Getting a 101 in Canary Islands varietals at Archive Wine Bar with Juan Jesús Méndez and Elena Batista of Bodegas Viñátigo.
Last week I had a brief but most enjoyable tasting with General Manager Juan Jesús Méndez and Winemaker Elena Batista of Bodegas Viñátigo, a fascinating winery based in the volcanic Canary Islands.
Not knowing a great deal about the very specific varietals grown there, we sat down for a little video interview where they gave me a crash course in these grapes.
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Bodegas Viñátigo are represented in Ontario by Nicholas Pearce Wines.
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Edinburgh-born/Toronto-based Sommelier, consultant, writer, judge, and educator Jamie Drummond is the Director of Programs/Editor of Good Food Revolution… And there is currently some Sauerkraut fermenting in his mudroom. His wife is asking about the very particular smell it is emitting…
