The Tempranillo Advocates, Producers & Amigos Society (TAPAS) was formed in January 2006 as an organization with the mission of promoting new world production of Tempranillo and other winegrapes and wine styles native to the Iberian Peninsula.
TAPAS is to New World producers of Iberian grapes and wines what the "Rhone Rangers", “P.S.-I love you”, and "ZAP" are to their constituents.
We'd like to welcome the following new members of TAPAS!
On August 8th and 9th, 2008, TAPAS will be sponsoring an event at Copia in Napa. Here is the quick description:
Grapes indigenous to Spain- - -Grown into Wines in the USA- - -Informative Seminars, Featuring a Walk-around Winetasting August 8/9, 1:00 – 4:30 pm
Take the “Spanish Trail” to Copia for the most extensive tasting of American produced Iberian grape varietals ever offered. This “Fiesta Primera” includes the increasingly popular Tempranillo, Albariño, Garnacha, Graciano, Mourvedre, the Tourigas, Verdejo and don’t forget Bastardo! These domestic delights from Arizona, California, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and beyond range from crisp, refreshing whites through big, full bodied reds to elegant varietally correct ports. Discover, savor and celebrate this treasure chest of exotic, but delightfully food-friendly wines and you will gain appreciation for what these visionary winegrowers are doing here on American soil.
One of the bennies of TAPAS membership is that you can post grapes and bulk wine for sale, or wanted, on the TAPAS web site!
Note that we only accept listings from TAPAS members for Iberian varietals - Chardonnay need not apply!
Just drop us a line via tapasboard@googlegroups.com and we'll post it to this section of the web site! Be sure to include:
Your ad will be listed in the "for sale and wanted" section, accessible via the menu to the right.
We'd like to welcome the following new members of TAPAS!
We'd like to welcome the following new members of TAPAS!
The Directors of TAPAS for 2008 are:
The TAPAS annual meeting (always held in Sacramento during the Unified Symposium) is scheduled for Wednesday, January 30th which is the day before Tempranillo! The reception will be in the Sheraton Grand Sacramento starting at 6:15PM, and will feature tapas and Iberian varietal wines from around the world. Bring a bottle of RGS to share with members and guests; TAPAS will pick up the corkage fee. The annual membership meeting will be brief and will include an announcement of the newly elected board members.
Following the reception, there will be a no-host Board of Directors Dinner at Lucca Restaurant at 8:00PM. All interested members are welcome to join the Board for dinner. Please contact us right away to make a reservation!
Tempranillo! At the Unified Symposium, Sacramento, January 2008. Your Board organized this seminar over the past year and submitted it to the ASEV and Unified who excitedly placed it on the program as Tempranillo! And it is scheduled for 2-4:00pm, Thursday, January 31st, see link:
http://www.unifiedsymposium.org/dailyschedule.htm.
The panel members will bring approximately 80 years of cumulative experience and cutting edge knowledge of Tempranillo to the Seminar which will end with a tasting of “Dueling Old and New World Wines”. If you haven’t already registered for the Unified and this seminar do so now before it is sold out (as you know, tasting events have limited seating).
We'd like to welcome the following new members of TAPAS!
