VINEXPO Hong Kong Features Invitation Only Event Highlighting “California Style”
Lompoc, CA—Richard Longoria Wines announces that its flagship wine, 2013 Pinot Noir, Fe Ciega Vineyard, has been chosen to be one of twelve wines to represent California at VINEXPO in Hong Kong May 24-26th. A two hour tasting titled “California Style” (#CAWINESTYLE)
will be presented on May 25th by Karen MacNeil, Sarah Jane Evans MW, Debra Meiburg MW and Sarah Kemp, four of the most influential women in the international wine community. The seminar will introduce attendees to the diverse range of California’s finest wines.
“It’s an honor to be included in this VIP tasting,” says winemaker and owner, Rick Longoria. “I’m looking forward to watching the video podcast on May 25th.” A podcast of the Hollywood-style grand breakfast tasting will be sent out globally and posted on the California Wine Institute website. The Wine Institute and Visit California are co-sponsors of the event which attracts an international audience of media, wine industry influencers, leaders in trade and key opinion leaders.
About Longoria Wines
Longoria Wines is an artisanal family winery established in 1982 by Rick and Diana Longoria. The wines are handcrafted in very small quantities ranging from 50 to 700 cases. Total annual production currently averages 3,000 cases. The Fe Ciega Vineyard is their estate vineyard, situated on a small mesa 350 feet above the Santa Ynez River in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA just east of Lompoc. The combination of cool climate, clay loam soil with shale fragments, and gentle southern exposure together produce intense, concentrated Pinot Noir.
More information on Longoria Wines can be found at www.longoriawine.com.
