As a result of the collaboration between CRDO Ruedan and The Culinary Institute of America, two tastings have been organized in Sta. Helena and NY. These tastings are aimed at the CIA students for having a dipper knowledge about the D.O. Rueda, its characteristics and ots white wines.
CIA Greystone Tasting (Sta. Helena)
Date: Thursday, March 8th
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm
Rueda Presenter: Paul Wagner
CIA Hyde Park Tasting
Date: Monday, May 14th
Time: 1:30-3:00pm
Rueda Presenter: Megan Wiig
Each session will take about 120 minutes and there will be an introduccion of the Spanish wines, its position in the wine map with a spacial attention to the Rueda wines, the region, terroir, climate and the autoctonous grape, the Verdejo.
Some comments:
The Rueda visit and tasting with Paul Wagner from Balzac was a big success. He reiterated material that they had learned in a previous block and that I believe was very helpful to many students. Paul‘s dynamic way of presenting was also a positive.
The wines are delicious and really deserve a place in out CIA studies- both for their historic and modern place in the global wine market and also because they are simply "food" wines. Thanks for setting it up!
