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Enric Ribera Gabandé Opening Plenary Speaker at the 2nd Wine Pleasures Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop

By winepleasures | Published: November 28, 2009

We are all working hard to make sure that the Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop will be both stimulating and fruitful. We are sure it will prove professionally rewarding and also personally enjoyable.Wine tourism plenary talk

We have read the feedback on last year’s conference with care and have responded by making a number of refinements which we hope will make your time with us as pleasant and as rewarding as possible. We are happy to offer you reliable WIFI, space and activities for networking, drop in owner or winemaker led wine tastings, a programme of After Conference events to include cured ham cutting techniques, water and wine matching, wine tastings of wines from Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, and of course, trips to wineries.

We have four top notch plenary speakers lined up and over 40 talks, workshops, panel discussions and posters. Enric Ribera Gabandé will be leading the opening plenary session and will be setting the scene by talking about wine, tourism and wine + tourism. Complete pre-programme of talks and activities will be available 15 December 2009.

We look forward to welcoming you to Catalonia.

Recent video  (in Spanish) where we coincided with Enric on a recent Fam Trip in Collioure in the Languedoc- Roussillon wine region in the South of France:

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What do you want to discuss at the Wine Pleasures International Wine Tourism Conference

By winepleasures | Published: November 24, 2009
Panel discussion

What do we want to discuss at the Wine Tourism Conference?

Speaker proposals are arriving thick and fast for the Wine Pleasures International Wine Tourism Conference to be held in the Barceló Hotel Montserrat Feb 1- 3 2010.

Deadline is 30th November so if you’d like to share your experience in wine, tourism or wine tourism please complete a Speaker Proposal Form.

Also part of the Conference we will have several Panel Discussions on topics that will address your needs and interests. We want to ensure that panel members answer the questions that you  are chewing over in relation to Wine Tourism.

Please gives us your suggestions on Panel Discussion topics and, if you like, suggest a panel speaker.

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Final Call for the 4th Wine Pleasures Reverse Trade Mission to Spain for Wine Importers, Distributors, Retailers, & the On-trade

By winepleasures | Published: November 21, 2009
Wine Pleasures de Fiesta

Vijazz Fiesta Penedès

You’ve probably been thinking we have been having a long fiesta? Not the case, we have been working hard to increase the number of places on the 2009 Wine Pleasures Reverse Trade Mission to Spain, from February 10 – 15, 2010 and we are delighted to announce that we are able to accept a few more of you. So hurry! Deadline to enrol is 30 Nov. Read More »

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CONVOCATORIA 2ª Edición Wine Pleasures Congreso y Workshop Internacional de Enoturismo

By winepleasures | Published: November 11, 2009

Congreso de Enoturismo

Los próximos días 1-4 de Febrero del 2010 se celebrará en el Barceló Hotel Montserrat la  2ª edición del Wine Pleasures International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop , la única cita internacional especializada en el desarrollo profesional de las personas involucradas en el sector de enoturismo y una plataforma de comercialización y promoción idónea para dar a conocer destinos y productos enoturísticos.

El certamen acogerá una serie de actividades paralelas que permiten abarcar todas las necesidades del sector y por lo tanto hay varias formas de participar: Read More »

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Announcing 2 Wine Pleasures Workshops! Same time! Same place!

By winepleasures | Published: October 28, 2009

Buyer meets IBERIAN Celler & Buyer meets ORGANIC Celler

Barceló Hotel Montserrat 10 – 12 February 2010

Buyer meets Iberian CellerAttending these two unique wine events will provide you with the opportunity to:

  • Come to one of Europe’s most vibrant cities to meet over 40 wine makers from the Iberian Peninsula from diverse regions including Alentejo, Douro Valley, Ribera del Duero, Penedès, Cava, Priorat, Utiel – Requena, Valencia and many more, all looking to provide inspiring wines to satisfy your customer’s tastes. >> More info Read More »
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