Events

The event that comes up on Valentines day 2013 will be a truly special one… so, it would be a real pleasure for us to host many friends of our international #winelover’s community.

The Official Program:

14th February

10.30 am Opening of Umbria for #WineLovers/13

11am-7pm Exhibition and tastings, by “Cantine dell’Umbria” (Umbria Wineries)

11am-7pm Events #WineLovers (workshops, meetings and vinocamp)

11am-12 Workshop-tastings for hotel,agricultural and food operators, by Antonio Boco, a journalist of “Gambero Rosso” magazine

11am-1pm Blind tastings of 12 wines, by Master of Wine Patrick Farrell (in English)

3pm-4pm Workshop-tastings for hotel,agricultural and food operators, by Antonio Boco, a journalist of “Gambero Rosso”

3pm-5pm Blind tastings of 12 wines, by Master of Wine Patrick Farrell (in English) 5.30pm Umbria wine professionals talk about themselves, by Antonio Boco

11am-9.30pm Umbria Wines and tastes/flavours of Valnerina 9.30pm, Teatro Secci “ Uomini da Marte e Donne da Venere”: theatrical reading based on John Gray’s book “ Gli uomini vengono da Marte, le donne da Venere

15th february

10.30am Work opening 10am-1pm Workshop for wine producers: online visibility and repute- how to get them and maintain them, by Rodolfo Baggio –PhD FRGS Master in Economics and Tourism and Dondena Center for Research on Social Dynamics Bocconi University. (speakers: Nomisma/Regione Umbria, Rodolfo Baggio, Luiz Alberto)

11am-7pm Exhibition and tastings, by “Cantine dell’Umbria” (Umbria Wineries)

11am-7pm Events #WineLovers (workshops, meetings and vinocamp) 3-4pm Workshop-tastings for hotel,agricultural and food operators, by Antonio Boco, a journalist of “Gambero Rosso”

3-5pm Blind tastings of 12 wines, by Master of Wine Patrick Farrell (in English)

5.30pm Umbria wine professionals talk about themselves, by Antonio Boco

11am-11pm Umbria Wines and tastes of Valnerina 9pm, Fat. Filippo Tirincanati Trio. A concert which is a journey through the history of rock, pop, funky and soul: they perform covers in a very original and intriguing way

16th February

10am Work opening 11am-7pm Exhibition and tastings, by Cantine dell’Umbria (Umbria wineries)

11am-12 Wine tasting introductory course, by AIS Umbria

12-1pm Wine tasting introductory course, by AIS Umbria 2-3pm Wine tasting introductory course, by AIS Umbria

3-4pm Wine tasting introductory course, by AIS Umbria

3-4pm Mineral waters tasting introductory course

4-5pm Wine tasting introductory course, by AIS Umbria

11am-11pm Wines and tastes of Umbria

11am-7pm Host Riccardo Marino entertains the public with interviews on San Valentine, Umbria, wines… Rudolf Mernone (who took part in Grande Fratello 2012) is one of the guests. The event is shot by the troupe of tv programme “Rudolf Adventure” to make a broadcast on the Terni area

9.30pm Concert

17th February

8am-1pm WineLovers and Mountain Bike: a tourist- sporting excursion through Valnerina following the trail of the outstanding foods of this part of Umbria The event is organized by Blob Service

11am-7pm Exhibition and tastings, by Cantine dell’Umbria

11am-11pm Wines and tastes of Umbria

9.30 pm, Closing concert

This is going to be amazing!! I hope to see you all in Terni for our 1st anniversary!

Cheers,

Luiz Alberto, #winelover

Over 17 delicious days you can rub shoulders with artisan producers, trailblazing chefs and inspiring winemakers while participating in Melbourne and Victoria’s joyful celebration of food and wine. The Festival permeates every corner of Melbourne and spreads across the many abundant regions that surround it with events taking place in every location imaginable.
http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/festival

7:30pm
Come and taste 10 Austrian wines with the typical Belgian Brasserie food.
The youngest Austrian Master of Wine, Andreas Wickhoff, will also be present for the event to inform us about the Austrian wines we taste.
A great evening with great food, great wines and great people! All winelovers welcome!
http://www.winewise.be

Experience, test and compare it yourself: In addition to the activities of the exhibitors at their stands, various thematic tastings and information events will also take place.
http://www.prowein.com/

The world’s largest trade fair for top-quality German wines – the VDP Weinbörse – opens its doors on 28 and 29 April 2013 in the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz. Some 170 VDP estates will be on hand to meet with their most important customers, i.e. the wholesale/retail trade, hospitality industry and exporters.
http://www.vdp.de/en/weinboerse/

The next edition of the Concours Mondial will take place in Bratislava (Slovakia) on May 10, 11 and 12^th 2013.

http://www.concoursmondial.com/en/historique/history.html

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.

http://www.rawfair.com/

‘Let’s Blog Abruzzo’  is a 2-day June 2013 bloggers conference in the heart  of the breathtaking Italian region of Abruzzo that provides inspiration and technical instruction for bloggers of all levels and niches- personal, food, travel and business. It’s also the perfect opportunity to make new introductions, business contacts and referrals.

http://www.blogaway.org/conference/lets-blog-abruzzo/