Gourmets Hall 2021: The best pairing of poultry meats with century-old wines

On Monday the doors of the 34th edition of the Gourmet Salon of Madrid, the largest quality Food and Beverage Fair in Europe and one of the most prestigious references in the world. This year the fair had more than 1,500 gastronomic companies, more than 37,000 products and 1,300 new products with an estimated attendance of 70,000 professional visitors. 

At the booth Food from Spain, in pavilion 8 of IFEMA, AVIANZA celebrated a pairing of the best poultry meats, chicken, turkey and quail, with a special selection for the event of wines from Baron Wineries from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, The Hague Wineries of Tenerife and several wineries Peninsula Viticulturists, all of them centuries old and with high quality wines.   

The showcooking was in charge of the chef Fernando del Cerro, Honorable Mention in Cuisine from the Royal Academy of Gastronomy and Brotherhood of Good Food, Grand Prix Award for future chef from the International Academy of Gastronomy and head of the kitchen at Casa José de Aranjuez, which made picantón kebab with sauce sour washed down by Listán Blanco Barrica wine from Bodega La Haya, roast turkey with cocoa mole on pumpkin puree served with Apostata wine from Península Vinicultores and quail in tomato pickle with live salad accompanied by Xixarito wine from Bodegas Barón.  

A delicious opportunity to taste Spanish poultry meat with exceptional wines that many of the attendees of the 2021 Gourmets Show enjoyed.

In the featured photo, from left to right: Marian Fernández, DO La Orotava specialist technician; Antonio Bentabol, Head of the Valuation Service of the Cabildo de Tenerife; Toni Garcia, Head Chef of the Casa José restaurant (Aranjuez); Jordi Montfort, General Secretary of AVIANZA; Fernando del Cerro, Chef of Casa Jose; Javier Parrilla, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Cabildo of Tenerife; Vicky Febles, Commercial Director of Bodega La Haya.

You can see the full event in this video.