The Art and Politics of Eating

The Art and Politics of Eating, paintings and photography.

Red Coffee Pot

Inaugural exhibition of The Art and Politics of Eating, exploring the relationship between different art forms, food and wine. With paintings by Zev Robinson, photography by Albertina Torres, and a series of screenings and wine and food tastings events. More information contact albertinatorres@gmail.com

Embassy Tea Gallery 195-205 Union Street, London SE1 0LN 

November 3-14, 2015  11am-6pm

Private View: November 4, 2015  6-9 pm

SPANISH GOLD, Thursday 5 Nov.

Iberica Canary Wharf with expert Judy Ridgway.

SPANISH GRAPES, Monday 9 Nov. Copa de Cava, Camino Blackfriars.

With Spanish Wine Lover‘s Amaya Cervera, one of Spain’s leading wine writers, doing the presentation. Not to be missed for anyone interested in the diversity of Spanish grapes and wines.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-art-and-politics-of-eating-film-and-wine-tickets-18921480658

International expert Judy Ridgway will lead on November 5th in London a guided tasting of eight Spanish extra virgin olive oils around the screening of “Spanish Gold”  a documentary about the culture and production of olive oil in Spain.

Zev Robinson filming Spanish Gold

The event will be part of Zev Robinson and Albertina Torres multidisciplinary exhibition “The Art and Politics of Eating”, 1-15 November 2015, at the Embassy Tea Gallery, London.

After six years, thousands of kilometres, changes of focus and titles, and obstacles overcome, our latest documentary Spanish Grapes  will be premiering on June 29 at Copa de Cava in London, followed by a wine tasting of wines from around Spain.

The hour long film features interviews with leading figures John Radford, Manuel Moreno, Norrel Robertson MW, Giles Cooke MW, Mauricio Gonzalez, covering Sherry, Cava, Rioja, Ribera, Priorat, making wine, changes in production over the last couple of decades, the challenges of marketing and exportation, and much more, from the biggest producers to a small natural wine maker.

A series of other events are being planned for both Europe and North America over the next couple of years.

Copa de Cava, 33 Blackfriars Lane, London EC4V 6EP
June 29, 2015  – Doors open: 6:00pm. Screening 6:30 pm.
Wine tasting: 7:30 pm.  Special menu available for £10
Free for trade.

Limited tickets on sale: http://bit.ly/WineTasting_Event

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RSVP – albertinatorres@gmail.com

Pdf invite – SpanishGrapes_London

La Bobal Revisited (trailer) from Zev Robinson.

Bobal is Spain’s second most planted grape variety, grown almost exclusively in the neighboring La Manchuela and Utiel-Requena regions in SE Spain, used only for making bulk wine. Over the last decade or two, smaller wineries have started developing quality Bobal wines and giving it some sort of recognition, but it still remains a struggle for an unknown grape more or less confined to one part of Spain.

Canadian-British filmmaker and artist Zev Robinson moved to a small village in the middle of Bobal country in Utiel-Requena in 2005, and in early 2008, he made a documentary about Bobal and the culture, politics and economics behind it as he interviewed farmers, winemakers, importers, wine writers and winery owners who populate the world of wine. “La Bobal and other stories about wine” was finished at the end of the year and was shown in London and New York and various places in Spain, and blog posts were written about it as far away as Argentina, Brazil and New Zealand, and the film was recognized as having an impact on the marketing of Bobal.

Fascinated with the culture, politics and economics of wine, and how urban and rural cultures are so closely intertwined, Robinson went on to direct several other documentaries on wine, food, agriculture and sustainability, and, in 2014, he re-edited the first one to include wineries from La Manchuela. La Bobal Revisited https://vimeo.com/101941669, with over 50% new material, was shown in London and Brussels, and its North American premiere will be at Speyer Hall, University Settlement, 184 Eldridge Street, New York on May 27, 2015.

After the film, W. R. Tish www.wineforall.com, managing editor of the trade magazine Beverage Media, will a present a tasting called “La Bobal and the Grapes of Spain” afterward, with Bobals alongside a variety of Spain’s other important varieties such as Monastrell, Garnacha, Graciano, Cariñena, Verdejo, and Albariño, to show that Spain is rich and varied in culture and regions, and so much more than just paella and flamenco. As Tish notes: “Rarely have Americans ever had the chance to experience Bobal in the context of its peer grapes, and with the backdrop of Zev’s revealing film. This is an opportunity to witness a true shift in what wine from Spain can be.”

“…his ability to connect with the audience, not just visually, but emotionally…”

– catavino.net

“…films (that) have the power to enter naturally in the lives of farmers…”

– spanishwinelover.com

La Bobal Revisited screening and tasting, Wednesday, May 27, 2015.

May 27, 2015. Doors open at 6:00pm, screening at 6:30pm, “La Bobal and the Grapes of Spain” wine tasting at 7:20 presented by W.R. Tish
Speyer Hall, University Settlement, 184 Eldridge Street, New York
Tickets $17 at Eventbrite – eventbrite.co.uk/event/16691840745
Free for trade with advanced reservation.

Bobal_in_NewYork_invite

Bobal in NY press release

Spanish Gold in London

Zev Robinson’s new short documentary on olive oil production, will premiere in London.

Graham Stoodley of Harvey & Brockless will be giving a talk about Spanish olive oils, followed by a tasting of over 15 of Spain’s very finest Extra-Virgin Olive Oils, many of them winning top honours at international competitions.

 May 20, Copa de Cava  33 Blackfriars Lane, London EC4V 6EP

Spanish Gold – A film about olive oil (Trailer) from Zev Robinson.