Wines of South Africa
Monday, February 19
7pm - 9:30 pm
Join us for our first ever South African wine dinner. Don't know much about this interesting wine growing region? Then now is your chance. South Africa ranks as the world's seventh largest wine producer. In 1652 wine was pressed for the first time from grapes grown on South Africa's cape. Its wine history dates back over 300 years but its reputation for making good, solid wines is fairly new. During the 1980s anti-apartheid sanctions excluded Cape wines from most foreign markets. South African wine paid a dear price, but as sanctions were lifted in the early 1990s the industry found itself more competitive at the bottom end of the market than at the top. Denied the rigors and rewards of international competition for so long, the Cape wine industry is now springing to catch up with "new world" excellence, innovation and aggressive marketing. You can expect an interesting mix of old-world AND new world styles in these unique wines from South Africa's famous Cape. We welcome Olivier Lotterie from Vineyard Brands Imports to guide us on a tasting tour of this exciting wine producing region.

The cost of this event is $40 per person; space is limited, so reserve early. Please pay in advance and pick up a ticket for this tasting at either Panzanella or the customer service desk at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro.

Monday, January 29, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at Panzanella
Please join us for a perfect opportunity to meet the artist, and enjoy the work while our dining room is closed. It is free and open to the public. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served and the bar will be open.

New works by Jenifer Padilla
January 9 - March 12

Padilla draws from her dynamic surroundings and steadied observations to elicit, at once, movement and delicacy in her still-life paintings. Padilla's paintings are informed by her craftsmanship in a variety of other media: "I use my photography, sketches, Xerox, and 8mm film for reference in the making of my paintings," says Padilla. With this approach, Padilla's paintings transcend the still-life medium.

Recently, Padilla moved her studio to Archer Graphics in Carrboro, North Carolina where she shares space with four other artists. The large glass bay doors of the old auto repair shop allow light to flood her studio. Padilla stands at her easel centered on the oil-stained concrete once inhabited by craftsmen of a different sort. The previous life of the space, the abundance of natural light and vintage character of the Mid-Century Modern building have all inspired Padilla to employ new color and line in her work.

A native of Chapel Hill, Padilla is a graduate of North Carolina State University College of Design and has studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts in San Francisco, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice, Italy and La Llotja Escola d'Art in Barcelona, Spain.

Within the next few weeks, Panzanella will be testing some new dishes on their menus, and making changes; some dishes will have to go to make room for new items. You can help us decide what should go and what should stay. We invite you to come by and give us your feedback on anything you try. Your enjoyment is the most important part of what we do and we'd like to know what you think.

We'll have a short form for you to fill out. (Please request it, if you haven't received one by the time you get your check.) After our survey is completed (sometime in February), we'll put the forms that have contact information on them in a drawing for a $20 Gift Card, good at Panzanella or Weaver Street Market.