2013 grand wine tasting!

This year's Grand Wine Tasting will be Sunday, June 23, 2013 at the Presidio in San Francisco. The public tasting will run from 2:00-5:00 pm.

Over thirty-five wineries will be participating!

Special Kickoff Seminars begin at 11:00 am:

11:00 am - "¿Arizona? Growing Spanish Varieties in the American Southwest," moderated by Peter Eastlake, a Food & Wine Magazine Sommelier of the Year for 2013, with panelists including Maynard James Keenan of Caduceus Cellars, Tim White of Arizona Stronghold, Todd Bostock of Dos Cabezas WineWorks, and Kent Callaghan of Callaghan Vineyards.

12:00 noon - "Defining American Tempranillo," introduced by Markus Bokisch of Bokisch Vineyards and moderated by Richard Jennings of RJonWine.com, with winemaker panelists including Matt Hughes of Six Sigma Winery, Andrew Wenzl of Abacela, and Louisa Sawyer-Lindquist of Verdad Wine Cellars.

Two casual seminars with guided tastings and discussions will be offered as part of the tasting:

2:30 - 3:00 p.m. - "Exotic Iberian Varietals” - Sommelier Ellen Landis will lead guests through a magical tasting of exotic Iberian varieties grown by the West’s avant-garde vintners.

3:30 - 4:00 p.m. - "Albariños" - Wine Chef Tony Lawrence will explore the range and diversity of Spain’s noble white grape grown in American soils.

For tickets and more information, please visit
tapas13.eventbrite.com

Volunteer opportunities are available -
Click here for volunteer registration

Trade and Media registration are now open using the links below:
Trade Registration Media Registration
Please note that due to the smaller size of the venue this year,
the number of Trade and Media attendees will be limited.

Thanks to those who attended the most extensive annual tasting of domestically produced Spanish and Portuguese varietal wines in North America on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the Festival Pavilion,
at Fort Mason, San Francisco.

Forty-six wineries and growers participated

International Tempranillo Day
November 14, 2013

In 2011, TAPAS organized the first annual International Tempranillo Day: a celebration of the Tempranillo
grape with all its regional synonyms. We encouraged everyone to open a bottle of Tempranillo, enjoy the fun, and share their experiences with the hashtag #TempranilloDay. In 2013, the date will be
Thursday, November 14, 2013.

Read about the 2012 event at:
www.internationaltempranilloday.com

Thanks to our Sponsors and Food Providers, including our Premier Media Sponsor!

Thanks to our Transportation Sponsor!

Over 35 TAPAS members will be pouring at the 2013 Grand Wine Tasting! Hashtag: #tapas13

Thanks to our Grand Tasting Sponsors:

Billet Transportation

Thanks to the Arizona Office of Tourism for sponsoring our Grand Wine Tasting Kickoff Seminar, "¿Arizona? Growing Spanish Varieties in the American Southwest," with panelists from four Arizona wineries!

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