Join us for a Night of Award-Winning Oregon Wines versus their (90+ Point) European counterparts!
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Vizcaya Restaurant - 6:30-9:30 PM
Vizcaya - 3671 S West Shore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33629
Your local Chef and restaurant personality; Vizcaya Restaurant’s Felix Piedra and Tampa’s Wine Correspondent, Ralph Del Rio, have prepared an exclusive wine dinner experience just for you. Each of Felix’s deliciously made courses is perfectly paired with a new world vs old world selection of wines from Northwest winery of the year winner Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards.
Owner/Winemaker and wine judge Stephen M. Reustle will present wines from Umpqua Valley’s AVA and compare them with their European counterparts. Traveling from Rioja, to Burgundy, Northern Rhone Valley, and Austria would take a great deal of time and effort.
…But located below Willamette Valley in the Umpqua Valley of Oregon you can experience wines that rival wines these European prestigious wine regions.
For this American Wine Society Tampa event; we will present four award-winning wines from the Umpqua Valley match and them up with a delicious chef-inspired plate… Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Tempranillo and taste them side-by-side with their (90+ point) European counterparts.
“After tasting these wines and knowing how great Oregon terroir is; I know that this a one of a kind event that’s going to be a lot of fun, educational and hedonistic.” – Ralph Del Rio, Certified Somm
Seats are limited and filling up quickly, reserve your spot today!
Hosted by:
Ralph Del Rio
winecorrespondent@gmail.com
American Wine Society Tampa Bay
Wine Correspondent Alliance
