Narragansett, RI - February 16, 2010 - Trio, located at 15 Kingstown Road in Narragansett, RI, will host a Casa Lapostolle wine dinner on Friday, March 5th.  Melina Catelli, Trade Development Representative for Casa Lapostolle, will lead guests through each selection of wine as they are paired with a four course dinner prepared by Executive Chef Kevin DiLibero.

A reception will begin 6:30 p.m.; dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m.  The cost is $65.00 per person; tax and gratuity are additional.  For more information or to make reservations, please call 401-792-4333 or visit the website at www.trio-ri.com.

The evening will begin with a selection of hors d' oeuvres including Oyster Po' Boy with spicy remoulade, Scallop Ceviche, and Pear & Fig Crostini, all paired with the 2009 Casa Lapostolle Sauvignon Blanc, featuring a nose of sweet citrus fruit, white flowers, pears, and nectarine with touches of lychee.

Dinner will begin with pan-seared Georges Bank Scallops with a fennel risotto cake and spiced beurre blanc, served with the 2006 Casa Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Chardonnay. Elegant and aromatic, this selection offers a nose of minerality, fruit and subtle oak in a unique combination with citrus, honey, and sweet spices, and is rated a '90' by Wine Spectator.

A dish of open-faced Braised Lamb Shank Ravioli with lamb jus will follow, complemented by the powerful and intense 2005 Casa Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Syrah. Rated a '90' by Wine Enthusiast, the Syrah boasts nose of  blueberries, blackcurrants and black spices and notes of toasted nuts and oak.

The evening's entrée will feature Peppercorn-Crusted Sirloin with caramelized onion, blue cheese steak fries, and a red wine demi glace, paired with the 2006 Casa Lapostolle "Clos Apalta" Proprietary Blend, offering ripe aromas of black fruit and wild berries combined with rich mocha, vanilla and delicate touches of sage and white sweet spices, and rated a '94' by Wine Spectator.

Dinner will conclude with an Almond Cake Napoleon: almond cake layered with vanilla bean pastry cream, Navan & Chambord-poached dried cherries paired with a Navan cocktail, an American in Paris, featuring the liquor composed of macerated Madagascar vanilla beans and aged French cognac.

About La Postolle
Lapostolle was founded by the Marnier Lapostolle family from France and the Rabat family from Chile in 1994, through Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle, her husband Cyril de Bournet and Don José Rabat Gorchs.  Today, Lapostolle is 100% owned by the Marnier-Lapostolle group.  The Marnier Lapostolle family, founders and owners of the world-renowned liqueur Grand Marnier, are known for producing spirits and liqueurs, but the family has been also involved in winemaking for generations.  Originally winegrowers in the Loire Valley, the Marnier Lapostolle continue this vintner tradition today as owners of Chateau de Sancerre.

In creating Lapostolle, the Marnier-Lapostolle family has pursued the same uncompromising approach to quality that mad Grand Marnier a world-wide success.  Their objective is simple as it is ambitious: to create world-class wines using French expertise and the superb terroir of Chile.

Today, Lapostolle owns 350 has in three different vineyards and produce a total of 200,000 cases spread over Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenère, and Syrah.
Lapostolle is distributed in more than 70 countries around the world

About Navan
When Louis-Alexandre of the House of Grand Marnier created his first luxury liqueur in 1827, orange was widely popular, yet also expensive and difficult to find. It took years to cultivate the perfect oranges for Grand Marnier(r). The same garden which yielded oranges in St Jean Capferrat would also inspire a quest for the perfect vanilla. Louis-Alexandre cultivated rare species of the vanilla orchid in his exquisite garden. Later his great grand daughter, Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle, current President of Marnier Lapostolle North America and creator of Casa Lapostolle Wines, chose the Natural Vanilla flavor to create NAVAN(r), a new liqueur founded on Grand Marnier(r)'s success - to uncover a widely popular yet rare, refined flavor, as a tribute to her great grand father. Shipped in small bags wrapped in raffia, vanilla beans from Madagascar are sorted in France and macerated in neutral spirit for a few weeks in order to reveal their full flavor. The beans are then combined with aged French cognac through the same craft that has been used for Grand Marnier since its creation, and is one of the most closely guarded in the spirits world.

About Trio
Trio brings the warmth and tradition of Sunday's family dinner back en vogue. The perfect gathering place for families and friends, Trio celebrates traditions from around the world. An open-air kitchen is surrounded by the cool, saturated hues reminiscent of a true seaside eatery, intermingled with a nod to the restaurant's core European influences, while al fresco dining can be enjoyed against the backdrop of Narragansett Bay, just steps from the beach.

Trio is a member of the Newport Restaurant Group, a division of NHC. Newport Restaurant Group's award-winning portfolio of restaurants includes: Castle Hill Inn & Resort, The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar, 22 Bowen's Wine Bar & Grille, The Boat House Restaurant, The Smokehouse Café, Waterman Grille, Hemenway's, and Blackstone Caterers. Newport Restaurant Group provides the highest quality culinary experience with a creative, thoughtful and responsible approach in preparing all of our menus. Food is one of the fundamental joys of the human experience, and it is therefore our goal to provide our guests with an unparalleled culinary experience in a welcoming and unique, service-oriented atmosphere.

Trio is open Sunday through Thursday from 11:30 am - 9:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 11:30 am - 10:00 pm. Trio features 175 indoor seats and 90 al fresco seats including at the restaurant's patio bar. Reservations are strongly recommended.

NHC, an employee-owned (ESOP) hospitality company, located in Newport, RI. Newport Harbor Corporation owns and/or operates many well-known businesses in the Newport, RI, area. For more information on Newport Harbor Corporation, please visit the website at www.newportharbor.com.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Kate Barba
Regan Communications
401.351.8855
kbarba@regancomm.com