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Have a glass of wine ready! IWINETC 2012 Programme available!

By winepleasures | Published: January 27, 2012

The IWINETC 2012 online Conference Programme and IPhone App are officially Ready! Download the App for moment to moment access to all of the talks, Speakers and Speaker profiles, Daytime Tours and Evening Activities, Social Programme, Workshop Participants and information, and conference news!

You will find content about the Plenary Sessions with Michael Wangbickler and his talk “Wine tourism does not exist. There is only tourism”, Jane Hunt’s “A Personal View – Success and Pitfalls”, Chiara Lungarotti’s “Italian Wineries Speak and a New Tourism Strategy is Born”, and “Croatia as a grape escape destination” by Zlatan Muftic. Read More »

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It’s art and wine at DO Mallorca’s sun drenched Macià Batle

By winepleasures | Published: January 2, 2012

It’s a place where you get 300 days of sun a year and where winemaking dates back to the time of the Roman’s in 123 B.C. It’s the Island of Mallorca, an 8-hour ferry ride from Barcelona or Valencia. It was here in 1856 that now one of the largest wineries on the Island started out, Macià Batle.

With 120 hectares of vines you are spoilt for choice. The grape varietals range from those native grapes of Mallorca like Prensal Blanc and Mantonegro to the more international grapes of Chardonnay and Syrah. With only 20% of their production being exported it is nearly a must to go to the winery to see what Mallorcian winemaking is all about. Read More »

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Mallorca’s Island Wine Elixirs.

By winepleasures | Published: December 25, 2011

Set on the beautiful island of Mallorca (or Majorca, whichever you prefer) in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea you will find the traditional yet modern Bodega of José Luis Ferrer (JLF). With old presses and pumps lying around the place you are sure to get a feel for the romantic vision of the young adventurer José Luís Ferrer when he began this now illustrious Bodega in 1931.

A visit to JLF is in two parts. Firstly you walk through the old winery from 1931 with its massive concrete tanks to where the old fashion grape stomping took place. If you are lucky enough to visit throughout mid-August to mid-October you will be able to see all the harvesting and processing of the grapes in action in the new part of the winery which was built in 1996. Read More »

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Visiting La Rioja? Visit Bodegas Luis Cañas!

By winepleasures | Published: December 11, 2011

Imagine a town where there is a winery for every eight inhabitants, that town is called Villabuena. In the heart of Rioja, the small town is home to eighty wineries and 350 locals. I was greeted by Carmen, the commercial director at Bodegas Luis Cañas, who led me to the entrance of the winery so I could take in the impressive views of the vineyards in the foreground and the mountains in the distance. The winery itself owns 310 hectares of vines, of which 220 hectares are leased to external producers. Before I began my tour, Carmen reminded me that it is not about having a state-of-the art designed winery, all the devotion at Luis Canas is to the wine. Read More »

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Quebec Vinipassion looks to diversify Spanish wine portfolio

By winepleasures | Published: November 27, 2011

Vinipassion s’est donné comme mission de vendre des vins de qualité aux restaurateurs, hôtels et autres amateurs et collectionneurs du Québec à travers les magasins de la SAQ, mais aussi avec un programme d’importation privée important. So that being the case Pascale Vared, Vice-President of Vinpassion, embarked on the long journey to the Workshop Buyer meets Spanish Cellar. Before her departure we spoke with her to find out what she would be on the look out for at the Workshop.

1. Can you please give us a bit of a background on Vinipassion, when was it founded and what was the reason behind getting into the wine trade?

Vinipassion was founded in 2004 after the owners had worked for more than in decade in Canada and the USA for various international and large wineries in sales and marketing roles. The access and confidence from premium wineries that wanted to become active in Canada developed into an entrepreneurial idea to operate differently than Read More »

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