March 22nd weekend marked another annual GLBT Expo
at the Jacob Javit Center with loads of entertainment, information, some food
samples and what I heard was less booze.
Personally I thought there were enough free samples to make the
high. What was most humorous about
it? There was a company sampling and
selling a canned drink aimed at dealing with your hangover, while two tables
down, a wine company.
Jello shots with vodka infused whipped cream came in
several flavors at another booth from Temperance Distilling. One of
the beer companies offered a full glass sample. Don’t worry though. Alcoholics Anonymous had a booth at the
opposite end of the expo space.
The wine company is called TMRW. It could stand for “tomorrow” but it’s the
acronym for The World’s Most Romantic Wine.
I guess it looked better without the “world” in it. I don’t know if I would describe it as being
“romantic” unless you throw in the atmosphere.
The sampled wine is known as “ice wine”, a “more than” dessert
wine. It is produced from grapes that
have been frozen while still on the vine. The sugars and other dissolved solids
do not freeze, but the water does, allowing a more concentrated grape must to
be pressed from the frozen grapes, resulting in a smaller amount of more
concentrated, very sweet wine. With ice wines, the freezing happens before the
fermentation, not afterwards. www.theicewineExclsuive.com
There was a section devoted to same-sex
weddings. Great idea since it’s now
legal in New York. Russo’s on the Bay
in Howard Beach took a booth. Their
other venues included Vetro I noticed
that they actually had a brochure picturing male couples. Some places tend to advertise their
services just to get “gay money” but ask them for photos and they don’t
have. Kudos to the Russo family for
being supportive. www.vetronyc.com
Many exhibitors take advantage of the expo simply
due to the space and amount of people that attend. I don’t blame them as it’s a chance to
feature your product. For instance, a
chocolate company called Chupon. They
were featuring their spicy Mayan chocolate.
Just enough “hot” to give it a bit of a kick. www.chuponchocolate.com
Lots of tourism offices or travel marketing
companies to tempt your fantasies.
You might as well connect Ellen Degeneres to the expo by giving out
samples of Halo cat food. I’ll let you
know if either of my cats enjoys it.
Well…look who’s here! Fairway Market! They are sampling their EVOO and balsamic
vinegar. Also, giving out their
shopping bag and a t-shirt! I think they should have been in with the
wedding group to brag about their catering!.
Oy vey, I’ve been on my feet too long. Time to go home.
Got this shot on the way.
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