2010
March 2010
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Tue 2 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. The Roger Smith Hotel, 501 Lexington Ave, Penthouse, New York. Aron Ritter, 646-484-WINE (9463, info@kosherwinesociety.com. Kosher Wine Society - [events]
Join us on March 2nd in the Penthouse of the Roger Smith Hotel for a vertical wine tasting with a Spanish flair. Jurgen Wagner will be there to speak about winemaking in the mountains of Spain and guide us through tasting Peraj Ha'Abib, Spain's very first Kosher wine. To enhance the theme, and the wine, enjoy foods with a Spanish flair from “Pomegranate,” Brooklyn’s exciting new Kosher gourmet market.
The Kosher Wine Society is proud to host Jurgen Wagner, winemaker at “Cellar de Capçanes and creator of Peraj Ha'Abib, Spain’s very first kosher wine. Peraj Ha' Abib enjoys a reputation among the highest in the world. Robert Parker, the guru of sophisticated wines, scored it 90 points and described it as "one of the finest kosher wines I have ever tasted."
“Cellar de Capçanes” began in 1933 as a cooperative of five Spanish Catholic families processing local grapes and producing wine in Spain’s Catalan mountains region. By 1991 Capçanes was no longer making wine, so to stay busy, winemaker Angel Teixada decided to create his own Cabernet Sauvignon. In 1995, members of Barcelona's Jewish community discovered Teixada’s wine and offered to buy the co-op’s entire output if they would produce it as a kosher wine under rabbinical supervision. The cooperative agreed, becoming the very first winery in Spain to follow the traditional Orthodox rules.
Tuesday, March 2nd - 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
The Roger Smith Hotel
501 Lexington Ave, Penthouse
New York, NY 10017
Sponsored by Cellar de Capçanes, Royal Wines, and Pomegranate.
To Register go to
www.kosherwinesociety.com
or call Aron Ritter at: 646-484-WINE (9463)