Enjoy wine tourism, that should be the main objective of your stay in Zorita Hacienda, hotel located in Valverdon, Near Salamanca, where you will stay on the banks of the Tormes River, and surrounded by vineyards. And the best way to enjoy it is to participate in the wine and cheese tasting that is held every weekend at Hacienda Zorita. By living the wine tasting experience you have the opportunity to discover some of the best wines from the winery. Marquis of Concord, marketed under the brand Zorita Hacienda, the same name as the hotel. The Wine tasting It is carried out in the aging cellar located next to the Grand Housee, the main building of the Zorita Hacienda. In this winery you can see two large rows with more than 1.800 French and American oak barrels, where the wine remains for twelve months.
Likewise, you will see 32 barrels where the wine is being made for 18 to 24 months. Master, star wine of the Hacienda Zorita brand. During the wine and cheese tasting, which lasts for about two hours, you have the opportunity to discover and learn the keys to white wine made from Verdejo grapes, Queen's Vegas, which has recently been awarded as the Best White Wine in the World. And likewise, you will learn to appreciate and differentiate two red wines, one from Tempranillo grapes and the other from Syrah grapes. The entertaining and expert explanations during the tasting will allow you to learn to recognize the best qualities of a good wine.
After tasting the three wines, the experience is completed with cured cheese tasting of high quality that Hacienda Zorita is currently producing. During it, you will have the keys to recognize a good cheese. And if you are a cheese fan, you will discover this excellent cheese. Are wine and cheese tastings are free if you stay at Hacienda Zorita, and you only have to sign up in advance to reserve your place. In the video that accompanies this topic, you can see what is the wine tasting like? white from the Verdejo grape, which is carried out by Jaime Boville.
I booked the tasting because some friends were visiting me, including a professional sommelier. Disappointing and extremely embarrassed, I paid the worst €150 of my life without question. I do not recommend to anybody.