Wine is just as complex as traveling some very interesting lands.  In this intimate interview with John Paul Encarnacion we talk about Chernobyl, Eco Activism, and wines from Ecuador.

Contrary to popular belief, Ecuador is a wine producing country and we have a bottle of Paradoja from the winery Dos Hemisferios.  This wine secretly reveals Ecuador’s exotic notes of spice and leather.

GRAPE VARIETY: CABERNET SAUVIGNON – MALBEC

COUNTRY: ECUADOR

REGION: EL MORRO – GUAYAS

ALCOHOL: 14%

AGINING:  18 months in Oak Barrel

NOES: Bright and intense ruby red tones, with fruity aromas of vanilla, coffee, and coconut. Round and balanced with a persistent memory in mouth.

Toro is a wine region in Castilla y Leon, north-western Spain, known for its powerful red wines made from Tempranillo. It is named for the town of Toro, an ancient settlement located on the Duero River about 40 miles (65km) east of the Portuguese border. The Spanish word toro means ‘bull’, named after a bull structure that is well over 4,000 years old.

After the phyloxera had come to Spain in 1870, vine growing was greatly reconverted, and it is in Toro where the “Tinta de Toro” variety anchored its roots in loose well-drained sandy lands, and the multiplication of the ungrafted vineyards have been conserved to this very day. At present, Toro has its own Oenological Station in the town, offering technical services to current wine growing demands. On 26th may 1933, Toro was awarded its Designation of Origin (Issue 4 of the Gazette, June 1933).

Fun Fact:
Due to its characteristics, which made it indomitable during long voyages, the Toro wine sailed to baptize the New World – The Americas!

Meet the Wine Lovers in Podcast:

Laurie Brauss	Vin 2U Wine Group
Megan Barone	Petit Monde Wine Merchant
Phil Laramore	SAmandla Wine Imports Advanced Sommelier Wins Somms Under Fire 2019

I know I’ve been quiet lately. But it’s not because I haven’t been thinking of you! I’m actually working on importing new wines into the Chicago and New York scene.  I even have NEW Ecuadorian Wines!

Flashback:  10 years ago I started Citimaven:  What’s happened in the last 10 years you ask? Find out in less than 10 minutes.

In this anniversary episode I’ll talk about:  Self Discovery, Entrepreneurship, and what the future holds.

2009 – Starting the Wine Journey
2019 – What I’m up to in the wine world today
2029 – What’s in the forecast

I’m Living my passion – are you living yours?

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