Tag Archives: Buyer meets Spanish Cellar

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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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 [...]
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Sparrow’s Fine Wines Looks for Spanish Reds at Wine Pleasures

By winepleasures | Published: November 24, 2011
We spoke with David Sparrow, the President of Sparrow’s Fine Wines in the USA to find out why he enjoys the intimate Wine Pleasures workshops compared to the large-scale wine fairs. When was Sparrow’s Fine Wines founded? What was the impetus behind starting the business? We organized Sparrow’s Fine Wines in 1997; we shall complete [...]
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Thinking Spanish Wine & Tapas in the Philippines? Think Barcino!

By winepleasures | Published: November 17, 2011
Besay Gonzalez is the Corporate Marketing Director of Barcino in the Philippines. We had a chat with Besay in the run-up to the 2012 ‘Buyer Meets Spanish Cellar’ workshop to find out more about Barcino and what working in the wine trade in the Philippines is like.  Can you please tell us about how Barcino [...]
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Grenache Importadora de Vinhos Search for Spanish Gems

By winepleasures | Published: November 15, 2011
We spoke with Adriano & Sergio Ferraz the Commercial Directors of Grenache Importadora de Vinhos in Brazil about the ‘Buyer Meets Spanish Cellar’ workshop in November to find out more about Grenache and what he will be on the look out for at the workshop.  Can you please tell us about when Grenache Importadora was founded [...]
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South American Wine Importers Cross the Atlantic for Spanish Wines

By winepleasures | Published: November 13, 2011
Dan Gibb is the Regional Sales Manager of ‘South American Wine Importers’ (SAWI) in the USA. We chatted to Dan before the 2011 ‘Buyer Meets Spanish Cellar’ workshop to find out more about SAWI and what he will be on the lookout for at this year’s workshop.  When was SAWI founded? SAWI (South American Wine [...]
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CW Selection Aims to Sparkle US Wine Lovers

By winepleasures | Published: November 12, 2011
We had a chat with Christine Lee, the President of CW Selection about why she got involved in the wine trade and what she is looking for at the upcoming ‘Buyer Meets Spanish Cellar’ workshop.  CW Selection is a new business; can you please tell us about the business and why you decided to get [...]
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Cata Comentada de Wines of Spain a cargo de Charles Metcalfe

By winepleasures | Published: November 8, 2011
La Fira de Sabadell (Catavins), en colaboración con Wine Pleasures, celebrarán el próximo día 9 de noviembre del 2011 a las 17.30 una cata a cargo del conocido crítico británico Charles Metcalfe de 15 vinos de todo España titulada The Many Flavours of Spain. Con esta cata se pretende fomentar el conocimiento y exportación del [...]
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Quality Spanish wine lacking in Lithuania

By winepleasures | Published: November 7, 2011
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Boutique Wines for Boutique Importers that’s VINICOM

By winepleasures | Published: November 3, 2011
In the lead-up to the 2011 ‘Buyer Meets Spanish Cellar’ Workshop we chatted with  Oenologist Juan Manuel Gonzalvo and Wine Journalist Isaac Fernandez about their exporting company Vinicom, how and why they choose wineries to represent and how the 2011 harvest is looking so far. To further speak with Juan and Issac, they will be [...]
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