EVENTS
“Vivacity, creativity, and unconventionality are earmarks of Tesauro’s programs, which make for lively, outside-the-box experiences”
SUMMER SUPPER SOMM | 2021-2025
Tesauro co-founded with Virginia’s top tomato famers, an experiential, farm-to-fork event series encompassing five states and 85+ sold-out events. Summer Supper Somm earned national accolades for raising awareness of regenerative agriculture and building partnerships with artisan farmers, regional chefs, and local wines.
roberT parker’s evening of unicorns | 2023
Tesauro and a team of sommeliers served an evening of extraordinary wines. At the center of it all: the most influential wine critic of the past century, the Japanese sister and brother team who created The Drops of God, and two 19th-century paragons including planet Earth’s last known magnum of 1870 Lafite-Rothschild.
If you want to geek out on the backstory and such, the full tale – including Scotland’s Glamis Castle, the 13th Earl of Strathmore, Sir Michael Broadbent – and lineup of wines is worth a read HERE.
kentucky derby | 2019, 2022
Tesauro was commissioned by LDG Development Co-Founder Chris Dischinger to produce and execute Derby Week happenings for150 people. Duties included curation and procurement of wine flights and pairings, rare whiskies and spirits, craft cocktails, caviar tasting, cacao + amaro bar, Madeira from Triple Crown-winning vintages, and sabrage with a Methuselah of vintage Champagne.
PHILLY CHEF CONFERENCE PRESENTS: BO BECH POP-UP @ GREEN MEADOW FARM | 2020
Tesauro collaborated with Copenhagen’s Bo Bech to produce an intimate, experiential dinner in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County. While Bo wrangled ingredients around the fire, Tesauro poured, pranced, and entranced around the table.
Philly Chef Conference and Drexel's Department of Food & Hospitality Management helped organize an event utilizing local ingredients, many grown on-the-spot by the Brendle family at their Green Meadow Farm.
In what turned to be a Grand Finale of the golden age before COVID closed the world, sixteen guests gathered in a humble farm family home and shared a soul-nourishing night of complex simple pleasures: open-hearth cooking, open-heart sharing, bread, broth, wine, and poetry.
MENU by Bo Bech
Quail eggs with vintage vinegar and red spicebush seeds
Sweet potato with caviar and strawberries
Herbs, winter leafs and flowers with goats whey
Scallop with grains of paradise and brown butter
Cauliflower mushroom broth
Spinach with oysters and bone marrow
Rutabaga with yellow tomato water
Duck with cardamom leafs and arabica
Spruce honey with milk fat and blueberries
“I am honored to have shared space, dialogue, and a phenomenal meal.”
SIPS & NIPS by Jason Tesauro
WHEELS UP
Oaxacan Sidecar
Del Maguey Vida de San Luis Del Rio Mezcal
Cointreau, Lemon juice, Lime juice, Candied grapefruit
FIZZ À LA FERME
Magnum, Champagne Roland Champion Grand Cru
Blanc de Blanc Brut Carte Noir 2011, Chouilly, France
BLANCO CURIOSO
Magnum, Bodegas del Palacio de Fefiñanes
Albariño 2018, Rías Baixas, Spain
PINK INDIGENOSITY
Magnum, Clos Cibonne Cuvée Speciale des Vignettes Tibouren Cru Classe Rosé 2017, Côtes de Provence, France
WAR & CAPRICE
Magnum, Chateau Musar Blanc 2009
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
RED CARPET, BLUE RIDGE
Magnum, Barboursville Vineyards Octagon VIII Edition 2005, Monticello AVA, Virginia, USA
SCIOGLIMENTO
Magnum, Cantina del Pino Barbaresco
Ovello 2012, Piemonte, Italy
ARREMATE FORTIFICADO
Magnum, Romariz Vintage Porto 2003
Douro, Portugal
HAIKU D’ETAT
Sho, Tsurunoe Shuzo Aizu Chujou Tokobetsu Honjozou
Fukushima, Aizu Wakamats, Japan
“I’ve gotta say that this was one of the most special moments in my life and career. What a tremendous occasion.”
sail across the sun | 2017
Tesauro joined Arrested Development, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and a terrific lineup of artists and entertainers for a weeklong adventure from Miami to Mexico. As Guest Mixologist, Tesauro fashioned a program of daily demos and tastings that featured spirits tied to a Train song.
Drops of Juniper: Gin
Save Me Rum Francisco, Rum
When I Look to the (whi)Sky: Whiskey
Angel in Blue (Agave) Jeans: Tequila & Mezcal
“Jason’s unrelenting ability to engage our audience at Sail Across the Sun was remarkable. He had each person in the palm of his hand; hooked on every word. Jason’s ability to explain complex topics in a down-to-earth, approachable manner made him the talk of the ship. Our cruisers thoroughly enjoyed all of the classes that Jason lead - truly a Modern Gentleman.”
HAPPY 35TH BIRTHDAY 1982! | 2017
To celebrate the vaunted 1982 vintage in Bordeaux, Tesauro assembled one bottle each of the legendary First Growths: Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Margaux, and Haut Brion. Complete with a playlist of hits from 1982, an intimate group gathered to taste about $13,500 worth of rare gems.
“Most other presenters at a session like that would have opened the bottles ‘off stage,’ and significantly reduced the pressure on himself. Tesauro is not like most other presenters, however. He waited to open the bottles in front of the crowd, which was a dramatic effect that very much helped to give them their money’s worth.”
Chef’s Penthouse at Grosvenor House Apartments by Jumeirah Living London | 2014
As Master of Ceremonies and Guest Sommelier for week-long pop-up with Michelin-starred chefs Robert Wiedmaier (Washington, DC) and Simon Hulstone (Torquay, UK), Tesauro introduced Virginia wines to UK media and learned British palates.
“The exuberant Jason Tesauro, who had also flown over especially for the event, presented matching wines with each course, complete with highly entertaining descriptions – transfixing everyone with his unique talent for storytelling.”
“Most interesting wines, of a great selection, were a Viognier from Virginia USA and from the same state a powerful Nebbiolo. A real eye-opening choice of wines many of us had never even heard of, let alone drunk before.”
COACHELLA | 2011
Billionaire Sean Parker commissioned Tesauro to curate three days of house parties with libations and experiences attended by A-list musicians, actors, and celebrities. What do you do when DJ Alex Jones is on the aux, filmmaker Hunter Richards is on the lens, and Lizzie Jagger is on the chaise longue? Tesauro assembled a team including legendary bartender Brian Miller of Pegu Club and Death & Co. as well as famed South African winemaker Adi Badenhorst.
“Epic, epic party.”
Lindsay Lohan with Tesauro’s Champagne saber. Yes, it was that kind of party.