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Wine Immersion: Spain & Portugal Part 2

April 30, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Taste your way through the finest wines of Spain & Portugal

What better way to while away a Sunday afternoon than an immersive tasting tour of Spanish and Portuguese wine, hosted by Dilek Caner MW. 

Explore a wide range of wines from two neighboring countries with a rich wine-making heritage. Come together with fellow wine enthusiasts, relax, eat, drink, and feel free to ask our MW any questions you have. 

For those that enjoy learning as much as they do tasting, this is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the region’s major varieties and appellations, and to compare them side by side.

What’s on offer

  • 16+ Spanish and Portuguese wines, available to taste in 1 oz, 3 oz or 5 oz pourings. Scroll down to see the wines and the prices.
  • Order at your leisure from the Blind Bishop food menu. Feel free to ask us for food pairing recommendations!

How it works

  • Book your spot using the form below
  • Pre-purchase a card to use at our WineStations ($40 or $80) 10% or 15% discount respectively if bought at least one day before the event!
  • Arrive anytime from 3pm to 6pm and help yourself to our range of wines and food options, from tasting samples to full glasses
  • Use any remaining credit from your card at a future Wine Immersion at Blind Bishop.

What wines you can taste

The most challenging (and fun!) aspect of organizing a tasting like this is curating the wines and making it an experience where people can find a variety of great wines. Some of the wines are available in very small quantities in Dallas, some are strictly allocated, and some are just hard to discover because they are under the radar.

Sparkling:

  • Esteve I Gibert “La Vie en Rose” 2020 Spain
    $3.00 /1oz. | $9.00 /3oz. | $14.00 /5oz.

Varieties: Sumoll Blanc and Sumoll Negre
Location: Classified as Spain. The grapes are sourced from Penedès.

Refreshing Pet-Nat, made by Methode Ancestral at 1,050 ft above sea level in Penedes.Sumoll Blanc is a native white grape of Catalonia with the potential to produce high quality wines with crisp acidity and a lingering minerality. Due to the challenges in growing it, it is rarely found even at its birthplace.Sumoll Negre, is also a native of Catalonia, and is used in Cava, as well as a few other Catalonia DOs.

Whites and Rosé:

  • Ameal “Loureiro” Vinho Verde 2021 Portugal
    $3.50 /1oz. | $10.00 /3oz. | $14.00 /5oz.

Variety: Loureiro
Location: Lima sub-region of Vinho Verde DO

The Loureiro variety is native to the Lima sub-region of Vinho Verde and Ameal comes from there. This is a particularly bright expression of the variety. The grapes were hand-picked and pressed in whole berries. After a cool, slow fermentation it was rested on lees for 7 months. Very good balance with its fresh, bright fruit and the creaminess coming from the lees aging.

  • Aveleda “Alvarinho” Vinho Verde 2020 Portugal
    90-WE
    $2.00 /1oz. | $6.00 /3oz. | $9.00 /5oz.

Variety: Alvarinho
Location: Minho sub-region of Vinho Verde DO

Alvarinho is the major variety used in most Vinho Verde and Aveleda is one of the most respected and classic producers in the region.

  • Ca’n Verdura “Supernova” Moll Binissalem -Mallorca 2019 Spain
    $4.00 /1oz. | $11.00 /3oz. | $16.00 /5oz.

Variety: Moll (a.k.a. Prensal)
Location: Binissalem-Mallorca DO in Mallorca Island

From the native variety of Moll of Mallorca, this wine comes from vines planted in the 1950s. Native yeast fermentation in stainless steel tanks and large French oak barrels. Small production.Citrus, floral, fennel, white peach notes. Medium bodied and remarkable purity in finish.

  • A de Arinzano Rosé 2021 Spain
    $4.00 /1oz. | $11.00 /3oz. | $16.00 /5oz.

Variety: Tempranillo
Location: Classified as Spain. The grapes are sourced from Navarra.

Reds:

  • Frisach “L’Abrunet” Terra Alta 2021 Spain
    $3.50 /1oz. | $10.00 /3oz. | $15.00 /5oz.

Varieties: 60% Garnacha, 40% Cariñena
Location: Terra Alta DO in Catalonia

Floral and full of just-ripe red and black cherry notes. There is a slight sparkle that adds to the freshness. A one-of-a-kind, amazingly fresh wine, especially for the summer.

  • Rafael Cambra “Soplo” Garnacha Valencia 2018 Spain
    $2.00 /1oz. | $6.00 /3oz. | $9.00 /5oz.

Variety: Garnacha
Location: Valencia DO

While the grapes come from the sunny Valencia, the heat is moderated by a 2,300 ft altitude. The short aging in old French barrique gives it a softness without obvious oak flavors.

  • Noster “Inicial” Priorat 2018 Spain
    $3.75 /1oz. | $10.00 /3oz. | $14.00 /5oz.

Varieties: 70% Grenache, 25% Carignan, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Location:Priorat DOCa in Catalonia

A fuller and fruitier style of Priorat, showing intense ripeness, and an incredible value as a Priorat for $14 a full glass.

  • Poblets del Montsant Tinto Montsant 2021 Spain
    $3.50 /1oz. | $10.00 /3oz. | $14.00 /5oz.

Varieties: Grenache, Carignan and Syrah
Location: Montsant DO in Catalonia

Montsant is the DO that almost circles around the Priorat DO. Its wines are similar to Priorat's, although generally with more softness. This one is a round and fleshy style and is deliciously affordable.

  • Quinta do Carmo Alentejano 2016 Portugal
    $4.50 /1oz. | $12.00 /3oz. | $19.00 /5oz.

Varieties: Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira
Location: Alentejano Vinho Regional

  • Quinta do Vallado Douro 2018 Portugal
    $3.50 /1oz. | $10.00 /3oz. | $14.00 /5oz.

Varieties: Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Sousão and old vineyards field blend
Location: Douro DO

Mature, round tannins, ripe red and black fruit notes. Think of this as a dry Port.

  • Bodega Mustiguillo Bobal Finca Terrerazo Vino de Pago 2017 Spain
    95-D, 94-RP
    $5.00 /1oz. | $14.00 /3oz. | $23.00 /5oz.

Variety: Bobal
Location: Finca Terrerazo Vino de Pago is in the region of Valencia.

Bobal is a deeply colored red grape, mostly known for the wines of Utiel-Requena.Vino de Pago is one of the highest classifications in Spain, given only to producers with exceptionally high quality and international acclaim.This Bobal comes from Vino de Pago Finca Terrerazo and is considered to be one of the best expressions of the variety.

  • Numanthia Termes Toro 2019 Spain
    93-JS, 91-WS
    $4.00 /1oz. | $11.00 /3oz. | $16.00 /5oz.

Variety: Tinta de Toro
Location: Toro DO

This is the fruitier style of Numanthia, one of Toro DO's stars with its Numanthia and Termanthia labels. It is a great value in its quality to price ratio.

  • Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Reserva 2018 Spain
    94-RP, 94-JS, 91-WS
    Wine Spectator’s Top 4 in Wine Values 2022
    $4.00 /1oz. | $12.00 /3oz. | $18.00 /5oz.

Varieties: 86% Tempranillo, 8% Graciano, 4% Mazuelo, 2% Garnacha
Location: Rioja DOCa, Reserva level.

Murrieta is one of the traditional producers of Rioja that delivers great quality in all its price levels. Wine Spectator is spot-on in calling this one of the top wine values.

Grapes are sourced from Murrieta's  Ygay Estate: 300 hectares of vineyards surrounding the winery in the southernmost point of Rioja Alta with mainly calcareous-clay soils. Altitude ranges from 320 to 485 meters.

The wine is aged for 21 months in 225-litre American oak barrels.

  • Marqués de Murrieta “Castillo Ygay” Rioja Gran Reserva Especial 2011 Spain
    98-JS, 97-RP, 97-WE, 97-D
    $16.00 /1oz. | $39.00 /3oz. | $48.00 /5oz.

Varieties: 84% Tempranillo and 16% Mazuelo
Location: Rioja Alta sub-region of Rioja DOCa, Gran Reserva level.

Castillo Ygay is Murrieta's flagship wine and has worldwide recognition among wine enthusiasts. It is made from the best grapes sourced from La Plana, a 40-hectare (98-acre) vineyard, planted in 1950 and located at 485 meters above sea level, in the highest area of Ygay State, Murrieta's 300-hectare estate in Rioja Alta.

The Tempranillo is aged for 28 months in 225-litre American oak barrels and the Mazuelo is aged for 28 months in 225-litre French oak barrels.

  • Macán Clásico Rioja 2018 Spain
    97-WE, 94-RP, 94-JS, 92-D
    $9.00 /1oz. | $25.00 /3oz. | $38.00 /5oz.

Variety: Tempranillo
Location: Rioja DOCa, from the Sonsierra area of the Rioja Alta sub-region.

Macán is a joint project between Vega Sicilia and Rothschild. The super low-yielding (28 hl/ha) vines are in the Rioja Alta sub-region, at an altitude of about 1,500 ft.

  • Vega Sicilia “Valbuena 5” Ribera del Duero 2017 Spain
    96-JS, 96-RP, 95-D, 94-W&S, 93-WS
    $18.00 /1oz. | $45.00 /3oz. | $60.00 /5oz.

Varieties: 94% Tempranillo, 6% Merlot
Location: Ribera del Duero DO.

Valbuena is aged for a total of 5 years between barrel and bottle and hence the name Valbuena 5. Vega Sicilia calls Valbuena 5 its "purest expression of red wine:.

Along with Unico, this is one of the most acclaimed wines of Ribera del Duero.

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Details

Date:
April 30, 2023
Time:
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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310 Sunset Ave
Dallas, TX 75208 United States
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