Union Square | Bodegas Alvear Takeover with Álvaro Ruiz

Welcome Álvaro Ruiz of Bodegas Alvear to Corkbuzz!

When: October 8, 2024

Where: 13 E. 13th St. New York, NY 10003

What: Featured Flights & Wines by the Glass from Bodegas Alvear

About Bodegas Alvear:

Alvear is Spain's oldest continuously operated family-owned winery and the oldest winery in Andalucía, making them the oldest company for the production of vinos generosos or "sherry style" wines in Spain. The family's rich history and the founding of their bodega almost 300 years ago make them one of Spain's most historic families.

Why use the term "sherry style" and not sherry, then? While most consumers and many of the trade understand Alvear as a sherry producer, the bodega and family's vineyards are not located in the sherry triangle but in D.O. Montilla-Moriles, a historic winemaking region just south Cordoba and about a 90-minute drive north from the Mediterranean coast.

While the impact of El Marco de Jerez is inarguable in the history of Andalucían wine, Alvear's history as the oldest producer of wine in Andalucía proves the origins of vinos generosos lies not in Jerez but in Montilla-Moriles. Historically, bodegas in Montilla-Moriles shipped their wines south to the port of Cádiz to be exported internationally. Over the centuries, international (and domestic) companies production and warehousing (almacenista) facilities were established in and around the port of Cádiz to facilitate global logistics and exportation of these wines.

About Álvaro Ruiz – Consulting Winemaker and Export Director at Bodegas Alvear:

A lover of all things wine and a clear, direct, exciting communicator, Álvaro started out as a translator and understands your needs to learn about wine. Former director of communication and export sales for small wine producers, he fell head over heels for Alvear many years ago and is now lucky enough to talk to people and take them through the Montilla-Moriles range. From picking grapes in New Zealand, to buying wines for London-based importers, to making wines in Jerez, Gredos and Alicante, to now spreading the word about the magic that goes on inside mysterious cellars in Montilla, he follows and talks his heart about wines.

Reservations are encouraged, but not required.  Our full wine list and dinner menu are available.