Introduction to Spain, Tutored Tasting, 25th May 2016

Get to know your Spanish wine regions: Rías Baixas, Ribeiro, Bierzo, Navarra, Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Priorat, Montsant, Alicante and Navarra. Following a welcome from Rebecca with a glass of special Spanish bubbles, we will sit down and taste three flights of whites in pairs. Each pair has a teaching point about grape variety, region and winemaking method which we hope will be useful in your exploration of Spanish wines. The red wines follow and we link through the famous names of Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Priorat to lesser-known regions such as Bierzo, Navarra, Montsant and Alicante. When we taste a wine, the emphasis will be on climate and geography. We will discover which grapes have a natural affinity with which areas, and we will consider how different styles express their region’s latitude, longitude, aspect, soil, climate and grape-growing ethos.

Wines to be tasted:
Cava Gramona, Allegro, Reserva Brut
2014 Rioja Blanco, Bodegas Muga, Rioja
2012 El Sequé, Artadi, Alicante
2011 Viña Meín Blanco, Fermentado en Barrica, Ribeiro
2011 Viña Meín Blanco, Ribeiro
2011 Rioja Blanco, Finca Allende, Rioja
2010 Villa de Corullón, Descendientes de J Palacios, Bierzo
2009 El Nogal, Pago de los Capellanes, Ribera del Duero
2009 Colección 125, Chardonnay, Bodegas Chivite, Navarra
2008 Tierga, La Calandria, Navarra
2006 Selección de Añada, Pazo de Señoráns, Rías Baixas
2006 Mas Franch Negre, Montsant, Natur Montsant
2005 Remírez de Ganuza, Gran Reserva, Bodegas F. Remírez de Ganuza, Rioja
2004 Clos de l'Obac, Estate Red, Priorat, Gratallops

Hosted by Rebecca Lamont, Head of Wine School

N.B. Wines for this event have been chosen from Berry Bros. & Rudd historic stocks and may not be available to order
following the event.