{"id":65,"date":"2014-11-13T22:02:52","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T22:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2014-11-14T07:11:49","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T07:11:49","slug":"international-tempranillo-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/?p=65","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;International Tempranillo Day!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cencibel, Tinto Fino, Ull de Llebre, Tinta de Toro&#8230; \u00a0This lovely and sexy red varietal hails from the traditional lands of Spain, main-\u00a0staying in the Rioja region. \u00a0Known by a variety of names all fitting appropriately to it&#8217;s characteristics, Tempranillo, for the most part, is a grape that perhaps deserves more recognition than what it currently has. \u00a0Tempranillo reds are sexy, lean, colorful and delicate at the same time. \u00a0Think about a ballerina. \u00a0Underneath that demure and delicate exterior, lies pounds of lean, mean muscle. \u00a0Ready to jump at you at a moments notice. \u00a0Hovering and twirling over the air with the skill of an acrobat yet the delicateness of a mime. \u00a0Unlike your big and bold flavor profile, classic varietals, Tempranillo takes its sensitive time to introduce itself. \u00a0Traditionally speaking, a glass will give you hints of brett which develop into more complex overtures of fruit and wood, a stable of aromas blend seemingly in unison. \u00a0Like an equestrian race, Tempranillo carries all the intensity, excitement yet refinement of its much more famous competitors yet its followers are a graceful few. \u00a0Perhaps with more exposure and time, this lovely export will be a regular at tables and wine lists all over.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, efforts have been made to develop this red in the New World. \u00a0Be on the lookout for such producers from Oregon State, California, Australia, Argentina, Chile, even Mexico and Texas. \u00a0I&#8217;m sure it would be quite interesting to taste the difference between a traditional Rioja Tempranillo and Tempranillo 2.0 produced in the New World.<\/p>\n<p>And remember, you don&#8217;t have to slay a bull to drink it&#8217;s blood, just open up a bottle of Tinta de Toro and enjoy with company over cheese and ham.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Modest Recommendations : \u00a0Ideally go for at least a Reserva or Gran Reserva<\/p>\n<p>Dehesa La Granja 2004 \u00a0 \u00a0100% Tempranillo<\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00f1a Cubillo 2005 \u00a0 \u00a065% Tempranillo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1-e1415920593975.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1-e1415920593975-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1-e1415920593975-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image1-e1415920593975-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image-e1415920787253.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-69\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image-e1415920787253-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image-e1415920787253-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image-e1415920787253-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cencibel, Tinto Fino, Ull de Llebre, Tinta de Toro&#8230; \u00a0This lovely and sexy red varietal hails from the traditional lands of Spain, main-\u00a0staying in the Rioja region. \u00a0Known by a variety of names all fitting appropriately to it&#8217;s characteristics, Tempranillo, for the most part, is a grape that perhaps deserves more recognition than what it currently has. \u00a0Tempranillo reds are sexy, lean, colorful and delicate at the same time. \u00a0Think about a ballerina&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/?p=65\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74,"href":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.winenashville.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}