Cata de Vino

Wine tasting

Goya

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On Thursday night, I went to a cata de vino or wine tasting. I felt: 1. classy, 2. old, 3. cultured. The class was about 2.5 hours long and we learned everything from how to properly judge a wine (look at the clarity, swirl and smell it, and then taste it) and what the best kinds of wine in Spain are. We tried 8 different kinds, 3 white and 5 red and had an instructor guiding us through each. What a great job- owning a wine tasting/workshop studio. One of the strange things about this cata de vino was that, since it was organized by the school, some of my teachers were there. Never in my life have I had a drink with my professor...let alone drinking 8 glasses of wine!! Needless to say it was a great experience. AND if you happen to be in Spain and are looking for a great white I recommend: Nora 2007 from the DO Rias Baixas (made with 100% Albarino grapes!). For a red, I would go with: Predicador 2007, obviously the most expensive, from DO Rioja (made with 100% Tempranillo grapes!)

This weekend a lot my friends families are visiting Madrid because of the long weekend, so its been a little lonely here but Im making the most of it. Today, I went for a walk in an area called Goya. I was in search of a kebab for lunch but of course there was no kebab store to be found :( Monday is Nuestra Senora de Pilar, a holiday here and we dont have school. Yay 4 day weekend! There is a military parade on Monday that I want to check out, but other than that Im just prepaing myself for the huge Theta reunion next weekend! A bunch of girls are coming in to Madrid from London for the weekend, and I cannot wait. I need some familiar faces.