In Tune with Tempranillo

The American Wine Society’s Santa Barbara Chapter (AWSSB) will be hosting its fourth event at Alchemy Arts Center & Café on March 28. The theme will center around a tempranillo tasting curated by guest presenter Dorothy Schuler, owner of Bodegas Paso Robles and President of TAPAS (Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigas Society).

“We plan to take our taste-buds on an exciting and exotic trip to Spain,” explained AWSSB’s executive director Jacky Lopez. “Our goal as an organization that promotes wine education is to broaden our knowledge of wine, including wines from regions that are not as well known in the Santa Barbara area.”

The Independent got to chat a bit more with Schuler about what she does and how she came to know and love the Spanish grape varietals she works with.