The Castilla-La Mancha US Tour will stop in San Francisco, San Diego, and Seattle in July
Featuring Tasting Seminars and a Walk-Around Grand Tasting in Each City
New York, June 21, 2012 – After a well-received tour through Atlanta, Chicago and New York in May, the wineries of Castilla-La Mancha look forward to bringing their distinctive wines to the West Coast during the week of July 9th. Just as local ‘celebrity’, Don Quixote, traveled through his region seeking adventure and noble experiences, guests at the Castilla-La Mancha US tastings will do the same as they discover the wines of 26 participating producers. Each of these events will offer opportunities to experience the wines, foods, music and traditions of this distinctive region. The events will welcome members of US wine and food trade and press.
Castilla-La Mancha is the most expansive wine-producing region in the world. It is a land of fascinating foods and cultural traditions and, naturally, a wide variety of wines. The land, composed of limestone clay and a great variety of subsoils, makes the region ideal for growing grape vines. Within the Castilla-La Mancha area, there are nine appellations of origin, four estates with their own appellations and many ‘Geographical Indication Wines’.
“After years of focus and investment in quality wine production and a very successful reception of our wines by industry professionals on the East Coast this past spring, we are excited to bring our distinctive traditions to new consumers along the West Coast and throughout the US. There is much for the US trade to discover about the quality and diversity of our wines and we hope to begin sharing our history and tradition through these tastings,” said Paloma Juncos of the Foreign Trade Institute of Castilla-La Mancha, which is organizing the US program.
Each event will commence with a seminar conducted by Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible. MacNeil will share the winemaking history of the region of Castilla-La Mancha, the technical qualities of its wines, and the sales opportunity for these wines in the US market with the trade and press. Each seminar will be followed by an afternoon walk-around tasting enhanced by regional foods and live entertainment.
The participating wineries include Bodegas Alcardet, Bodegas del Saz, Bodegas Villavid, Viña Cerrón, Aurum Red, Vinícola de Castilla, Bodegas Centro Españolas, Manuel Manzaneque, Castillo de Consuegra, Finca Los Alijares, Dominio de Baco, Bodegas Soledad, Bodegas Vitivinos, Vinos & Bodegas, Bodegas la Tercia, Encomienda de Cervera, Bodegas Finca La Estacada, Cooperativa Virgen de las Nieves, Bodegas Romero de Ávila, Vinícola de Tomelloso, Bodegas Piqueras, Dominio de Punctum, Finca Los Aljibes, Finca El Refugio, Altolandon, and Arrayán.
To register for the events please visit:
San Diego, Monday, July 9th, 2012
http://castillalamanchasandiego.eventbrite.com/
San Francisco, Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
http://castillalamanchasanfrancisco.eventbrite.com/
Seattle, Thursday, July 12th, 2012
http://castillalamanchaseattle.eventbrite.com/
If you are unable to attend, but would like to receive samples of Castilla-La Mancha wines with US distribution, please contact: Alice Franceschi (afranceschi@colangelopr.com).
Contact:
Erica Nonni
Colangelo & Partners Public Relations
646.624.2885 ext. 112
enonni@colangelopr.com
Alice Franceschi
Colangelo & Partners PR
646.624.2885 ext. 107
afranceschi@colangelopr.com
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