tapas* - Seminars and walkaround wine tasting
Wine Program
08/08/2008 - 12:00pm
08/09/2008 - 3:00pm
TAPAS* - *Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos Society
Grapes indigenous to Spain- - -Grown into Wines in the USA- - -Informative Seminars,
Featuring a Walk-around Winetasting
Take the “Spanish Trail” to Copia for the most extensive tasting of American produced Iberian grape varietals ever offered. This “Fiesta Primera” includes the increasingly popular Tempranillo, Albariño, Garnacha, Graciano, Mourvedre, the Tourigas, Verdejo and don’t forget Bastardo! These domestic delights from Arizona, California, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and beyond range from crisp, refreshing whites through big, full bodied reds to elegant varietally correct ports. Discover, savor and celebrate this treasure chest of exotic, but delightfully food-friendly wines and you will gain appreciation for what these visionary winegrowers are doing here on American soil.
*Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos (TAPAS) is a trade association comprised of 50 plus members whose mission is:"To promote Tempranillo and other varietal wine grapes native to the Iberian Peninsula and wines produced from them in the United States."
www.tapasociety.org
Schedule of Events:
Friday, 8/8
12:00 - 1:30 pm: Media Luncheon
1:30 - 3:00 pm: Trade Seminar
3:00 - 5:00 pm: Walk-around Tasting for Trade (free for trade)
Saturday, 8/9
12:00 - 1:00 pm: Consumer Seminar
1:00 - 3:00 pm: Walk-around Winetasting (ticketed, open to the public)
Grapes indigenous to Spain- - -Grown into Wines in the USA- - -Informative Seminars,
Featuring a Walk-around Winetasting
Take the “Spanish Trail” to Copia for the most extensive tasting of American produced Iberian grape varietals ever offered. This “Fiesta Primera” includes the increasingly popular Tempranillo, Albariño, Garnacha, Graciano, Mourvedre, the Tourigas, Verdejo and don’t forget Bastardo! These domestic delights from Arizona, California, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and beyond range from crisp, refreshing whites through big, full bodied reds to elegant varietally correct ports. Discover, savor and celebrate this treasure chest of exotic, but delightfully food-friendly wines and you will gain appreciation for what these visionary winegrowers are doing here on American soil.
*Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos (TAPAS) is a trade association comprised of 50 plus members whose mission is:"To promote Tempranillo and other varietal wine grapes native to the Iberian Peninsula and wines produced from them in the United States."
www.tapasociety.org
Schedule of Events:
Friday, 8/8
12:00 - 1:30 pm: Media Luncheon
1:30 - 3:00 pm: Trade Seminar
3:00 - 5:00 pm: Walk-around Tasting for Trade (free for trade)
Saturday, 8/9
12:00 - 1:00 pm: Consumer Seminar
1:00 - 3:00 pm: Walk-around Winetasting (ticketed, open to the public)
$25 general/$15 COPIA member (walk-around tasting on 8/9)
