One region, one grape, three ages. We pour a Crianza, a Reserva, and a Gran Reserva from Rioja and walk through them slowly: sight, aroma, palate, conclusion.

Victor explains what the aging categories legally mean, what they do to the wine in the glass, and how to tell the difference without reading the label.

Pouring: Rioja Crianza · Rioja Reserva · Rioja Gran Reserva

Paella is a rice dish from Valencia before it is a seafood dish, a point most menus get backwards. We cook it the traditional way and talk about the rice, the socarrat, and why the pan matters.

Wines are chosen to match: Spanish whites and young reds that belong at a Valencian table.

Four wines, poured blind. Victor guides the room through the same method sommeliers use (look, smell, taste, conclude), and then the reveal.

No experience needed. The point is not to be right; it is to notice more.