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Istria & Vinistra pave the way for wine & culinary tourism in Croatia

By winepleasures | Published: May 12, 2012
When many people think of Croatia they do not think of wine and culinary Tourism. Think again! The Croation National Tourist Board breaks Croatian down into digestible chunks and include Kvarner, Dalmazia, Zagrabria Slavonia and Istria. Istria (or ISTRA to Croats) is where Continental Croatia meets the Adriatic Sea. The coast or “Blue Istra” gets [...]
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Wineries working together that’s Cantine Aperte

By winepleasures | Published: April 29, 2012
The Movimento Turismo del Vino (Wine Tourism Movement) is an association created in 1993 that has encouraged Italian wineries to open their doors to visitors: Italy has now become the country of “Cantine Aperte,” the annual event organised by MTV on the last Sunday of May. MTV is a non-profit association with the aim of [...]
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Bathing our taste buds in effervescent pixie nectar at Finca Valldosera

By winepleasures | Published: March 26, 2012
We arrived, on a warm Saturday morning, at Finca Valldosera´s sun-drenched estate, tucked amidst its many vineyards and expansive pine forest of the low-to-middle Penedes. Immediately, we piled into a four-wheel drive vehicle and climbed to the top of a nearby peak to survey the local geography. With scattered vines below, the bumpy ride up [...]
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Healthy Singapore wine market brings Our Wine Arcade to Wine Pleasures Workshops

By winepleasures | Published: February 26, 2012
The wine scene in Singapore has not always been as vibrant as it is today. The country may have British roots, but wine drinking was traditionally the province of the well-heeled and the upper-class, but not ingrained in the daily life of the majority of the population. Twenty years ago, it was only the hotels that boasted decent wine lists – and those were [...]
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Massis de Garraf an Exceptional Terroir for Spanish Wine

By winepleasures | Published: February 22, 2012
The Penedes region is Catalonia’s largest region in terms of size and production, and covers an area of 27,000 hectares of vineyards. Varieties include Macabeo, Chardonnay, Subirat Parent, Xarel·lo and Parellada white vines, as well as the red varieties of Mazuela, Garnacha, Samsó, Ull de Llebre, Monastrell and Cabernet Sauvignon. The Finca Valldosera, located in [...]
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Fine Wine Collections hunting Savagely for boutique Iberian wines

By winepleasures | Published: February 20, 2012
Boston, USA based Barry Savage is a Buyer Meets Iberian Cellar veteran looking forward to another successful event this year in the Sitges, Spain.  Barry grew up on a winery in Australia and has always had an interest in wine, so five years ago Barry leveraged his 30+ years in the import/export business and started [...]
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Boutique producers all set to meet boutique wine importers at BMIC 2012

By winepleasures | Published: February 16, 2012
The 2012 Buyer Meets Iberian Cellar (BMIC)  and 2012 International Organic Workshop (IOW) event on February 27, 2012 will be held in beautiful Sitges, Spain at the beachside Hotel Estela. Cellars will be showing a variety of white, red, and rose wines, cavas and sparkling wines, all from some of the best regions in Spain, [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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