My guest this week is Kerri Lesh. This studious young lady has some great experience in the far North of Spain in the Basque County along the Spanish/French border. I’m looking forward to sharing her story about her journey in wine, travels in Spain and her enthusiasm for the wine, food, culture and language of this often overlooked part of Northern Spain.
Kerri Lesh is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Ph.D. candidate in the doctoral program at the Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno. Her research interests lie in cultural and linguistic anthropology as she studies the Basque language, Euskara, and gastronomy.
My personal website focuses on the education of culture, language, food, and wine. I am a Ph.D. candidate and Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) studying the Basque language and culture with an emphasis on the anthropology of food and wine. Though proud of my Kansas roots, my love for travel and learning languages has inspired me to live in various parts of the world. I am currently focusing on how gastronomy and language intersect, and what role they both play in language and cultural maintenance. My work is supported by the various positions I’ve held in the food and wine industry, as well as in academia. Visit Kerri Lesh’s website
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2014 Bodegas LAN Rioja Crianza
95% Tempranillo, 5% Mazuelo selected from 10 to 20 year-old vines from our long-standing suppliers in the Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa subzones. Aged for 14 months in hybrid barrels (American oak staves and French oak heads) followed by 9 months of rounding in the bottle prior to release. Intense red cherry color. Aromas of red fruits, strawberry, raspberry and cranberry framed by fine nuances of vanilla and toffee. Silky and structured on the palate, it has a long lasting and satisfying finish.