Spanish Wine and Liquor tasting in Madrid

Spain is known for its wines and also its liquors with exotic names that come in a range of colors. If penicillin can cure those that are ill, Spanish sherry can bring the dead back to life — Attributed to Sir Alexander Fleming.

Highlights:

-Taste 3 different spanish wines (red, rosado and white wine)

-Taste also 2 spanish liquors (brandy & orujo)

-Learn about Spanish wines

Where better to become a connoisseur of Spanish wines than in Madrid? During the tasting, you'll learn all about Spanish wines (red, rosado and white wine), from their fragrances to their labels.

Before you step out to dinner on Fridays or have lunch on Saturdays, get your day at a memorable 1.5-hour Spanish wine tasting. This must-do Madrid experience will introduce you to the pleasures of wine, right in the heart of the city. This relaxed and fun tasting highlights Spanish wines, from their colors and fragrances to their tastes.

And also, you will discover history of 2 top Spanish liquors: Brandy and Orujo. Tastings are accompanied by snacks.

Brandy

The word Brandy comes from the Dutch word brandewijn, («burnt wine»), which is how the straightforward Dutch traders who introduced it to Northern Europe from Southern France and Spain in the 16th century described wine that had been «burnt,» or boiled, in order to distill it. The origins of Brandy can be traced back to the expanding Moslem Mediterranean states in the 7th and 8th centuries. Arab alchemists experimented with distilling grapes and other fruits in order to make medicinal spirits. Their knowledge and techniques soon spread beyond the borders of Islam, with grape Brandy production appearing in Spain and probably Ireland (via missionary monks) by the end of the 8th century. Brandy, in its broadest definition, is a spirit made from fruit juice or fruit pulp and skin.

Orujo

Pretty yellow color. Bright. Intense aroma, with citrus, balsamic and spicy notes. Mouth feel is greedy. Brings to mind memories of the countryside and scrub land. An explosion of flavors that floods the palate.