Tag Archives: Portugal
Adeus Portugal! People & Places 2011 International Wine Tourism Conference
Topic: Wine Conference, Wine Tours Also tagged bloggers, conferences, enoturismo, Fam Trip, Porto, wine, wine tasting tours, Wine Tourism, wine travel 1 Comment
2011 – a Great Vintage for Wine Pleasures Workshops!
The 2011 Wine Pleasures Workshops Buyer meets Iberian Cellar and the International Organic Workshop closed last week, following a great week of business, meetings and networking. This year’s 7th Wine Pleasures attracted more than 60 wineries represented on 41 workshop tables from 27 Designations of Origen. The number of wine importers was 45 reflecting a [...]
Topic: Wine Workshops Also tagged Catavino, export, import, organic wine, spain, vino, wine, workshop 3 Comments
The Surprising Diversity of Iberian Wines
The 7th edition of the “Buyer Meets Iberian Cellar” and 5th edition of the “International Organic Workshop” Wine Pleasures Workshops will be held February 23 – 25 in Barceló Montserrat Hotel, Barcelona, Spain. The Workshops bring together small to medium sized wine producers who do not usually take part in the large wine trade fairs with [...]
Topic: Wine Workshops Also tagged export, iberian, import, organic, spain, vino, wine, workshop 2 Comments
Roquevale to Bring “Freshness, Elegance & Intensity” to Wine Pleasures Workshop
Eric Auriault is the Export Manager for Roquevale in Portugal. Roquevale Winery was established in 1989. During the first years, outside winemakers were invited, but in 1996, oenologist Joana Roque do Vale, heiress of three generations of expertise in winemaking, became solely responsible for the production. We spoke with Eric about Roquevale and the upcoming “Buyer [...]
Topic: Wine Workshops Also tagged export, iberian, import, portuguese, vinho, vino, wine, workshop 2 Comments
“We don´t go to large-scale wine trade fairs.We don´t believe in them”
Peggy Herman and Walter Verstappen are the directors of Vivanda Projects in Belguim. They only recently entered the wine retail business but have been buying wines for their catering business for many years. They are looking forward to the “Buyer Meets Organic Cellar” and “Buyer Meets Iberian Cellar” workshops next week (Feb 23-25) in Barcelona. [...]
Topic: Wine Workshops Also tagged iberia, organic wine, portuguese, spain, spanish, wine, workshop 1 Comment
Douro Quinta to Bring “Freshness” to Wine Pleasures Workshop
Daniel Fraga Gomes is the winemaker for Joao Almeida D’Eça in Douro Valley in Portugal. We caught up with him recently to ask him a few questions about the winery and the upcoming “Buyer Meets Iberian Cellar” Workshop. 1. How long have you been producing wine? And how did you become involved? We have produced a [...]
Iberian Fine Wine Collections Massachusetts Bound?
Barry Savage is the Founder and President of Fine Wine Collections based in Massachusetts in the United States. He is looking forward to attending the Buyer Meets Iberian Cellar Workshop in Barcelona February 23 – 25. We interviewed Barry about Fine Wine Collections and the upcoming workshop. Here´s what he had to say: 1. When [...]
Glowing Words for #iwinetc from The Franschhoek Wine Valley
The 3rd International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop ended last week and since then we have been inundated with positive feedback. Here is just one of the many received from Jenny Prinsloo, CEO of the Franschhoek Wine Valley: “I am delighted that I attended. I found the Conference added great value, particularly the seminars on [...]
Topic: Wine Conference, Wine Tours Also tagged conference, enoturismo, franschhoek, Oporto, tourism, travvel, wine, workshop 3 Comments
Media Release from Wine Pleasures #iwinetc
The 3rd International Wine Tourism Conference and Workshop closed last week, following a great week of, business, meetings, networking, talks, winery visits and wine tastings. This year’s edition attracted 173 delegates from over 30 countries. New countries to have representation included Argentina,Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Latvia, India and South Africa, The number of tour operators and [...]
Topic: Wine Conference, Wine Tours Also tagged conference, enoturismo, italy, tourism, travel, wine 2 Comments
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