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Wines from spain at the south Beach success Food & Wine classic The eighth annual Food network south Beach Wine & Food Festival, held in February, set new Wines from spain is participating as a sponsor records for the annual culinary extravaganza.

in the Food & Wine Magazine classic in Aspen

22 companies took part under the Wines from

the weekend of June 19-21. The Aspen Classic spain Pavilion. More than 53,000 participants is the premier food and wine festival in the U.S. attended the four day event, and approximately

for consumers, trade and press. Wines from Spain

$2 million was raised for the Florida International

will have a tent with approximately 18 wine com-

University (FIU) school of Hospitality and tourism

panies during the festival and will host a cocktail

Management and the southern Wine & spirits

party for press and the VIP trade along with chef

Beverage Management center. This year's festival

José Andrés on June 19 . Also on the schedule th celebrated Spain´s legendary wine and culinary are two wine seminars and five wine tastings. prowess with ¡Viva españa¡ the Wines and Food During the wine tastings, attendees will enjoy tapas of spain. their Majesties King Juan carlos I and

from Restaurante tempranillo and its chef Javier

Queen sofia of spain attended the Viva España

González-Bringas. For further information, visit event.

www.foodandwine.com/ext/classic/iindex.html.

Wine cellar & Pantry

The spanish Wine

spanish Wine Festival cellar & Pantry is

PJ Wine's annual spanish Wine Festival to benefit a trade showcase Action Against Hunger will showcase more than organised by Wines 100 Spanish wines and sherries as well as Spanish from spain to present cuisine. This festival is a unique chance to celebrate Spanish wine and and taste the top Spanish wines available in the food producers who US in a single evening. Festivities will take place are seeking distribu-Thursday, June 18th, 6:30-9:30 pm at "Landmark tion in the U.S. This on the Park," 160 Central Park West at 76th Street. year’s events took place in New York and San Every major wine region will be represented, includ- Francisco on April 20 and 22 . The seventh th nd

ing such classics as Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Priorat edition of the program featured 44 wine companies and Sherry, and hot emerging regions like Toro, representing over 100 wines from regions such as Bierzo, Jumilla and more. Admission is $99.99 and

Jumilla, Ribera del Duero, Rías Baixas, Rioja, Rueda a portion of the proceeds will benefit city Harvest. and Toro, and 13 food companies. For further infor-To register visit www.pjwine.com or call 212 567- mation, please visit www.spanishwinecellar.com 5500 for more information. Space is limited! and www.spanishpantry.com.

Great Match spanish Wine course Wines from spain presents the

Held at cornell

Great Match: Wine & tapas again

University’s highly this year in Chicago (May 5), regarded Beverage New York and Houston (both in Management center, October). These exciting and well-a class on Spanish attended tastings show the quality Wines was taught by and versatility of Spanish wines, steve olson, highlight-present new vintages in the US, ing regions from across and demonstrate their compatibility the country. Over 700 with tapas and other kinds of cuisine. The afternoon students attended the seminar, gaining a thor-events are oriented for trade and press, while the ough understanding of what makes these wines evening portion is open to consumers. The wines special. In addition to covering each Spanish wine will represent many of the 74 Spanish wine-produc-region, Olson focused on grape varieties, aging ing regions, including Rioja, La Mancha, Jerez, laws and much more. The students experienced the Montsant, Ribera del Duero and Somontano. For subject first-hand, as Steve guided them through a information and tickets visit www.greatmatchorg. tasting of a variety of wines, from Green Spain to the fortified wines of Jerez. The class was such a

Find us on Facebook success that plans are underway for another seminar in the Fall.

Please join us on Wines from spain Fans Group at www.facebook.com spanish Wine education (search: Wines from Spain). The spanish Wine education Program is a certi-With the aim of keeping fied, comprehensive and all-inclusive 3-day Spanish wine lovers in the loop and wine course, with an intensive tasting component

keeping track of the buzz around Spanish wines,

(more than 50 wines). Qualified instructors from

we have created our own Facebook Group. Here

The Wine Academy of Spain teach this program

you can get the latest info (videos, save-the-dates, under the supervision of Pancho Campo, Spain’s etc.) on events and industry news in the United first Master of Wine. For a calendar of the 18-city

States. Be part of it! Do not hesitate to send us

North American tour and registration details please

videos, pictures… etc. We will include as much visit www.spainwines.es.

as we can!