The North Coast Wine Industry Expo was established to provide Winery and Vineyard professionals in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Lake, Solano and Marin counties access to the latest products and services available. The event will take place at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds and will include a traditional trade show featuring up to 180 of the industry’s best suppliers and service professionals. Exhibitors will be providing a “Sneak Peek” into new products and services planned for 2013 and/or offering special pricing on end of year purchases.
In addition to the trade show, a day-long conference featuring four sessions will be presented by leaders in Viticulture, Marketing, Production, and Distributor Management. Each discussion will emphasize latest trends along with information that every industry professional needs to be better prepared for a successful upcoming year.
http://www.wineindustryexpo.com
ZAP-Zinfadel Advocates & Producers
Quench your desire for adventure and indulge your epicurean spirit as you journey around the world of Zinfandel at ZAP’s 2013 Festival. You will experience global flair with local charm on this guided expedition through four extraordinary events designed to entertain, educate and delight Zinfandel enthusiasts.
http://www.zinfandel.org/default.asp?n1=28&n2=1085&member=
Terre di Toscana, the most important national tasting of Tuscany Wines, will be back on March 3rd and 4th 2013. Inside the luxury UNA Hotel Versilia, wine lovers, journalists and professional operators, will be able to meet the producers and their high quality wines in a warm and relaxed atmosphere.
http://www.terreditoscana.info
BYOB: bring your own bottle and get the amazing experience…
#winelover & Vilàgivó BYOB, where the wine is in focus…
…but no experience without community 😉 So looking forward to meet you there…
http://www.eventbrite.com/
You can book tickets at the link above or via mail @ lotte.gabrovits@thewinehub
Grow Zinfully Wild Weekend March 15 – 17, 2013 is the perfect opportunity to shake off those winter blues and head out to see what’s new in wine country!
More than 130 wineries offer a selection of barrel tastings, winemaker dinners, vineyard tours, laid-back barbecues, live music, and much more! Planning is made simple at www.pasowine.com where you can search by day, winery, or activity!
Vinitaly is the main reference event in the wine sector. Four days of major events, meetings, tastings and targeted workshops to encourage contacts between exhibiting cellars and trade operators, together with an impressive convention programme discussing and analysing topics associated with supply and demand in Italy, Europe and the rest of the world.
www.vinitaly.com
THE BALKANS INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITON – http://balkanswine.eu/en/ – is open to wine producers from the Balkan Peninsula, Central and Eastern Europe, Black Sea region, as well as to wine producers from any other wine region.
The competition will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, Grand Hotel Sofia, Bulgaria, on 16-17 May 2013.
This wine competition is one of the very few in Europe that lean closer to the Australian Wine Show model, allowing for a better evaluation of the competing wines. (more)
Please make sure that we receive your completed registration form and proof of payment by e-mail by 15 April 2013 (Monday) at the latest.
E-mail: info@balkanswine.eu
Come meet the growers.
RAW is a two-day celebration of some of the best wine talent in the world. Featuring over 200 growers, RAW is one of the most exciting collections of fine, natural wine artisans ever to come together in the capital. Their wines are pure, kind to the planet, very possibly better for your health and best of all they’re absolutely delicious.
Conceived and curated by Helmuth Köcher, the Merano WineFestival is the world’s most exclusive wine-event, a celebration and a showcase of the finest Italian and international wines.
Saturday, 10th November – Sunday, 11th November – Monday, 12th November
http://www.meranowinefestival.com/en/merano-winefestival/merano-winefestival