Vinisud, France’s second largest wine show after Vinexpo, organises a tasting of organic wines. The tasting is primarily intended for Scandinavian visitors but as a reader of the BKWine Brief you are of course welcome
We have updated our events calendar with several new events : competitions, shows and other. Thank you to FIJEV (Federation International des Journalistes en Vin) who had put the list together: – 25-27/01 Montpellier (F)
Croatian wine and gastronomic delicacies will be on show on the upcoming Zagreb Wine Gourmet Festival on February 12 and 13. Lectures, workshops, wine tastings, cooking shows and culinary presentations will be part of the
The other big wine fair to put in the agenda this winter is Vinisud (also in Montpellier), specialised in wines from the Mediterranean basin. Vinisud has asked BKWine to lead a wine tasting of organic
Just a reminder on Millésime Bio, the big (only?) wine fair focussed on organic and biodynamic wines. A very interesting event for anyone hunting for wines with a sense of the environment. In Montpellier on
Vinisud is one of the big wine shows. It is primarily focused on the professional visitor / wine buyer. It is a very interesting wine show, not least because there are plenty of small producers,
Another charity event: the Wokingham Wine Festival on December 5 and 6. It is for the benefit of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of the Thames Valley. Wine lovers can come and taste and buy interesting
Each year Dansk VinCenter organises the Garage Wine Fair in Copenhagen. This year they have announced the date to be 23 August at 11.00 to 16.00. There will be many wines to taste and good
On April 8 and 9 you can visit the wine and food show Sud-Ouest Découverte in Toulouse. It is a meeting place primarily for buyers and importers who look for interesting products, both wines and
VinNatur is an association of Italian wine producers who make ”natural” wines. They organise a wine show and some tastings with several producers of “natural” wines: VinNatur, April 5-6 in Vicenza. www.vinnatur.it
The big Loire wine fair will take place, as always, the first week of February: on February 2-4 in Angers. An outstanding opportunity if you are looking for Loire wines. (Trade show.) www.salondesvinsdeloire.com
BKWine Travel Stories: vintage organic Millésime Bio is the only (as far as we know) wine fair dedicated to “vins bios”. Bio wines translates to organic wines but the scope is a bit bigger since
French Wine Growers’ Fair in London 21-23 November 130 ”authentic” and “traditional” French winegrowers will exhibit on the First French Winegrowers Fair in London on November 21-23. It takes place at the Barbican Exhibition Centre
Le Grand Tasting they call it… It is a big wine fair and, yes, tasting that is open to both the public and professionals and will take place this year on November 21 and 22
For the second year in a row, Virpi Sorvisto organises a wine and gastronomy fair in Kokkola (Karleby) in Finland on August 15 and 16. Both days will be filled with interesting tastings and presentations.
Meeting Wine is a wine show/meeting place specifically targeting international buyers looking for Italian wines from Piedmont, Tuscany and southern Italy. Some 60 wine producers will be represented with opportunities to organise face-to-face meetings. Meeting
Vinexpo is the world’s biggest wine show. It takes place every second year. The next edition will be on 21-25 June 2009. www.vinexpo.com
Scandinavia’s biggest (semi-annual) wine and spirit show will this year take place on April 23-26. They have extended the fair to cover four days, two of which are reserved for trade only and two that
Between March 6 and 9 Porto in northern Portugal is host to a wine show: Essencia do Vinho in the Palacio da Bolsa in Porto. Wine professionals, as well as the general wine loving public
January and February is a busy time for the professional visitor to wine shows. First out is Millesime Bio, January 28-30 in Perpignan, a wine fair focusing on organic wine (ok, ok, wine from organically
That’s the name of an event held in Cannes on February 14-17. It is a meeting place for vine importers and wine traders to meet producers from France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. More info www.winemeetings-cannes.fr
VieVinum is a big wine show in Austria showcasing mainly Austrian wines. In 2008 it will take place on May 31 to June 2 in Vienna. More info www.vievinum.at
“Le Grand Tasting” (in bizarre Frenglish) is the name of another wine fair in Paris. They present a more modest, but still large, number of more specifically quality oriented producers. But all is of course
We’re not quite sure how it will be judged (length? precision? beauty? originalty?…) but at the annual Salon des Vignerons Indépendants in Paris (a huge event with 1000 exhibitors) they will have a spitting competition
Vinisud, France’s second largest wine show after Vinexpo, organises a tasting of organic wines. The tasting is primarily intended for Scandinavian visitors but as a
We have updated our events calendar with several new events : competitions, shows and other. Thank you to FIJEV (Federation International des Journalistes en Vin)
Croatian wine and gastronomic delicacies will be on show on the upcoming Zagreb Wine Gourmet Festival on February 12 and 13. Lectures, workshops, wine tastings,
The other big wine fair to put in the agenda this winter is Vinisud (also in Montpellier), specialised in wines from the Mediterranean basin. Vinisud
Just a reminder on Millésime Bio, the big (only?) wine fair focussed on organic and biodynamic wines. A very interesting event for anyone hunting for
Vinisud is one of the big wine shows. It is primarily focused on the professional visitor / wine buyer. It is a very interesting wine
Another charity event: the Wokingham Wine Festival on December 5 and 6. It is for the benefit of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of the Thames
Each year Dansk VinCenter organises the Garage Wine Fair in Copenhagen. This year they have announced the date to be 23 August at 11.00 to
On April 8 and 9 you can visit the wine and food show Sud-Ouest Découverte in Toulouse. It is a meeting place primarily for buyers
VinNatur is an association of Italian wine producers who make ”natural” wines. They organise a wine show and some tastings with several producers of “natural”
The big Loire wine fair will take place, as always, the first week of February: on February 2-4 in Angers. An outstanding opportunity if you
BKWine Travel Stories: vintage organic Millésime Bio is the only (as far as we know) wine fair dedicated to “vins bios”. Bio wines translates to
French Wine Growers’ Fair in London 21-23 November 130 ”authentic” and “traditional” French winegrowers will exhibit on the First French Winegrowers Fair in London on
Le Grand Tasting they call it… It is a big wine fair and, yes, tasting that is open to both the public and professionals and
For the second year in a row, Virpi Sorvisto organises a wine and gastronomy fair in Kokkola (Karleby) in Finland on August 15 and 16.
Meeting Wine is a wine show/meeting place specifically targeting international buyers looking for Italian wines from Piedmont, Tuscany and southern Italy. Some 60 wine producers
Vinexpo is the world’s biggest wine show. It takes place every second year. The next edition will be on 21-25 June 2009. www.vinexpo.com
Scandinavia’s biggest (semi-annual) wine and spirit show will this year take place on April 23-26. They have extended the fair to cover four days, two
Between March 6 and 9 Porto in northern Portugal is host to a wine show: Essencia do Vinho in the Palacio da Bolsa in Porto.
January and February is a busy time for the professional visitor to wine shows. First out is Millesime Bio, January 28-30 in Perpignan, a wine
That’s the name of an event held in Cannes on February 14-17. It is a meeting place for vine importers and wine traders to meet
VieVinum is a big wine show in Austria showcasing mainly Austrian wines. In 2008 it will take place on May 31 to June 2 in
“Le Grand Tasting” (in bizarre Frenglish) is the name of another wine fair in Paris. They present a more modest, but still large, number of
We’re not quite sure how it will be judged (length? precision? beauty? originalty?…) but at the annual Salon des Vignerons Indépendants in Paris (a huge
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