From the colourful world of Spanish wine comes an exciting new range of wines that will astonish you with their quality and value

Jancis Robinson MW: "Spain is in the grip of a vinous revolution and is a significant beneficiary of recent improvements in winemaking." This month Hemingway Fine Wines is staging two events around Spanish wine. A degustation dinner at Restaurant Schwass on Wednesday week with a set of wonderful wines ranging from $35rrp up to $70rrp/btl and then, the following night, with a different set of wines a tasting of eight wines at Eliza's Manor on Bealey.  At our degustation the wine pours will be 80ml compared to 40ml for our normal wine tasting. Read below and make your choice - either way, if you participate, you will be indulging in a level of quality well beyond previous expectations of 'vino espanol!'                   Degustation  below                                                                    Tasting below

Restaurant Schwass Desgustation Dinner 7pm Wednesday 19th May at Restaurant Schwass Phone Brian on 374 3344		Tasting
		The Great New Wines of Spain You will be 'blown away' by the quality of the eight wines you will try at this special tasting presented by Sophie Cotter of St Vincent's Cave. "The best wines I 've tasted to come out of Spain " - Brian de Lore At Eliza's Manor on Bealey on Thursday 20th May at 6pm. Cost $22pp. Call Brian on 374 3344

Wines we will taste:

To be held in Restaurant Schwass Private Dining Lounge (upstairs) * Eight stunning new high quality Spanish Wines never before tasted in Sth Island from the St Vincent's Cave portfolio, presented by Sophie Cotter who has spent 8 years in Spain doing wine - matched by Jonny with five delicious courses in the tradition of Restaurant Schwass * We will start with Canapes matched with Cava Beso Then we sit down to five courses matched against seven wines (80ml pours) * Great wines with great cuisine amongst like-minded people - it shapes as the perfect evening! *  $125pp Restricted to 15 Diners Click here for Wine Notes

Cava Beso Made from Macabeo (80%) and Chardonnay (20%), this stunning Spanish methode champenois is bottle fermented for over 15 months and has zero dossage Valdesil Very elegant white wine made 100% from Godello grapes grown on steep slate slopes. Aged for a considerable time on lees to give the wine its complexity, depth, texture and unique character Sin Palabras Made from 100% Albarino grapes from vines 50 years old, this wine is testimony to Spain's claim to its Albarino being the best in the world - this wine is highly complex with characters of pear, honeydew, nuts and peach while retaining a flinty note to make it the perfect match with scallops Jose Pariente From Rueda and made from 100% Verdejo, this white has intense fruit characters, lovely palate weight, texture and elegance Lavia Made from 70% Monastrell and 30% Syrah this wine is aged in large French oak barrels on less for 11 months. The wine is very smooth with good ripe berry fruit characters and ripe tannins Lavia Plus 100% Monastrell and aged for 15 months in French oak, this wine is full bodied with dark blackberry notes with hints of floral on the nose and a silky finish Petite Grealo A blend of certified organic Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo from hand harvested grapes - the character of the wine is full-bodied with hints of liquorice and black forest fruits with firm tannin structure. Flor de Grealo Made with the same organically grown grape varieties as the wine above but made and aged differently to give the wine stunning quality and ageability.

To book either the Degustation or the Tasting Phone Brian, Dean or Janelle on 374 3344

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