NEW YORK, NY (October 6, 2015) – The Next Great Grape – Garnacha from the northern Spanish region of D.O.P. Cariñena – is taking flight with Delta Airlines this fall. Master Sommelier Andrea Immer Robinson, wine buyer for Delta, has selected Monasterio de las Viñas Reserva 2006 for Delta One’s first class wine service. Made from 50+ year old vines with notes of violets, rich black cherry and plums, Monasterio de las Viñas Reserva received a 90-point rating from The Wine Advocate. Robinson tasted over 1,600 wines in making this year’s Delta selection.
Cariñena wines will also be served in Delta Sky Lounges around the country in a series of discovery-themed pop-up tastings inspired by the region’s “I’ve Found Something!” tagline. Delta Sky Club guests in JFK, MIA and LAX will be treated to a trio of Cariñena wines made by the region’s top three wineries: Bodegas San Valero, Bodegas Paniza, and Grandes Vinos y Viñedos. The featured wines are Castillo de Monserán Garnacha 2013 (Bodegas San Valero), Viñas Viejas de Paniza 2012 (Bodegas Paniza) and Monasterio de las Viñas Reserva 2006 (Grandes Vinos y Viñedos).
Editors interested in tasting Cariñena wines are invited to attend the 2015 Great Match, an annual tasting of Spanish wines scheduled for October 7, 2015 in New York City. Samples of wines from the participating wineries are also available for personal tasting.
About The Next Great Grape: Garnacha from Cariñena
D.O.P. Cariñena has it all: old vines, heirloom varietals, complexity of soils, and higher elevations. Located in the northeastern region of Aragón, Cariñena is Spain’s foremost producer of old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena. Bodegas Paniza, Bodegas San Valero and Grandes Vinos y Viñedos are the leading producers of Cariñena wines. Planted at high altitude, the vineyards descend into dramatic windswept plains that benefit from extreme day-to-night temperature differences, ideal conditions for the region’s appealing, fruit-forward wines.
