Mexico in March ~ POSTPONED
Beth Kuchynka • March 2, 2020
Let's go to Mexico this March!
It's raining, it's cold - we could all use a bit of warming up. Welcome back Patrick Neri of Beso imports, who is responsible for bringing Mexican wines to the Washington market! For a chance to get a window into this incredibly unique and complex region and to meet and mingle with a road-hardened importer who has wrangled mythical beasts to bring these wines to us, make haste and sign up your party for this delicious event now.
POSTPONED ~ 28th March Saturday 4pm
$30 ~ $25 wine club members*
discounts offered at the event
The wines of Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe available in Washington state are not only largely organically grown but perhaps more diverse than any other region in the world of wine. Here farmers have never had to fight against top down regulations limiting the types of grapes that can be grown or the percentages of them allowed in finished blends. Here, the land, the climate and the farmer’s sensitivity to what actually worked given the natural resources available in the environment, led the way. The result is wines made from a diversity of grape varieties that spans all of those best known in France, Italy and Spain. Each farmer plants what works best in his or her family vineyards.
This freedom to grow what actually worked best gives rise to the precision expression seen coming out of the Valle today. These are not wines that taste “like” wines from anywhere else and it is this “somewhereness” inherent in these wines that is stealing the hearts of consumers across the nation.
Washington is fortunate to have exclusive access the largest portfolio of Mexican wines available anywhere in the US, and the line up we’ll be tasting at this event shows the diversity and quality on offer from the region. From estate grown sparkling wine to biodynamically farmed 100% Tempranillo, those in attendance are in for a treat.
Featuring...
L.A. Cetto NV Brut 90% Chardonnay, 10% French Colombard (method charmat)
Corona del Valle 2018 Sauvignon Blanc 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Bodegas F. Rubio 2017 Sangiovese 100% Sangiovese
Vinisterra 2016 Domino Tinto 53% Grenache, 24% Tempranillo, 16% Mourvèdre, 7% Syrah
Symmetria 2017 Eje 60% Zinfandel, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah, 10% Malbec
Santos Brujos 2016 Tempranillo 100% Tempranillo
Isn't it time to join one of our four wine clubs? Two selections a month, a delicious way to stay connected with bayleaf.

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