Wines of Vino Vi & Co. Imports
5:00 - 7:00
Núria Garrote-i-Esteve, the founder and owner of the excellent importer Vino Vi & Co.. Her portfolio comprises several producers from Spain and Southern France. We love how Núria describes the producers she represents:
"They are perfectionists. They have strong personalities. They follow their own obsessions. They are tireless workers. They have passion for their land. They have nurtured an intimate and spiritual relationship with their vines; they know each one, and they pamper them. They are farmers. They are gardeners. They are winemakers. Their wines tell the story of a place and of a vision. They look for balance, sensuality and purity. They stress the maximum expression of the fruit and the soil. They farm with respect. In each wine there is a part of their soul, their story, their landscape. Their wines talk to us. They do not scream. They whisper their beauty to us. They are happy people. They love what they do and deeply believe in it, and they do it with excitement. Tending the vineyard and winemaking are their lives. One of them told Núria, “There is so much to learn. It is a beautiful challenge.”
What these winemakers have in common is what makes them successful. Their individuality is what makes every single wine seminal. These wines point to the path to the future of the craft of winemaking in my country.
I invite you to share my discoveries and take the journey with me."
And we invite you to join us tonight to meet Núria and taste a few of the beautiful wines she brings to North Carolina.
Valldolina Cava-Reserva Brut Nature
Cava, Spain, 2018
Valldolina 'Ona' Xarel-Lo
Penedès, Spain, 2021
Clos de Mez 'La Dot'
Fleurie, Beaujolais, France, 2018
Artuke 'Finca de los Locos'
Rioja Alavesa, Spain, 2020
Queen of the Sierra Wines
1:00 - 3:00
Queen of the Sierra White
Chardonnay, Verdelho, & Muscat
Rorick Estate Vineyard, Calaveras County, California, 2020
Queen of the Sierra Amber
Verdelho, Albariño, Muscat, & Chardonnay
Rorick Estate Vineyard, Calaveras County, California, 2022
Queen of the Sierra Rosé
Zinfandel, Grenache, & Tempranillo
Rorick Estate Vineyard, Calaveras County, California, 2021
Queen of the Sierra Red
Zinfandel, Barbera, Tempranillo, Trousseau Noir, Mondeuse
Rorick Estate Vineyard, Calaveras County, California, 2020