Wine Battles: Sangiovese vs. Tempranillo - Shawnessy

It’s Italy versus Spain! This evening we pit each country’s most noble grape against each other: will you be able to taste the difference? Sangiovese is of course the undisputed king of grapes in Italy - the most important commercial grape and one that is revered amongst the country’s winemakers. It offers racy acidity, vibrant cherry notes and ageability that’s not found in many other wines. Tempranillo, meanwhile, is hands down the most important Spanish grape and it’s central to the identity of the country’s red wines. Tempranillo is intense, elegant, and loaded with juicy acidity and can also age gracefully. Which wine will reign supreme?

COVID-19 Update:

The health and safety of our Customers, Members and Team Members remains our top priority. As such, we’ve implemented a number of measures at our tasting events to help keep everyone involved safe, including:

• Participating in the Restrictions Exemption Program for our tasting events.
  
• To attend this event, all patrons must show official proof of vaccination, negative test result*, or a medical exemption letter, along with personal ID. * Must be proof of a privately paid, negative rapid test result taken within 72 hours of service. At-home self administered rapid antigen test results are not accepted.
  
• Limiting tasting event capacity
  
• Assigning tables
  
• Seating guests with only those in their parties
  
• Strict sanitization protocols of the event space/our Wine Spirits Beer locations
  
• We continue to follow the advice of Alberta Health Services and Occupational Health and Safety on all health and safety practices, including in regards to in-person events, and to watch for all updates from the Government of Alberta and City of Calgary.

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