Weekly Wine Show

This week we wrap up our series on lesser known Spanish wine regions with the Toro DO. Toro is a Spanish DO for wines in the province of Zamora, which is in the northwest of Castilla y Léon.  If you are looking at a map of Spain this area is in the west central part of Spain. The DO is named after an ancient settlement called Toro which is 40 miles east of the Portuguese border.  Toro means bull in Spanish, although no one really knows why the town was named Toro. The area of Toro DO is about 154,000 acres but only 20,000 acres are vineyards with 14,000 acres registered with the Regulating Body of the DO.   In this episode we discuss: History of the Toro wine region Climate and Terroir Grapes and the wine Food pairings   Wine Recommendations Teso la Monja Romanico 2013 - priced around $19. This 100% Tempranillo wine has been aged for six months in 100% new French oak.  It has a aromas of blackberry, red plum, black cherry, dusty leather and beef jerky - smoky and sweet. It’s dry, with medium acidity and tan