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Tasting No. 163- February 2, 2015 – Wines from Victoria and Queensland – Australia

Posted on January 22, 2015 by alfonsosa3941

  Capri Ristorante, McLean VA   1. Presenter and Participants Wines presenter: Clarita Estrada y Jorge García Participants:  Marcello Averbug, Hugo Benito,  Alfonso Caycedo,  Ruth Connolly, Clara Estrada, Jorge Garcia-Garcia, Emilio Labrada, Orlando Mason, Ítalo Mirkow, Alfonso Sánchez,   Jairo Sánchez,  … Continue reading →

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Tasting No. 162- December 15, 2014 – White Wines Only

Posted on December 11, 2014 by alfonsosa3941

Capri Ristorante, McLean VA 1. Presenter and Participants Wines presenter: Hugo Benito Participants: Mario Aguilar, Marcello Averbug, Hugo Benito, Rolando Castaneda, Alfonso Caycedo,  Ruth Connolly, Clara Estrada,   Jaime Estupiñan, Jorge Garcia-Garcia, Emilio Labrada, Alvaro Lopez, Orlando Mason, Ítalo Mirkow, Alfonso … Continue reading →

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THE WINE SPECTATOR TOP 100 VALUES AND TOP 100 WINES OF 2014

Posted on November 29, 2014 by alfonsosa3941

THE WINE SPECTATOR TOP 100 VALUES AND TOP 100 WINES OF 2014 By Alfonso Sanchez The Wine Spectator issue of December 2014-January 2015, lists the Top 100 Best Values of 2104 defined as wines costing $20 or less and rated … Continue reading →

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Tasting No. 161- November 17, 2014 – USA Western Coast – Meritages

Posted on November 15, 2014 by alfonsosa3941

 1. Presenter and Participants Wines presenters: Mario Aguilar, Rolando Castañeda Participants: Mario Aguilar, Rolando Castaneda, Alfonso Caycedo,  Ruth Connolly, Clara Estrada,   Jorge Garcia-Garcia, Emilio Labrada, Alvaro Lopez, Orlando Mason, Ítalo Mirkow, Alfonso Sanchez, Jairo Sanchez,  Ginger Smart, Carlos E. Velez, … Continue reading →

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Tasting No. 160 – October 27, 2014 – Minor Varieties from Spain – Capri Restaurant – McLean VA

Posted on November 2, 2014 by alfonsosa3941

   1. Presenter and Participants Wines presenters: Jorge García, Italo Mirkow Participants: Mario Aguilar, Marcello Averburg,  Hugo Benito, Rolando Castañeda,  Juan Luis Colaiacovo,  Ruth Connoly, Clara Estrada,  Jorge Garcia-Garcia, Emilio Labrada, Orlando Mason, Pedro Turina, Raúl Sanguinetti,  Ricardo Zavaleta. Type of Tasting: Open 2. … Continue reading →

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Tasting #159 – September 29, 2014 – Blends from Italy – Capri Restaurant – McLean VA

Posted on September 26, 2014 by alfonsosa3941

Tasting #159 – September 29, 2014 –  1:00 PM  – Italian Blends-    Capri Restaurant – McLean VA   1. Presenter, Participants and Birthdays of the Month of June   Wines presenters: Ginger Smart, Ruth Connolly Tasting Type:  Blind for the reds Participants:  Hugo … Continue reading →

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Tasting #158 – August 25, 2014 – Wines from New Zealand – Capri Restaurant – McLean VA

Posted on August 22, 2014 by alfonsosa3941

Tasting #158 – August 25, 2014 –  1:00 PM   Wines from New Zealand –   Capri Restaurant – McLean VA   1. Presenters, Participants and Birthdays of the Month of June Wines presenters: Alfonso Caycedo, Ricardo Zavaleta Participants:Mario Aguilar, Hugo Benito, … Continue reading →

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Blended Wines – An Overview

Posted on July 29, 2014 by alfonsosa3941

  By Alfonso Sánchez The tasting program of the CV for 2014 includes five sessions dedicated to blended wines from various countries.  Why blends?  What blends are? As the name implies, blended wines are those made using different varieties of … Continue reading →

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Tasting #157 – July 28, 2014 – Blend Wines from Chile

Posted on July 24, 2014 by alfonsosa3941

Tasting #157 – July 28, 2014 –  1:00 PM   Blend Wines from Chile-    Capri Restaurant – McLean VA   1. Presenters, Participants and Birthdays of the Month of July   Type: Blind Wines presenters: Orlando Mason, German Zinke Participants:  … Continue reading →

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Tasting 154 – April 28, 2014 – Argentinian Wines Different from Malbec – Capri Restaurant

Posted on April 27, 2014 by alfonsosa3941

    Contents of this post Presenters and Participants Wine List Menu Wines Details Ratings of the Wines 1. Presenters and Participants Presenters: Juan Luis Colaiacovo,  Hugo Benito, Alvaro López Type of Testing:  Blind Participants:  Mario Aguilar, Leonor Barreto, Cecilio-Augusto … Continue reading →

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