According to Rueda.com, VERDEJO is Spain’s favorite white wine and yet it’s one that most Americans don’t know, may never have tasted, and don’t know how to pronounce.
And yes, the folks at Rueda are probably a bit prejudiced because Verdejo is the indigenous grape to that region of Spain.
Just in time for summer patio parties, Thursday June 12 is ideal for an introduction to this crisp, food friendly, minerally white wine from Spain because it is the first Verdejo Day.
I pride myself on having a little bit of everything in my cellar but I have to admit this while I have Portugal’s popular vinho verde in the house, I will have to find a store that has some Verdejo in order to taste, toast and tweet about it.
Or I could attend one of these fun events–and one is even conveniently located about an hour away in LA! Here’s a link to a 40% coupon to attend #VerdejoDay in LA (no that’s not an affiliate link–not making a cent and not even been offered a ticket!)
What do you know Verdejo? What will you be drinking for #VerdejoDay on Thursday?
If you missed out on last weekend’s LA Wine Fest or Ventura County’s fundraiser for Casa Pacifica, no worries, there are plenty more wine festivals as well as concerts, BBQs and many other events to come this June and throughout the summer!
— Gwendolyn Alley, Art and Wine Predator (@ArtPredator) May 21, 2014
So I was mistaken in my #SauvBlanc Day post in saying that Chardonnay Day–that day to celebrate wine made from Chardonnay grapes– is the last Thursday in May when in actuality it is the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend which this year is actually NOT the last Thursday but this Thursday May 22. Continue reading →
Hot on the heels of last month’s Malbec Day and with Chardonnay Day on the last Thursday in May breathing down its neck, in the year long parade of days set aside to celebrate particular wines, Sauvignon Blanc Day is coming up on Friday, May 16, 2013.
Want to participate? Using the hashtag of #SauvBlanc and with the possibility to stir up a lively debate about the different styles of #SauvBlanc or at least the consumption of them, it’s easy. All you need to do is:
When you think of wine from Rioja, Spain, you think red, right? and then maybe tempranillo?
But there is more to Rioja than red wine or tempranillo (even if tempranillo is over 75% of the region’s planted grapes!)
In fact, this wine growing region in northern Spain boasts white wines–and some tasty affordable white wines at that!
A few weeks ago, Que Syrah Sue and I participated in #riojabuzz where we tasted a $15 white wine from Rioja, the 2013 Cune Monopole and a $25 bottle of red wine from Rioja, a 2004 Tempranillo Gran Reserva. Both were delightful and a good value. Still in the Rioja mood, a few days later, I opened the 2010 Cune Rioja Crianza. Continue reading →
Just think about it! Maybe you need to do a little wine blogging or tweeting right after work? Or maybe you’re doing #winechat this Wednesday May 14 from 6-7pm with Napa Valley’s Cairdean Estate?
Just pack up your glasses and your wine and you’ll be set!
What’s the most popular white wine in Spain?
