Photo Essay: Rioja Grand Tasting Seminar
Glasses and tasting mats at the ready
Panelist María José López de Heredia tastes her winery’ s 1981 Viña Bosconia Gran Reserva for soundness before the seminar
The tasters assemble
Opening remarks (that’s me with the mic)
Opening lineup
Spanish wine writer and educator Helio San Miguel
Wine educators par excellence in the front row: (From left) Andrea Immer Robinson, Kevin Zraly, and Micheal Weiss.
Contino’s Jesus Madrazo
Moderator Doug Frost MS, MW fields a question from writer David Rosengarten. To David’s right, Christy Canterbury
The eloquent and scholarly Jorge Muga
Lily Peachin, Owner, Dandelion Wine, Brooklyn
María José López de Heredia responds to a question from the audience
Ray Isle, Wine Editor, Food & Wine Magazine
Kerin Auth, Owner, Tinto Fino, Manhattan
Rob Constantino, Managing Editor, Sante Magazine
Eric Asimov, Chief Wine Critic, The New York Times
PHOTOGRAPHY: DONALD BOWERS
June 27th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
WOW I’m very impressed, did you organize the event. Everyone there seemed very intense, did you get alot of good press or interest?? Tell me more when I see you next week, should be FUN! love gail
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Yes, the event got lots of great press, including blog posts from the wine critics of the New York Times and Food & Wine magazine. We were even on the evening news on Spanish national TV. Thanks for your comments and see ya soon!