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=
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
The change in the newly built “fair forum.” Enthusiastic 120 exhibitors. Winemakers in Austria, Italy and France were represented. Wines from South Africa to Chile could be tasted in wine merchants.
http://www.weinmesse.at
Tickets are on sale for VinCE Budapest wine event, the prestigious wine exhibition with unforgettable masterclasses and workshops by renowned experts of the world. Jancis Robinson MW, Steven Spurrier, Marchese Piero Antinori, Warren Winiarski, Gary Vaynerchuk are some of the speakers of the previous three editions. Check who is coming this March to the gorgeous palace of the 5 star Corinthia Hotel Budapest, in the heart of the capital of Hungary.
Information and tickets: www.vincebudapest.com
Dou you have any questions? Please contact us!
Ágnes Németh – nemeth.agnes@vincemagazin.hu
Ágnes Peller – peller.agnes@vincemagazin.hu
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!
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/
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 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 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