by winepleasures | Nov 23, 2012 | Wine Workshops
On our third day of Wine Pleasure’s Workshop Buyer Meets Italian Cellar we saw half of the group of wine importers leave while the other half stayed for the second part of the program: winery visits. The handful of us that were left were guests of the very kind...
by winepleasures | Nov 7, 2012 | Wine Workshops
When we think of Italian food and wine three things may come to mind: pasta, pizza and Chianti. Have you ever stopped to think how much more Italy truly has to offer? In Rome, where the cuisine is very basic and traditionally poor people’s food, then the wine on the...
by winepleasures | Sep 25, 2012 | Wine Workshops
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. 1. You have been in business since 1997, how have you seen the wine industry change...
by winepleasures | Sep 17, 2012 | Wine Workshops
Tokyo based wine importer, V Trading returns to Europe once again in search of boutique wines for the Japanese HORECA market. This time to Umbria for the Wine Pleasures Workshop Buyer meets Italian Cellar. Taro Akiyama, owner and wine buyer is searching for the right...
by winepleasures | Sep 10, 2012 | Wine Workshops
Terroir Wine Imports Ltd., named for Terroir, which loosely translates to mean “sense of place,” strives to embody its name by selecting wine producers that share their passion for quality and use their expertise and vision to create wines with meaning. Based in...