If you’ve always wanted to sample the fine delicassies of, say, Spain, but have never had the time or the money to travel there, you’re in luck. The Maintenance Shop is bringing a taste of Spain to Ames, featuring a Spanish wine- and cheese-tasting event all this week.

Inspired by the success of their beer-tasting events, this new taste will be available during normal M-Shop hours,10:45 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Ten different types of wines from different regions of Spain were selected for the collection that will be offered for this tasteful event. Brian Messenger, assistant manager at the M-Shop, along with Bill Young, Director of Food Service, tried to find wines that would represent the different regions and styles of Spain.

Messenger hopes that there will be a good turnout for this event, a response similar to the previous beer tasting events at the M-Shop. “Fifty punches were sold for the beer-tasting events, which was a good response considering that the crowd is smaller and younger in the summer.”

The format for the wine-tasting will be a little different than what was used for the beer-tasting. Instead of buying punches, $5.75 plus an I.D. will purchase four tastes of the 10 different wine selections. An assortment of cheese and crackers will be available at $2.50 a tray.

The Maintenance Shop is located in the Memorial Union.