Te Aro Wines hosts another NZ-First Comedy Wine Tasting
Te Aro Wines hosts another New Zealand First: A Comedy Wine Tasting
Teaming up with The
Humorous Arts Trust, Wellington urban winery Te Aro Wine is
hosting Funny Wine - A Comedy Wine Tasting on Friday 13
September. Hosted by Wellington-based comedian Neil Thornton
and Te Aro Wine’s own Jules van Costello (on hand to
answer any serious wine questions) the event will be a wine
education unlike any other. Taste through four Te Aro Wines
matched to the comic stylings of Neil and guest comedians.
“Our philosophy is that we make ‘fun wine’ not ‘fine wine’,” says Te Aro Wine co-founder Jules van Costello, “So it made sense for just one night that we also make funny wine! In short, we like breaking some of the rules around wine and think that some take it way too seriously. Funny Wine will change that.”
“I love comedy and I loooove wine. I'm way more knowledgeable about comedy, so this show is going to be a delight for me,” says comedian MC Neil Thornton, “My favorite thing is watching comedians while drinking wine, so I'll be bringing some of my favorite pro wellington comics with me to join in the bacchanal. We're all very much looking forward to learning a little something while making you laugh.”
Funny Wine is held hot on the back of another NZ first, the sold out Wellington on a Plate event Wine! Rave! Tickets are $45 per person and can be purchased at Eventfinda.co.nz (bit.ly/FunnyWine) and include a four wine tasting.
ENDS
Te Aro Wine:
Te Aro Wine is an
urban winery in the heart of Wellington making wines from
local fruit. We make fun wine not fine wine! 8 Ebor Street
tearowine.co.nz
Neil Thornton
Bio:
Neil Thornton is a smart, funny, and occasionally
very angry comedian who has performed all over the world:
New York City comedy clubs, cafes in Japan, the Edinburgh
Fringe, and once at a nudist resort--not to mention all over
New Zealand, from big city gigs at The Classic to hamlets in
the middle of nowhere for confused sheep farmers. His shows
"Ursus Americanus,” "Bearly Kiwi,” “Hangry
Americans” and “Cynics Guide to Enlightenment" were hits
at the New Zealand Fringe Festival and NZ International
Comedy Festival. He makes occasional appearances on the
television comedy news show "The Project" and was featured
on the TV3 comedy special "After Hours."