UPCOMING WINE TASTINGS

June 2nd - Location & theme to be determined (outdoors?)

July 7th - Location & theme to be determined (outdoors?)

August 4th - Jan & Tom's backyard patio, Greenfield. Theme: make your own kabobs ~ pick your own meat/seafood, veggies & marinade and grill them ~ and appropriate wines to pair with the kabobs.

September 1st - Location & theme to be determined (outdoors?)

October 6th ~ Location & theme to be determined (in/out - weather pending)

Tasting #10 (05/12/10) ~ Spanish wines & tapas

Tasting #10 was a Spanish wine tasting (theme thought of by Mark & Jason) consisting of 1 white, 1 rose, 2 reds and 1 sparkling, along with various tapas. The tasting was held at Mark & Cindy's house in Wauwatosa and attended by (10): Mark, Cindy, Jason, Andrea, Rich, Debby, Jan, Dan, Sarah & Kris.

WINES ~

1) Martin Codax Albarino Rias Baixas (Dan)

2) 2007 Care Rosado Cabernet-Tempranillo ~ Carinena, Spain (Sarah/Kris)

3) 2008 Corona de Aragon Garnacha (Mark/Cindy)

4) Vega Moragona Tempranillo (Jason/Andrea)

5) Cava sparkling (Jan/Tom)

TAPAS ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapas

1. Meatballs in a tomato sauce (Andrea)

2. Manchego cheese with bread (Andrea)

3. Olives (Mark/Cindy)

4. Shrimp in garlic sauce (Debby)

5. Pesto pizza with crabmeat & artichoke hearts (Jan)

6. Lemon Sorbet (Debby)

7. Strawberries w/ dark chocolate (Mark/Cindy)