Educational Tasting: Grape Variety Series: Tempranillo: 9+ Wines (7PM, Wednesday September 16th, 2026

This is the 4th iteration of our Grape Variety Series, and the first Spanish grape! On September 16th, we move on to another one of the most planted grapes in the world, and the most famous grape in Spain: Tempranillo! 

Tempranillo is widely planted throughout Spain, but there are 2 areas that are most famous for producing world lass wines, Rioja, and Ribera del Duero. We'll taste a bit of both and more, but why are these two regions so famous? What is the difference that we will see in the wines? We'll find out on Wednesday September 16th.

The class includes light appetizers. 

Tickets are non-refundable.

Grape Variety Series:

At the Village Wine Merchant, we have variety first approach, with the feeling that the grape variety is the most important aspect of a wine. Nature's first gift. Without the grape, there is no wine! Second, is terroir; the soil, the exposure, the unique climate that enhances the particularity of that given grape, making it something you couldn't find anywhere else in the world. Next, is human intervention; first in viticulture, and then in winemaking. Both require artistic creativity, science, and more importantly a diligent and unrelenting willingness to be present in observation, letting the grapes, and the must guide our decisions.