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Chillin' & Grillin' Wine Tasting & Food Pairing July 8, 2009, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Cost : $32.00 - pre-payment required for online tickets RSVP

It’s Chillin’ & Grillin’ Month at the Vineyard !!!

Come on by for a great Chillin’ & Grillin’ Wine Tasting & Food Pairing on Wednesday, July 8^th where we will be featuring the best of our New England Summer bounty. Whatever is at its best in July, whether it be fresh vegetables, fish or fowl, our own Chef Philip will sniff it out & create 3 outstanding appetizers to be paired with 6 Super Summer wines, all for only $ 32 pp including tax & gratuity.

We will also feature great seasonal drinks at the bar including Mojitos! Also check out our upcoming Chillin’ & Grillin’ Wine Dinner.

Doors will open at 6:30 pm for cocktail hour & the food pairing & wine tasting will begin promptly at 7:30 pm.

Please call (603) 887-8463 in advance or reserve online. Online reservations will close at 6:00 pm two days in advance of this event so reserve early!

Chillin’ & Grillin’ Wine Tasting & Food Pairing

July 8, 2009

Appetizers & Wine

Stuffed Squash Blossoms

Locally Picked Squash Blossoms Stuffed with Scallop Mousse &

Sun-Dried Tomatoes drizzled with Miso Remoulade

2008 Zorvino Vineyards Riesling (NH)

2007 Naia Verdejo (Spain)

Tuna Tartare

Fresh Local Tuna Sliced Thin & melded with Cucumber & Cornichons

with Crisp Wonton & Summer Truffle

2007 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Chardonnay (Washington)

NV Mionetto Prosecco Del Veneto (Italy)

Organic Chicken

Served with Tomato Crema & Zucchini Spaghetti

2005 Mirable Inzolia Sicilia (Italy)

2008 Bonny Doon Vin Gris de Cigare Rosé (California)

Chillin' & Grillin' Gourmet Wine Dinner July 22, 2009, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Cost : $50.00 - pre-payment required for online tickets RSVP

It’s Chillin’ & Grillin’ Month at the Vineyard !!!

Come on by for a great Chillin’ & Grillin’ Wine Dinner on Wednesday, July 22^nd where we will be featuring the best of our New England Summer bounty. Whatever is at its best in July, whether it be fresh vegetables, fish or fowl, our own Chef Philip will sniff it out & create a beautiful 4 course gourmet meal paired with 4 of our favorite Summer wines, all for only $ 50 pp including tax & gratuity.

We will also feature great seasonal drinks at the bar including Mojitos & whatever else strikes our fancy!

Doors will open at 6:30 pm for cocktail hour & the dinner will begin promptly at 7:30 pm.

Please call (603) 887-8463 in advance or reserve online. Online reservations will close at 6:00 pm two days in advance of this event so reserve early!

Chillin’ & Grillin’ Wine Dinner

July 22, 2009

Wild Mushroom Tart

Locally Foraged Mushrooms Baked in Pastry

with Goat Cheese & Tomato Concasse drizzled with Balsamic Vinegar

Tempura Softshell Crab

Lightly Battered Crabserved with an

Heirloom Tomato & Ginger-Lime Dressing

North Shore Striped Bass

Served with Soft Polenta, Grilled Fennel Bourride &

Citric Haricot Vert

Cape Gooseberry Flan

Goosberry Custard made with Locally Picked Berries

Wines Coming Soon !!!

The Rowan Brothers Return with Special Guest Sue Cunningham on Fiddle !!! August 5, 2009, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Cost : $20.00 - pre-payment required for online tickets RSVP

The Rowan Brothers Return with Special Guest, Fiddle Champion Sue Cunningham !!!

On Wednesday, August 5^thwe are very excited & honored to welcome back The Rowan Brothers to Zorvino Vineyards !!! They will be joined by fiddle champion Sue Cunningham who will be adding her licks and vocals to the mix. The trio have been working hard on their new CD which will be available at the concert. Come see them before they head down to Woodstock to play at Levon (The Band) Helm's Midnight Ramble.

This show will be a General Admission event with first come, first served seating at tables in our post & beam facility and tickets at only $ 20 / pp ! The cash bar will be open and we will offer light appetizers along with your admission price. Doors will open promptly at 6:00 pm and the concert will run from 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm. This is a 21 & older concert only !!! Also, the winery will be open for tasting from 5 pm until 8:00 pm.

To make reservations, please reserve online at www.zorvino.com or call (603) 887-8463 in advance to order tickets.

See you at the winery !

Check out the Rowans website at : www.rowanbrothers.com/index2.html or to hear some of their music, try http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=18204&name=audio and click on the audio button.

More info below :

The ROWAN BROTHERS

& SUE CUNNINGHAM

“The modern day Everly Brothers … with a Newgrass flare ...”

The Rowan Brothers and Sue Cunningham are now creating quite a stir in the acoustic music scene. The trio, working with guitars, mandolin and fiddle are creating unique sounds, which may be described as “the Everly Brothers and Beatles with a Newgrass flare.”

The Rowan Brothers and Sue first performed together at HickoryFest in August 2008 and immediately they knew that were onto something special. They next played the Magnolia Fest in Live Oak, Florida in October to rave reviews which opened the door for their current tour and a developing one in Europe in 2009.

Chris and Lorin’s soaring sibling harmonies are joined by Sue’s sultry vocals and all are spiced up by her scintillating newgrass/bluegrass fiddle work. All three are accomplished songwriters and their tunes pulse with originality and passion. They have created a sound which is so full and vibrant that it is hard to believe there are only three musicians on the stage.

Chris and Lorin Rowan were born and raised near Boston, Massachusetts where their more famous brother Peter was already making a name for himself in Earth Opera. All three brothers played in folk, bluegrass and pop bands. In the early ‘70s, through their brother’s connection, Chris and Lorin got hooked up with aspiring producer and instrumental wizard David Grisman. Before long, Chris and Lorin along with Grisman moved to “where it was happening” San Francisco, and they still reside there today.

Throughout the years Chris and Lorin and occasionally Peter have continued to play as The Rowans periodically. In 1999 they released the bluegrass-based Tree On the Hill (Sugar Hill Records) and in 2003 Crazy People (Evangeline). Both Chris and Lorin have also released independent albums and have various side music projects. Recently, Chris and Lorin have come full circle with the release of their new album "Now and Then" (BOS Music). The two-CD set contains 34 genre-jumping tracks that are laced with tight harmonies, haunting melodies and underscored by crisp guitar, mandolin and steel guitar picking. They offer a versatile and exciting mixture of bluegrass-flavored folk and Everly Brothers style rock and country.

Several of the Rowans songs have been recorded by national artists ranging from Jefferson Starship to most recently, the title track of country artist Ricky Skaggs' Grammy Award winning CD, "Soldier of the Cross", written by Lorin.

The Rowans have appeared at The Kerrville Folk Fest, TX, and Telluride Music Festival, toured extensively as The Rowan Brothers (sometimes with brother, Peter) in the U.S. Europe, and Japan. They’ve performed on shows with Shawn Colvin, James Taylor, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Randy Travis, Alison Krauss, Nanci Griffith and others, as well as on National Public Radio's Garrison Keilor's Prairie Home Companion. Most recently the brothers performed with Phil Lesh as members

of Phil Lesh & The Hepcats’ with Lorin on lead guitar/vocals and Chris on acoustic rhythm guitar/vocals.

Sue Cunningham was raised in a musical family and has been involved with music since she was five years old. Through her performances and recordings with the international touring band Hickory Project and others, combined with her unique education in classical music, Sue has gained national recognition as a fiddler and fiddle instructor. She was an eight-year member of the South Ocean String Band (West Palm Beach, FL), a former member of the White Sands Panhandle Band (Pensacola, FL), prior to founding Hickory Project in January 2000. She is a three-time Florida Bluegrass Fiddle Champion and has co-written many of the Hickory Project’s songs.

Sue has performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, RockyGrass, Magnolia Festival, Suwannee Springfest, Walnut Valley Festival (Winfield, KS), Winterhawk, Augusta Heritage (Bluegrass Week), in addition to many other festivals and important venues across the country. With her band Hickory Project, Sue performed with Vassar Clements and their twin fiddles delighted audiences at festivals, concerts, and workshops around the country.

In addition to performances in the US, with the Hickory Project she completed two tours of Australia, performed in Ireland on numerous occasions, and completed four tours in Europe. In addition to performances and recordings, Sue owns and promotes the HickoryFest music festival in Wellsboro, PA, now in its eighth year, bringing great bluegrass and acoustic music to the northern tier of Pennsylvania every August.

2nd Annual "Cruisin' For A Cure For Parkinson's" with The SpaceHeaters August 30, 2009, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Cost : $25.00 - pre-payment required for online tickets RSVP

Zorvino Vineyards is very excited to present our "2nd Annual Cruisin' for a Cure for Parkinson's Research." Finding a cure for Parkinson's is something that's very close to my heart, since my dear friend Stu Cameron came down with the disease years ago. I've watched Stu fight this disease and been inspired by his strength and conviction. From day to day life to finding a way to bless us by playing piano in our band, The SpaceHeaters, he has always held his head high throughout this struggle.

Join me, (Tom Zack) & the rest of the great folks at Zorvino's in helping to find a cure for this disease that affects so many lives. We are happy to welcome The Isles of Shoals Steamship Company, THE SHARK Classic Rock Radio, Taste of the Seacoast Magazine, The SpaceHeaters & of course, The Parkinson's Disease Foundation who will be donating their time to this cause.

The event will take place on the steamship, the M/V Thomas Laighton, which will disembark from Portsmouth harbor on Sunday, August 30 at 5:50 pm. On board, rockin' live music will be provided by the SpaceHeaters (6 piece band) playing eclectic Classic Rock from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. Zorvino Vineyards will be sharing wine tastings on two of the 3 decks and cheese and crackers will be provided as well. There will also be a galley bar that will provide food for sale during the voyage along with a cash bar on each deck. In addition, there will be an exciting raffle with prizes such as a Wine Tasting for 20 at Zorvino's, Dinner for 2 at a Zorvino Wine Dinner and other special donations from local businesses.

The donation for this wonderful charity event will be only $ 25 per person. (You must be 21+ for this event) That's 3 hours with music as we sail along the river toward the Isles of Shoals. Join us for a great evening !!!

To make reservations, please call (603) 887-8463 in advance or reserve online. The ship holds 250 people and we almost sold out last year, so reserve early to avoid missing this magical evening. We recommend you arrive by 5:15, the boat will board at 5:30 pm and will leave at 5:50 pm. There will be no refunds if you are late and miss the boat !!!

For Directions, please click on this link for Isles of Shoals Steamship Company.

I hope to see you all there to support this cause. Help us to find a cure for Parkinson's disease !!!

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