Spanish Wine Legend - Telmo Rodriquez! At Barcelona - SoNo

Meet the man behind the bottle!

Fairfield County   "It"   had the pleasure of meeting Telmo Rodriquez owner of the wine company Campania de Vinos Telmo Rodriquez at Barcelona restaurant in South Norwalk.

He created his first wine in 1994, made from the grapes of an old Garnacha grapevine bush in Navarra, Spain and named it Alma, which means Soul.  

His wine approach to me has "Spanish Soul" in that he is devoted to making wine from native Spanish grape varietals and working with the terroir of the region to create authentic Spanish wines.

We enjoyed the following wines:
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2014 Verdejo Blend, Basa - Rueda
2014 Godello, Gaba do Xil - Valdeorras
2012 Mencia, Gaba do Xil - Valdeorras
2013 Mencia, Gaba do Xil - Valdeorras
2012 Mencia Blend, As Caborcas - Valdeorras
2013 Monastrell, Al-mouvedre - Alicante
2008 Tempranillo Blend, Lanzaga - Rioja
2012 Tempranillo, Gazur - Ribera del Duero
2013 Tempranillo, Dehesa Gago -Toro
2012 Tempranillo, Gago -Toro
2011 Tempranillo, Pago La Jara - Toro
2012 Tempranillo, Gazur - Ribera del Duero
2005 Moscatel, Molino Real - Malaga
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Telmo spoke about his advocacy in the Spanish wine industry for the use of native grape varietals tied to the climates and conditions of their sites, and his passion for making world-class wines from undiscovered as well as known regions. 

​He studied viticulture and oenology at the University of Bordeaux and was the winemaker at his family winery in Rioja, before setting off on his own in the early 1990s to discover new vineyards and regions all around Spain.

Barcelona started off the evening with a stand up wine tasting  and passed around the following tasty appetizers:​

​Cured Salmon dill cream cheese
Duck Confit grapes, whole grain mustard aioli 
Gazpacho 
Vegetable Tortilla 
Migas quail eggs
Pastry Wrapped Escargot garlic butter
Fried Olives stuffed with lamb sausage
Potato Croquetas piquillos, onions 

​For the splendid Spanish inspired dinner, Barcelona served:

House-Made Porchetta
Fideos sweet corn, mushrooms 
Spinach and Chickpea Cazuela
Cauliflower and Fennel Cazuela
and for dessert:
Almond Cake

paired with Telmo's bordeaux- esque red and yummy dessert wine.

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​Telmo stopped by each table to say hello and answer any questions.

It was a delight meeting Telmo and getting immersed in Spanish wine and cuisine!

 "It"   Woman       Kyle