includes three reds and one white. Each wine has an Italian name and an English translation and showcases the unmistakable vision of Frances Mayes that has become an international phenomenon since the publication of “Under the Tuscan Sun”:

·Pensiero (A little gift) 100% Pinot Grigio

·Permesso (May I come in?) 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

·Tondo Tondo (Just perfect) 100% Sangiovese

·Auguri (My best to you) 80% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot

“These wines bring to life a sense of wonder through the simple joys that my life in Italy has given me,” said Mayes. “I hope that by sharing them with the world, others can also attain a bit of the enjoyment I’ve gained from my experience here, if only for a moment as they sip these glorious wines.” – Frances Mayes

Since settling in Italy more than 20 years ago, Frances Mayes has gone from being a proud resident of Cortona to one of its most esteemed citizens, as well as Tuscany’s literary favorite, penning titles including “Under the Tuscan Sun”; “Bella Tuscany”; “Every Day in Tuscany”; “Bringing Tuscany Home”; “The Tuscan Sun Cookbook”; “A Year in the World”; “Shrines: Images of Italian Worship”; “Italy: Where to Go When”; “Swan”, her first novel, and the highly anticipated “Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir”, which will be available on April 1, 2014. A prolific writer and poet, the phenomenon that is Frances Mayes now grows with the launch of Tuscan Sun Wines.

“We are thrilled to introduce this delightful collection of wines to Tuscan Market in New Hampshire,” says Joe Faro, owner and CEO of Tuscan Market and Tuscan Kitchen. “Our customers will love how they transport you to a summer’s day in Tuscany. We couldn’t be more excited to host Frances at our wine tasting and dinner, and look forward to introducing her wines to our customers.”