Rioja Wines at Fashion Week and your home!

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week:

Again this year, Rioja will be official wine of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week from September 5 – 12 taking place in New York's Bryant Park. You can see Fashion Week through the eyes of Vibrant Rioja and learn about public events by going to our Fashion Week Blog. Just click on the link here or go to: http://www.vibrantrioja.com/fashionweek/

Buy Rioja For Less!

Until this October 5th, print out this email and bring it to any participating retailer below for 15% off this Rioja wine. Leave your business card and be included in a drawing to win Rioja wine and a wine tasting party for 20

AVAILABLE AT THESE NEW YORK RETAILERS:

Cabrini Wine 831 West 181st Street 212.568.3226	Gotham Wines 2517 Broadway / 94th 212.932.0990
Columbus Circle Wine 1802 Broadway / 58th 212.247.0764	New York Wine Exchange 9 Broadway 212.422.2222
East End Wine Exchange 68 East End Avenue / 82nd 212.396.9999	U.N. Wine Exchange 885 1st Avenue / 47th 212.829.7200

The Vibrant Rioja Model Competition - Who's Got Rioja Style?

Do you have what it takes to be a model at Fashion Week? Come to an open casting call to find the next Vibrant Rioja model. It all takes place at Union Square on Sunday, September 7 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. where eager models in the making can walk the Rioja red carpet and try out to be a Vibrant Rioja model. The prize package includes one day at Fashion Week as a Vibrant Rioja model.

Spanish Wine Academy Seminar

The Wine Academy of Spain is proud to present a traveling, in-depth, two-and-a-half-day seminar series on the wines of Spain

The tour begins in New York at the Warwick Hotel, moving to San Francisco at the Culinary Institute of California and finishing in Los Angeles at the Ruth Chris Hotel.

New York, Oct. 21 – 23 San Francisco, Oct. 27 – 29 Los Angeles, Oct. 30 – Nov. 1

Testing on the third day is optional, but all participants are strongly encouraged to sit in on the exam – there is no additional fee. Those who pass will receive the title of Spanish Wine Educator.

The top 15 scorers (total) will have the opportunity to travel to Spain for further training in 2008. The week-long trip will include travel around Spain, meals, lodging, tours and seminars. The participant is responsible only for the round-trip airfare to and from Spain. Those that pass the exam in Spain will earn the title of Spanish Wine Ambassador.

For further information, contact info@thewineacademy.com, +34 91 781 63 67 or visit www.spainwines.es.

Extensive Review of Rioja from I-Wine Review

I-Wine Review recently toured Rioja and has written one of the most complete reviews of the region and rated many of the wines. You can download the complete review by clicking on the link at: >http://www.vibrantrioja.com/home.html

As always, we wish you best wishes and great wine.

Salud,

The Vibrant Rioja Wine Team