Bringing out the sun in Stockholm: Spanish wine tasting

April 22, 2012

in Life as an expat,Living abroad,Living in Sweden

Before the Spanish wine tasting. Missing: the Legaris and the Estrella Damm Inedit.

Marie-Louise guides us through the finer points of the tasting.

Friday was gray and rainy and all together just not pleasant. But on Friday night, I hosted a Spanish wine tasting and felt like I was transported to the sun. The tasting was for the American Women’s Club, but we had Swedish spouses along, of course, along with one Spaniard, one Mexican, one German and one Canadian. So all together, we were rather international, I think.

Marie-Louise Feiler was the sommelier for our group of 18 and she led us all around Spain to try a variety of wines and grapes, starting with cava, moving to rioja and ending with cabernet. And at the very end, Mia had us try Estrella Damm Inedit, a new Spanish beer created by master chef Ferran Adrià and his ElBulli team and designed to accompany food, much like wine.

We had an amazing night. And in case you are wondering, here is what we sampled (all wines were purchased at Stockholm’s Systembolaget):

Codroniu Cuvée Raventos

2010 Lagar de Cervera, Rias Baixas

2005 Marquez de Arenzio Reserva, rioja

2008 Baron de Ley Finca Monasterio

2009 Petit, Montsant

2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, Costers del Segre

2008 Legaris, Ribera del Duero

Estrella Damm Inedit

Opening the Estrella Damm Inedit.

Studying the tasting notes.

Listening intently. Impressive!

The day after: lots of empty glasses and bottles.

Tagged as: Baron de Ley Finca Momasterio, Codroniu Cuvee Raventos, Estrella Damm Inedit, Lagar de Cervera, Legaris, Marquez de Arenzio Reserva, Petit Montsant, Raimat Cabernet Sauvignon, Ribera del Duero, Spanish wine tasting, Systembolaget

{ 7 comments }

1 Petra April 22, 2012 at 14:01: Thank you for the wine tasting, I found it very interesting, I really enjoyed it! You are brilliant hosts, and Marie-Louise was excellent! I have now two new favorite wines 🙂 Thanks.
2 Sandra April 22, 2012 at 14:45: Why thanks Petra. It was a pleasure to meet you and to have you at the tasting!
3 an expat wife April 22, 2012 at 15:23: I lived in the Barossa for many years but nothing tastes quite as wonderful as Spanish white wine from the Albarino region. Spanish wine has such a gentle aftertaste.
4 Marilyn April 22, 2012 at 20:32: It looks like another wonderful evening of learning about and tasting wines. So sorry we couldn’t make it.
5 Sandra April 22, 2012 at 21:01: Expat wife, I have to say that I have a particular fondness for all those big Australian reds!
6 Sandra April 22, 2012 at 21:02: Thanks Marilyn. It was a fun night and I felt like I learned a lot as well. So it was a good combination!
7 Lou Lou April 23, 2012 at 07:15: Sounds like a delicious evening. Systemet always delivers on quality, I have found. And Expat wife, I cannot believe you said that!