Saturday, September 26, 2015
WHO: Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (eRobertParker.com), the world’s most recognized authority on wine, is bringing its inaugural Matter of Taste tour to Miami as part of a continuing global series of exclusive events for eRobertParker.com members and guests. 
WHAT: A no-holds-barred wine tasting experience, Matter of Taste Miami is built around 150 of the most iconic wines of South America and Spain, each rated 90+ points by The Wine Advocate and handpicked by the world’s leading Spanish-speaking wine critic (and Spanish and South American wine expert), Luis Gutiérrez. Gutiérrez helped found elmundovino.com, arguably the worlds most influential wine resource published in Spanish, where he has helped encourage wine consumption, dialogue and criticism among the Spanish speaking world since the year 2000. Matter of Taste offers the opportunity to experience the most iconic wines of the world in a casual walk-around tasting atmosphere.
Master Classes will feature special selections from Almaviva, Toro Albalá, CVNE Viña Real, Viña Sena, and Catena Zapata.
Tickets to the walkabout tasting are specially priced at $50 for eRobertParker.com members (Master Classes will be priced separately). Non-member tickets are $99 and will include a free one-year, annually renewing membership to eRobertParker.com. Ticket sales are open at www.a-matter-of-taste.com.
WHEN: The Grand Tasting and Master Classes will be held on Saturday, September 26th 2015. Master Classes will run from 11:00am to 7:00pm and the Grand Walkabout Tasting will take place from 1:00pm until 6:00pm, with a VIP Preview hour from 12:00pm until 1:00pm.
WHERE: All events will take place in Miami’s famed Moore Building – a stunning landmark building located in the city’s Design District: 4040 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida.
MORE: Following Matter of Taste Miami, the tour travels to San Francisco on November 14 2015, followed by New York City on February 20, 2016, with more cities in the U.S. and worldwide to be announced soon. Each city will celebrate a distinct theme, focusing on various major wine regions with each stop. More information please visit www.a-matter-of-taste.com . For media queries, interviews and other needs please contact Kimberly Charles or Alexandra Fondren at [email protected].
About The Wine Advocate
For more than 35 years, The Wine Advocate, and later eRobertParker.com, has been the global leader and independent consumer’s guide to fine wine. The brand was established by world-famous Robert M. Parker, Jr., the only critic in any field to receive the highest Presidential honor from three countries – France, Italy and Spain. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate provides a wealth of information to its subscribers, including a searchable database of more than 460,000 professional wine ratings and reviews, plus articles, videos, daily news content, online retail availability and pricing, an active, professionally moderated bulletin board, a mobile app for easy access to the comprehensive online database of reviews, and much more. For more information, please visit http://www.eRobertParker.com.
