TRADE ONLY

Sherry Tasting & Seminar

with César Saldaña
Secretary-General of the Consejo Regulador of Sherry

Tuesday 21 October 2003 at 2.00 - 5.00 PM

Pacific Palisades Hotel
1277 Robson Street (corner of Jervis & Robson), Vancouver

 
     
 
 
     

The Trade Commission of Spain cordially invites you to a unique opportunity to learn more about Sherry, its many different styles, and exciting food pairing possibilities.

The tasting seminar is presented by Mr. César Saldaña, General manager for the Regulatory Council for Sherry, who is arguably one of the foremost authorities on Sherry in Spain. César Saldaña will take you through a tasting of 8-10 different styles of Sherry, from bone dry to exquisitely sweet. Chef Chris Wittaker of Zin Restaurant has created gourmet canapés to inspire the pairing of new world food with old world wines. Please join us for this unique event!

 
     
 
 
 

This tasting is open to all members of the Food & Beverage trade, sommeliers, chefs, related media and journalists.

Space for this seminar is limited so please register
by sending an email to the Trade Commission of Spain
with

your name, function and phone number
or call 416-967-0488

This will allow us to send you further details closer to the time.

 
 
 
 

"Saldaña's tasting truly puts the fun back into sherry,
which wouldn't be hard to recreate with friends at home." - Tim Pawsey.

 
Read the 2002 seminar review by Tim Pawsey for the Vancouver Courier
 
       
  Sherry Seminar Presentation, November 2002 Download (830 KB PDF version at 72dpi)  
 
  We will taste the following wines Web sites of Sherry wineries  
  Manzanilla - Gonzalez Byass, Elegante
Fino - Domecq, La Ina
Amontillado - Emilio Lustau, Los Arcos
Oloroso - Osborne, Bailen
Medium - Williams & Humbert, Dry Sack
Pale Cream - Croft Original
Cream - Harvey's Bristol Cream
Pedro Xeminez - Emilio Hidalgo, PX
Emilio Hidalgo - no web site
Emilio Lustau
Gonzalez Byass
Hijos de Rainera Perez Marin
John Harvey
Luis Caballero
Osborne
Pedro Domecq
Sanchez Romate
Williams and Humbert
 
 
  Sherries available in BC Liquor Stores  
 
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Croft - Original Pale Cream
Gonzalez Byass - Elegante Cream Sherry
Gonzalez Byass - Nutty Solera Oloroso
Gonzalez Byass - Tio Pepe Fino
Gonzalez Byass Elegante Manzanilla
Harveys - Bristol Cream
Harveys - Isis Pale Cream
Lustau - Deluxe Cream Reserva Superior Capataz Andres
Lustau - Dry Amontillado Solera Reserva Los Arcos
Lustau - Dry Oloroso Don Nuno Solera Reserva
Lustau - East India Solera
Williams & Humbert - Dry Sack
Williams & Humbert - Walnut Brown
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17.45
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Links of interest
Additional information  
  Sherry    
     
  Event organization and web site by Crush Marketing  
     
     
     
   
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