Each Charity Tastings package comes complete with:
- 15 full color informational brochures for guests
- 25 order forms
- 6 sell sheets (one for each wine)
- Tips & Tricks brochure on how to host and promote a successful
wine tasting fund raiser
- Simple food pairing suggestions to match the wine in your package
- Easy to follow instructions on collecting orders and submitting them to
Charity Wines for processing.
Our "Most
Popular" tasting package includes the following wines:
- La Primera Brut NV Sparkling Wine
In Spain they call
Champagne … Cava. This delightful refreshing sparkler is crisp and clean with
fine bubbles. Produced from the indigenous grapes Xiarello, Macabeo and
Paradella, La Primera shows a lovely pale yellow color with aromas and flavors
of pears and citrus. Great on its own or try it in a Mimosa, Bellini or
mix with a little pomegranate juice for a great cocktail.
- Nantucket Postcard White Wine
Produced from the Verdejo
grape, grown in the family vineyards at Dehesa de Villacezán, this fresh, clean
wine was fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and shows a
brilliant, pale-yellow color with a slight greenish glitter. Fresh &
intense fruit and floral aromas lead to flavors of green apple, honey and
anise.
With a silky feel in the mouth, well-balanced acidity and a long finish,
Nantcuket Postcard is the ideal accompaniment to many dishes (including
fish, shellfish, and chicken) and is also perfect on its own. THE SPANISH
EQUIVALENT TO PINOT GRIGIO.
- Mar de Castilla Tempranillo Merlot
Mar de Castilla or “The Sea
of Castile” is named for the surrounding countryside where the hills rise and fall like endless undulating waves
upon the sea. Produced from the Tempranillo (temp-re-nee-yo) grape, grown in
our family vineyards at Dehesa de Villacezán, this fresh, fruity red shows a
lovely ruby to purple color. Flavors of raspberries, blackberries and
strawberries lead to a clean smooth finish. With a silky feel in the mouth,
well-balanced acidity and soft tannins, Mar de Castilla Tempranillo is the
ideal accompaniment to many dishes (including cheeses, meats, pastas and fish)
and is also perfect on its own.
- Villacezan VCZ Seis Meses
Produced from Prieto
Picudo, Mencia and Tempranillo grapes grown in the family vineyards at Dehesa
de Villacezán, this deep purple-red wine exhibits lovely aromas and flavors of
ripe dark-fruits with hints of coffee, toast and vanilla.
After reaching optimum maturity levels in the vineyards the grapes were hand
sorted and fermented (with frequent pump-overs) in temperature controlled
tanks. After racking the wine was aged for six months in new French and
American oak. Deft integration of fruit, tannins, oak and acidity give Seis
Meses lovely balance and allow the wine to pair well with many dishes…But why
wait for dinner.
Produced from old-vine,
low-yield (1.3 tons/acre) Tempranillo (80%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (20%),
Villacampa de Marques Roble begins with hand harvesting, sorting and
destemming. After a gentle crush the wine undergoes 18 days maceration and fermentation
in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with daily cap punch downs.
Five months in 3-4 year old French and American oak barriques lends a subtle
layer of complexity.
A brilliant cherry red color with purplish hues in the glass, this medium
bodied red exhibits lovely aromas and flavors of
strawberries, black berries, and cassis. Velvety on the palate, the balance
between fruit, acidity, and tannins provides a nice persistent finish.
Produced
from 100% Tinta de Toro, Viñalcasta Reserva is sourced from select
bunches from the finest low-yielding vineyard parcels (under 1.5 tons per
acre). After hand harvesting, destemming and a gentle crush, the wine
undergoes a long maceration of 25 days and temperature-controlled fermentation
with daily cap punch-downs. Following 18 months in new American barriques, the wine
is racked and aged for another 12 months in bottle. Viñalcasta Reserva shows a
dark cherry color in the glass with brick red edging. Full bodied, velvety and
sumptuous on the palate, flavors of dark, sweet cherries, cassis and smoky
licorice balance effortlessly with the oak, acidity and tannins. Viñalcasta
Reserva reveals the epitome of what the Toro region is capable of producing.
