This is a rare opportunity to hear and visit with one of the industry's greats. This evening promises to be a special experience for you and your guests. This is a great opportunity to entertain key clients and guests in an intimate environment limited to 50 participants.
Featured guest speaker Robert Bower's passion for Port wine first emerged as a child following his father through the steep vineyards of the Douro during harvest, learning all the nuances of viticulture. Robert represents a long and distinguished line of port producers and represents the 8th generation of the Yeatman line through his grandmother to be involved in the Port industry.
Robert Bower will present a seminar style tasting featuring these award winning ports:
Following the port seminar, join Executive Chef Ignacio Fonseca for a spectacular multi-course dinner.
Mixed greens salad with caramelized almonds
and a Port Vinaigrette
Segovia Style Roasted Pig cooked over an open fire live!
Served with Tawny port reduction sauce
Wild Mushroom and Porcini Paella
Served with a Ruby port Reduction sauce
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Topped with a port caramel
Ignacio (Nacho) Fonseca was born and raised in Spain and at the age of 6 began his culinary training in the country side of Cuenca from his mother Chef Maribel
Barbosa. Traveling and studying Classical Spanish cuisine for years throughout Spain, Chef Nacho developed a love and mastery of his countries greatest assets,
"buena comida y buen vino!" (good food and good wine).
Chef Nacho moved to Houston and graduated with a Business Management Degree from the University of Houston. His love of fine cuisine, artistic culinary ability and years of studying Classical Spanish Cuisine and wines led him to open award winning Rioja Spanish Tapas Restaurant in Houston Texas. As Co-owner and Executive Chef of Rioja, Chef Nacho brings to Houston 250 year old family recipes from Spain and utilizes Top ingredients to create culinary delights with Spanish flare.
Current awards include "Winner of the International Paella Festival 2004 & 2005", "Top 5 New Restaurant 2005" by My Table Magazine, "Best small wine list 2005" by My Table Magazine, "Top 10 New Restaurants 2005" citysearch.com and "City Gems 2005" by Gourmet Magazine.
$75 per person all inclusive
Robert Bower's passion for Port wine first emerged as a child following his father through the steep vineyards of the Douro during harvest, learning all the nuances of
viticulture. Robert represents a long and distinguished line of port producers and represents the 8th generation of the Yeatman line through his grandmother to be
involved in the Port industry. Robert Bower joined the Port wine industry in the Spring of 2001. His responsibilities encompass the management of the Fladgate
Partnership portfolio in the United States working for the importer of Fine Wines, Kobrand Corporation Inc. He is now based in New York where he hopes to remain
for a short period before returning to Portugal.
Robert Maurice Syndercombe Bower was born on the 3rd of June, 1975, in Oporto, Portugal. Raised in Portugal until he was 8 years old, he was then sent to England to continue his education. After Eton College he went on to Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, in London. At Imperial he graduated in Biology and, a year later, obtained a Masters in Molecular Biology and Virology.
After leaving university he worked for 3 years in Cambridge for the pharmaceutical company, Novartis. After working in the UK away from his family and the Douro valley he decided it was time to move back to Portugal. Before returning to Portugal, he continued his education with marketing, languages and wine tasting courses, both in the United Kingdom and France.
The Fladgate Partnership is made up of three of the most historic and highly regarded Porto houses: Taylor Fladgate, Fonseca, and Croft. Their portos are produced with the attention to quality that is the standard to which all other Port wine houses aspire. It is a family-run company with the present members representing the 8th generation of the Yeatman family, originally from the Port house of Taylor Fladgate & Yeatman, now with over 315 years of history.
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