Bralvin Imports, A Specialty Brazilian Wine Import Company To The United States Hosts 2nd-Part Of 3-Part Launch Of Company @ ILDA Club ( northern VA. ), Monday, Sept. 10th, 2012

Anthony Quinn speaks to other wine personalities at the 2nd-part launch of Bralvin Imports at the ILDA Club in northern Virginia, in Annandale at 8900 Braeburn Drive, 22003 on Monday afternoon, August 20th, 2012 when Brazilian foods were paired with Brazilian wines and the portfolio of " new " Brazilian wines was exhibited for everyone to see and comment on. The wines on the table and available in the United States already for drinking are : CASA VALDUGA, LIDIO CARRARO and MIOLO and Laurent Donchegay ( pictured on the far right in the photo below ) and Anthony Quinn ( gesturing with his hand in the photo above ) purchased these wines to taste with the food prepared by Elisabete from Sao Paulo, Brazil. The food and wine pairings were excellent and both played off each other and it was a great event to continue in our pursuit, a small import company, Bralvin Imports, specializing in Brazilian wines ( and everything Brazilian! ) with a big vision, great plans, volumes of enthusiasm, experience and daring enough to be the first to take on this challange of really introducing these excellent Brazilian wines to those living in the United States that are still completely unaware of their excellence and their existence. We welcome you all to join in on this fabulous adventure and journey of ours as we anticipate both the World Soccer Cup and the Olympics to be held next in Brazil. Cheers e obregado a todos . Que vinho esta em no copo / what wine is in your glass?!?

Pictured above in the photos ( from the top down )

1) A picture of the BOSCATO Wines, Nova Padua, Caxias Do Sul

2) Anthony Quinn ( left ) and Brazilian Gustavo ( on the right ) from Recife, Brazil  toast with some of the MIOLO Chardonnay that smelles a whole lot like a white Burgundy but is still a bit tight now and best with food.

3) On the red table above are spread the wines that Laurent Donchegay and Anthony Quinn ) partners of Bralvin Imports )had shipped back from their 10-day trip in late June, 2012 to Brazil's wine country on their mission to visit the great wineries of Brazil.
The wines on the table ( from left to right ) : 1) CASA FERDINANDO ZATTERA ( Caxias Do Sul,  2) PIAGENTINI, TORO, X DECIMA ( from Caxias Do Sul ),  3) DOM CANDIDO (  Vale Dos Vinhedos ), 4) DOMNO ( just outside of the Vale Dos Vinhedos ),  5) CORDILEIRA SANT'ANA in Campanha ). These are truly some amazing wines and they make great sparkling/ espumante wines as well as dry red, white and rose wines and use grapes that spread the gambit from the more famous ones of Merlot and Chardonnay to the typical ones from Brazil like Bordo, red, Niagara white, Gros Manseng white, Moscatelle white sparkling, Touriga Nacional red, Ancellota red, and  many more like Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gewurztraminer, Riesling and so on... something for everyone, in all price ranges.
Come on Monday, October 15th, 2012 when we open all these bottles. Stay-tuned for more info about this 3rd Part of our Bralvin Imports specialty Brazilian wine unveiling. Cheers.

The wines were shipped back with the help of Paula Valenti and Barbara Ruppel of Wines Of Brazil. Muito obregado Paula e Barbara!

Cheers, Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn


" Doing Thai " Eladio said to me. " Not going to be fancy, a friend of a friend ... " he continues. Eladio said : " Around twenty." Eladio answered when I asked him what he wanted to spend. I already knew that with " a friend of a friend " that it had to be more about tasty and flavorful to match the flavors of the Thai food. I sold Eladio a bottle of our 2007 Merlot from the CASA VALDUGA winery in the Valle Dos Vinhedos, $19.99 just south of the wine capitol of Bento Goncalves. I told him that it was flavorful and dry like a good bottle of French Bordeaux or even an Italian Friuli or Veneto dry red, as the ancestors of CASA VALDUGA are either from Trentino or Veneto, Italy. Eladio seemed pleased and he mentioned the World Soccer Cup  in Brazil. So, now all I have to do is wait to hear from Eladio. Cheers, Happy New Year Eladio. Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn  1/12/14