FIESTA like a Llanero!

Although everyday seems like a "fiesta" here, once a year we make it a formal event by hosting our "Llaneros" Wine Club Fiesta. It is one of our most anticipated events of the year with our loyal members flocking in for a day of Spanish varietals, themed dinner and flamenco guitar and dancing. 

This year's theme was "Under Construction" to commence the groundbreaking on our new Visitors' Center (more information coming soon). Our construction shirts were a big hit:

Before the official party started, our winemaker, Andrew Wenzl, held an exclusive comparative Tempranillo tasting. He guided a group of 20 members through a tasting of Tempanillos from Spain and our own Library selections. 

This year we featured three dueling paellas, our very own along with two other guest chef's creations. And what would a fiesta be without plenty of tapas served?

Under the wine tent we made food and wine pairing suggestions as well as pouring some of our newest releases.

The dance troupe Sol Flamenco accompanied by Mark Taylor on guitar traveled all the way from Santa Rosa, California to perform riveting performances every hour.

And don't think Hilda was missing in on the action! She was busy giving guests tours of the winery from fruit processing to bottling. She was even revealing the new plans for the Visitors' Center.

"Llanero" (Ya-nAIR-o) is Spanish for ranger, someone who goes on patrol looking for things out of the ordinary (like great wine!). By becoming a Llanero you are always on patrol for newly released Abacela wines. Since many of our experimental varietal wines are of limited production, membership in our Wine Club ensures you the opportunity to try these wines first. You'll also receive significant wine discounts, our newsletter keeping you up-to-date on the happenings in the vineyard or around the winery, and of course invitations to our Wine Club events like our Fiesta.  For more information, visit our Llanero page.