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Healthy Singapore wine market brings Our Wine Arcade to Wine Pleasures Workshops

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

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

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

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!

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

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!

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

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

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

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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