Taste of Mexico: Mexican Wine Tasting with Lulu Martinez Ojeda
In Mexico’s Baja region, the Bordeaux-trained winemaker Lourdes Martinez Ojeda crafts wines that establish her homeland as vital to the global culinary stage. For a decade, Martinez Ojeda worked in Bordeaux as part of the winemaking team at Château Brane-Cantenac in Margaux—Henri Lurton’s Grand Cru Classé estate. Fast-forward a few years, and Martinez Ojeda now makes wines in the Valle de Guadalupe, to growing critical and commercial acclaim, as her bottles find an international audience at restaurants like The French Laundry, in Napa, California, and Topolobampo, in Chicago. Meet Lulu and taste five fantastic wines at a special wine seminar happy hour during Taste of Mexico.
Join us on Saturday, July 22nd from 4-6pm at Corridor 44 for this incredible experience. Attendees will also be able to sample light bites from a specialty menu to taste alongside the wines. Tickets are $65 and can be purchased via Eventbrite. Must be 21+ to participate.
The Food Menu:
Smoked Salmon Caviar Chips
Assorted Cheese and Charcuterie
Ahi Tuna Poke
Parmesan Truffle Fries
Prosciutto and Brie Tartine
Wild Flower Honey Tartine
Smoke Salmon Tartine
Herbed Boursin Cream Cheese With Dill and English Cucumber
Seasonal Oysters on the half Shell
En la región Baja de México, la enóloga capacitada en Burdeos, Lourdes Martinez Ojeda, elabora vinos que establecen como vital su tierra natal para el escenario culinario mundial. Durante una década, Martínez Ojeda trabajó en Burdeos como parte del equipo de vinificación de Château Brane-Cantenac en Margaux, la finca Grand Cru Classé de Henri Lurton. Martínez Ojeda ahora elabora vinos en el Valle de Guadalupe, con una creciente crítica y aclamación comercial, ya que sus botellas cuentan con una audiencia internacional en restaurantes como The French Laundry, en Napa, California, y Topolobampo, en Chicago. Conozca a Lulu y pruebe fantásticos vinos en una degustación especial en Sabor de México (Taste of Mexico). Únase a nosotros el sábado 22 de julio de 4 a 6 p. m. en el Corridor 44 para esta increíble experiencia. Los boletos cuestan XX y se pueden comprar a través de Eventbrite. Debe ser mayor de 21 años para participar.