“Under the Tuscan Sun” author Frances Mayes visited Connecticut on May 29 and 30, 2014 for a series of launch events for her signature line of Tuscan Sun Wines organized by distributor Cellar Fine Wines. In front of sold-out houses at L’Orcio in New Haven, Zingarella in Plantsville, and The Kate in Old Saybrook, she told the stories of sourcing the wines from family growers near her home in Cortona, Italy. Mayes signed bottles for enthusiastic fans at Twisted Vine in Fairfield and Worldwide Wine & Spirits in Southington. An interview with the author was published in the May issue of The Connecticut Beverage Journal.
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- Janeen Carabetta of Cellar Fine Wines and Frances Mayes’ business partner Danny Keefe of Curious Cork address the guests at the Tuscan Sun Wines dinner at L’Orcio.
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- The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center was packed for a wine tasting and screening of “Under the Tuscan Sun” with Frances Mayes.
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- Frances Mayes kicked off her Connecticut visit by signing bottles of Tuscan Sun Wines for fans at Twisted Vine Fine Wine & Spirits in Fairfield.
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- Fans waited in a long line to have Frances autograph bottles of Tuscan Sun Wines and pose for photos with them at Worldwide Wine & Spirits in Southington.
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- Mayes poses with a fan
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- Janeen Carabetta of Cellar Fine Wines and author Frances Mayes address the guests at the Tuscan Sun Wines dinner at L’Orcio.
