Help DEVO go to Spain
Kristy, who has been reading her Dr Vino for years now (hard to believe its been that long!) is now a graduate student at the UC Davis Department of Enology and Viticulture. The student group there with the light-hearted name of DEVO is planning a trip to Spain and Portugal to meet with producers and learn about wine making in a different part of the world.
We can encourage and support this sort of valuable hands-on, comparative education by buying tickets to their raffle and possibly line our own cellars with some rare bottles. Tickets are $1 each and the drawing will occur on March 15. Full details are here but Kristy did provide me with the list of wines being raffled:
Grand Prize: Mixed Case (12 Bottles) of Bordeaux, Burgundy, Spain, and
Ultra Premium California Wines:
1970 Chateau LaTour Bicheau; Grand Cru De Graves
1974 Ridge Zinfandel; Geyserville- Trentadue Ranch
1978 Mirassou Petite Sirah (unfiltered); Harvest Selection, Monterey County
1991 Eberle Cabernet Sauvignon; Paso Robles, Reserve
1970 Chateau Croix de Bertinat; Grand Cru Saint-Emilion
1989 Dickerson Vineyard Ruby Cabernet; Napa Valley, Limited Reserve
1970 Clos De Vougeot; Grand Vin de Bourgogne
1957 Chateau Cheval Blanc; 1er Grand Cru Classe Saint-Emilion
(pre-1960 Sherry) Agustin Blazquez, Vinos Criados Natural
2000 Sanford Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County
1998 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvigno, Napa Valley
1998 Marques de Grinon; Emeritus, Dominia de Valdeposa
First Prize: Mixed Half Case (6 bottles) Bordeaux, Burgundy, Spain, and
Ultra Premium California Wines:
Chateau Montrose; L. Charmolue, Saint-Estephe
1964 Richeboug; Joseph Drouhin, Grand Vins
(pre-1960 Sherry) H. Misa, Jerez
2001 Saintsbury Pinot Noir; Rancho Carneros
2000 Ostatu, Rioja Alavesa, Reserva
Second Prize: (two bottles)
1971 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon
1971 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon
Third Prizes: (Single Bottles) Multiple prizes awarded including:
(pre-1960 sherry) San Pantaleon, Gran Vino Tonico
(pre-1960 sherry) Valdespino, Cosecheros De Vinos Jerez
(pre-1960 Sherry) Jose Pemartin, Jerez de La Frontera
(pre-1960 Sherry) Bodegas Sancho, Vinos Finos, Jerez
(pre-1960 Sherry) Jandilla, Amontillado Macharnudo
tags: wine | wine raffle | UC Davis Viticulture and Enology
On January 26th, 2006 at 10:37 am ,Terence Hughes wrote:
When I read your headline, my heart leaped. DEVO! Going to Spain!
Aw, wrong DEVO. And there I was thinking they would be, in the middle of some Tempranillo vines,singing, “No somos hombres, somos DEVO.”
On January 26th, 2006 at 11:17 am ,Ryan Opaz wrote:
If they need some contacts please have her check out catavino.net
I probably won’t join the raffle considering where I am, but if the group comes to Madrid, I might be able to show them around to some fun wine bars….Ryan
On January 26th, 2006 at 7:45 pm ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Very funny Terry! Yes I’m sure they will have flower pots on their heads too…
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Ryan – that’s a generous offer! How about other site readers heading to Spain? Should I direct them to your site with their itineraries in hand?
Cheers,
Tyler
On January 31st, 2006 at 10:39 am ,ryan wrote:
Terry, I’m always here to help out others who are trying to explore everything Spain and Portugal have to offer. At the least an informative email, at the most a night out on the town hitting some wine bars. Otherwise, this year I’m hoping to make it to many new regions in Iberia to profile on my site.