Drink Ribera. Drink Spain. Miami Grand Tasting with Elizabeth Smith

With Miami as the stage, Wine Channel TV had the cameras rolling  for an exclusive wine event for the Drink Ribera. Drink Spain., campaign.  The event kicked  off the second year of its national Ribera Road Tour with a Grand Tasting in Miami on March 8, 2011. the U.S. marketing campaign of the Consejo Regulador of Ribera del Duero. In this segment, we had the pleasure of speaking with Elizabeth Smith of Wine News.

Featuring the largest selection of Ribera del Duero wines ever to be showcased under one roof in Florida, the “Drink Ribera. Drink Spain. Grand Tasting” offered a walk-around tasting of over 50 wineries from the Ribera del Duero region of northern Spain. Wines were presented by Ribera del Duero winemakers and other qualified representatives from Spain and the U.S.

Located in Spain’s storied northern plateau an hour and a half north of Madrid, the Ribera, or “River Bank” in Spanish, encompasses four provinces, Castilla y Leon, Burgos, Segovia, Soria and Valladolid. The Ribera region flows along both sides of the Duero River Valley.

Please be sure to visit the Drink Ribera. Drink Spain website for all the information on the road tour this year at: drinkriberawine.com . Viva Espana!