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With a week to go until the 2011 LIWF kicks off, most visitors will be starting to plan their day(s) at ExCeL. With 1,500 exhibitors under one roof, that takes a lot of planning, but ones to watch include:
Connoisseur Estates (Stand F6) presents premium France, Spain, Chile and Australia: New wines, new packaging and a new wine producer from the premium regions of the Old and New Worlds are the focus for Connoisseur Estates. All of the wines are aimed at independent retailers, wholesalers and the on-trade. Available to taste will be: Sidewood Estate, Adelaide Hills - made by world renowned Natasha Mooney, Château d'Anglès La Clape - presented by winemaking duo, the legendary Eric Fabre and his son Vianney, Champagne Autréau - new packaging on the entire range, GRM Estates, Bordeaux - including Dédicace from former French rugby captain Fabien Pelous and Bodegas Luis Gurpegui Muga Rioja and Colchagua Valley - including 2010 Vinadrian, a leading Rioja on-trade brand.
Specialist French wines supplier Dedicated Wines Ltd (stand O21) will present new opportunities for UK multiple retailers from six French regions."Our aim is to offer UK multiple retailers wines which deliver real cash margins to them and real value to their customers. France is better placed than any other country to provide that" say Ed Squires and Richard Evans of Dedicated Wines Ltd. On stand will be: New brand Les Dauphins from Cellier des Dauphins - a wine which is set to take leadership of the Rhône category by offering a high volume, highly promotable Côtes du Rhône with high impact packaging. The highly awarded and well-regarded La Différence from Languedoc-Roussillon - new vintage 2010 favourites Viognier-Muscat and Carignan will be presented alongside Grenache Noir. The four latest wines from Louis Moreau, the third-largest producer in Chablis with 120 hectares. Le Hameau Sauvignon Blanc from Charente and new addition Pinot Noir from the Loire Valley, and great value Bordeaux Petits Chateaux and Bordeaux brands Grand Plessis and Grand Place.
Italian specialist importer Grossi Wines (stand N52) will present a recently extended portfolio of over 90 wines from 30 artisan Italian producers aimed at independent retailers and the on-trade. Managing Director Carlo Grossi says his mission is "to offer customers high quality Italian wines from small, independent Italian producers who exclusively hand-pick their grapes and employ traditional methods of production." Visitors to Grossi Wines' stand N52 will be able to taste the full range of award-winning wines, which includes a supertuscan made from air-dried Sangiovese grapes, organic Nero d'Avola from a seven hectare farm in Sicily, and a "baby Amarone" Valpolicella from Roberto Mazzi's tiny estate in the Veneto. Highlights include a chance to meet producers Terre di Fiori, Tenuta Duecorti, Lahnhof and Pometti, all of whom work with the renowned master oenologist, Carlo Ferrini.
Internationally acclaimed South African winemaker Johan Joubert from Kleine Zalze (stand I36) will present his latest wines, with a particular emphasis on premium ranges for the on and off trades. Kleine Zalze Cellar Selection, Vineyard Selection and Family Reserve wines are distributed by Matthew Clark, whilst the Zalze and Foot of Africa brands are handled by Stevens Garnier. Johan Joubert will be showing his latest vintage releases and a selection of the wines which have netted a total of 29 awards at Trophy, Gold and Silver level in international competitions in the past year.
New Zealand trio The Crossings, Crossroads Winery and Southbank Estate (Stand O72) will demonstrate premium sub-regional style from the areas currently hitting the headlines with wines from The Crossings Awatere Valley, Southbank Estate Awatere/Wairau Valley, and Crossroads Winery Hawke's Bay. Aromatic whites, barrel-fermented Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah and, of course, Sauvignon Blanc will be presented, offering a wide choice of styles from the premium sub-regions fast gaining a reputation for superior quality. CEO Noel Scanlan will be on the stand to show his wines.
Enfoque realista para las empresas españolas que intentar penetrar en el mercado chino. Dificultades, trucos y consejos para acometer esa tarea.
Cuidado con los derechos de propiedad intelectual y con los requisitos de seguridad alimentaria.
Gran espectación ante la cata, 13 vinos de CLM:
1- volver 2008 de bodegas Volver
2- atalaya 2008 de bodegas atalaya
3 - la casilla viña estrecha 2009 de bodegas y viñedos Ponce
4- cantos del diablo 2008 de bodegas Jimenez landi
5 - venta la ossa 2009 de bodegas venta la ossa
6 - pago florentino 2008 de bodegasvy viñedos la solana
7- petit verdot 2008 bodegas los aljibes
8 - selectus 2007 bodegas los aljibes
9 - finca sandoval 2008
10- estela 2007 de bodegas arrayan
11 - hipperia 2007 de pago vallegarcia
12 - el vinculo 2005
13 - AAA 2005 de marques de griñon
Aqui esta nuetra compañera Eva Velasco, recien extrenada en el clud de madres y amante del vino. Encantada de verte y tomar asiento que esto ya va empezar
A punto de empezar la cata de Jay MIller: 13 de los mejores vinos castellanomanchegos.
La conferencia empieza ahora. diferentes puntos de vista del mercado Alemán.
Algunos puntos de esta conferencia: Hay 20 alimentos antienvejecimiento y el vino ocupa el primer lugar. Ayuda a la digestion. La cantidad aconsejada de consumo: entre 1 a 2 copas para la mujer y para el hombre entre 2 a 3 copas, esto es debido a la constitucion fisica que nos diferencia. El vino no es caro, esta bueno y es barato. Aporta pocos nutrientes. Aumenta el colesterol bueno. Es anticancerigeno, antioseporosis y ayuda la tension arterial. Evita enfermedades coronarias. SIEMPRE SE RECOMIENDA EL CONSUMO MODERADO. El problema no son las sustancias son las personas.Y despues de que medicos especializados nos informen todo esto, SALUD.......
Arranca la conferencia. La primera palabra es Reverastrol, y masss......se plantea muy interesante
Los alumnos wimba asisten a una cata muy interesante conducida por el maestro sumiller americano Charlie Arturaloa. Nuestro director del máster acompaña a los alumnos en Fenavin y también asiste a la cata.
Charlie Arturaloa nos da una cata muy interesante sobre buenos vinos con mejor precio de Castilla La Mancha. Asisten muy interesados los alumnos wimba
El vino número 2 (Allozo Reserva 2005) se ha sustituido por Finca Antigua, Petit Verdot 2009.
Pancho: Vamos a consolidar la promocion "marca España". . .si fragmentamos la promoción fragmentamos el dinero. . .España puede competir en recursos de promociòn con Chile pero CLM o Rioja NO! y por supuesto olvidarnos de promocionar las sub-regiones.
Enfoque: España (su gastronomia, sus deportistas . . .) y variedades indigenas y luego a medida que el consumidor va madurando ya va descubriendo las diferentes regiones.
Otra reflexión: el bodeguero ha de hacer buen vino pero no tiene que ocuparse rb de la promoción, vamos que "zapatero a tus zapatos" .
Con esto acabamos hasta la cata de esta tarde donde descubriremos lo 13 vinos de CLM puntuados por Miller . . By @TC
Dirigida por Charlie Arturaola.
5 Vinos monovarietales de las variedades Bobal(1), Tempranillo(3) y Macabeo (1).
BODEGAS:Vitivinos, Bodegas Centroespañolas, Felix Solis, Aruspide y Bodegas Iniesta.
El consumidor americano prefiere y elige por variedad antes que por región . . .
Momento oportunidad: Gallo tiene un proyecto de promoción de la Garnacha en USA-aprovechemos este carro!
Jay Miller defiende el cierre de rosca y el vino por variedad no por region y promocionar la uva garnacha ya que Gallo tiene un proyecto para popularizar esta uva en USA, asi que subanse al carro.... by Y
El ayudante de Robert Parker y el experto en vinos españoles, Jay Miller, se encuentra en el salon de actos de Fenavin para responder las preguntas de los mas curiosos.
Importante la presencia de Jay Miller en España para nuestros vinos en USA . . .
Jay Miller en Fenavin.....wao!!!! Es la cuarta vez en este año que viene a España y nos dice que los vinos españoles lo estan haciendo bien.
sentimos informaros que llegaremos un poco tarde por problemas en la carretera. by y
Aqui estan los futuros gestores del mundo del vino. Preparados para la salida desde Toledo a Fenavin.
Hailing from the Canary Islands, the writer Juan Cruz who considers that wine is "a vital companion", will be moderating the round table 'Wine and the Novel' at FENAVIN, at which the writers Luis Landero, Clara Sánchez and Manuel Hidalgo will also be participating, the same on May 12th at 1.00 p.m.
This year at FENAVIN the revolutionary American blogger will be talking about the wager he is making on simpler, cheaper wines, as opposed to the pricey labels that receive the best ratings in the world's most famous wine guides, which is one of the themes he writes about in his blog 'The Wine Trials'
This year at FENAVIN the American blogger Robin Golstein is aiming at dismantling the myth of the wine guides and wine classifications promoted by the great gurus of the international world of wine, publications that quite often lay down the law in that pertaining to the tastes and prices of many of the world's wines, as he duly explained in the interview that he gave to the trade fair's organization. It is in his website, The Wine Trials, where he champions the double-blind tasting session as a guaranty of honest reviews made of a wine, as in his opinion, "when we taste a wine, we are also tasting all the things we know about the wine." Goldstein, who studied Neurology at Harvard and is a Law Graduate by the University of Yale, will be offering the keys to enjoying wines, independently of labels or prices, this during the chat he will be giving at FENAVIN, which will take place on May 11th at 11.00 a.m. Question. What are the main conclusions obtained from the work you have been carrying out in the last few years in The Wine Trials? Answer. I have really learned a lot during this time that goes from the first publication through to the current edition of "The Wine Trials 2011" and this has been because of the constant process of updating that I have carried out. One thing that has really changed in this time are the consumers, as in these difficult economic times, they are increasingly aware of how absurd high prices in the wine market can actually be. Year after year, the consumer is exacting more value, and by way of blind tasting sessions and with experiments such as ours, those who drink wine have learned that quite often they find the same pleasure when they drink cheaper wines as they do with the more expensive ones. The result of these two factors has been that the demand for wines that cost more than 25 or 30 dollars a bottle has dropped drastically. Nowadays the only thing that is keeping sales of high priced wines going is the ever-increasing demand for luxury brands in emerging markets such as China. It is in countries such as these, where there is a short history of wine consumption, where the nouveau riche tend to follow the recommendations of the "experts", experts that still perpetuate the myth that a really good wine has to cost hundreds of dollars a bottle. Thankfully, this myth is disappearing in other places. Even American consumers, who have not really been drinking wine for as long as the Europeans, are now ever more skeptical about this type of snobbery. The quality of quite a few wines that cost less than 15 dollars a bottle and that have been included in "The Wine Trials 2011" classification actually reflect the interesting fact that wine producers are now responding to the market changes. Thus they are offering better wines in this segment and, in some cases, all they have done is lower the prices in order to compete in a cheaper market. This trend is truly in benefit of lovers of wine worldwide. Q. Is there some sort of confrontation between Robert Parker and The Wine Trials team? Do you think that Parker's new book, which includes recommendations of wines that cost less than 15 dollars, has been inspired by your work of the last few years? A. Well, I'm not actually sure if Parker and his publishers have launched this new guide on wines for less than 15 dollars in response to the success enjoyed by "The Wine Trials", or if the new book is actually in response to the exploding demand there is on the market for cheaper wine. At any rate, I do believe that there are tremendous differences between his approach and mine. The most important philosophical difference between us is that Parker's classifications acknowledge wines that are "heavier" or more full-bodied, with a higher concentration of alcohol. In turn, he practically ignores the main wine categories that follow-up on the 15-dollar category, such as a Provençal rosé or a Spanish cava. These are the segments in the cheap wine market that are undergoing more growth, however, Parker and his colleagues, such as the incredibly pretentious David Schildknecht, don't even consider these wines worthy of mention in their guide book. When I recently reviewed Parker's book for The Journal of Wine Economics, I wrote the following: "Schildknecht simply dismisses a Provençal rosé as an "ocean of cheap rosé wine", "existence" of which is largely blamed on the "uncritical behavior" of "tourists who flock there" (although the "natives" share some blame as well). As a result, only the "small upper echelon" of rosés is "interesting." "How ignorant are those tourists on the seaside who gaze out at the waves and simply enjoy the refreshing local wine with their grilled seafood instead of complaining about how uninteresting they are!" My colleagues and I take the opposite approach in The Wine Trials. We do everything possible to highlight the fact that the price is not necessarily an indication of bad quality, but rather the point where prices should naturally tend to fall. Q. What influence do the great gurus of wine have on the consumers' choice of wines?A. Despite the important influence that the wine gurus still have in that pertaining to expensive wines, I do believe that their influence on consumers of simpler wines is quickly diminishing. This is not only because they are skeptical about the outrageous prices, as I mentioned before, but also because of the growth of the Internet as a new platform to evaluate wine and exchange opinions. Of course not all wine bloggers know what they are talking about and, undoubtedly, there are a bunch of crazy consumer motivators out there whose only goal is to obtain free wine, acting as they do as the puppet of any public relations agency. However, there are now many great, independent wine writers who are also acquiring power, be this through their own blogs, videos or comments on other wine sites, acting in opposition to the gurus that are overrating expensive wine and who want to maintain their status quo. This diversity of opinions is insuring that consumers become aware of the fact that famous wine critics do not necessarily have a monopoly over flavor. Q. How is Spanish wine perceived in the United States?A. I am a great fan of traditional wines, of terroir wines, such as the wines of La Rioja and other regions that have not succumbed to Parker's view of what a great wine should be. I am in search of wine made by producers such as López de Heredia, Cune or Marqués de Murrieta, in which the soil, flowers and evocative style can be seen and savored in their wines. In my opinion, their prices are very reasonable in comparison with other traditional regions of the old world, as is the case with Burgundy. Moreover, perhaps, what I admire the most about La Rioja is that these wines tend to be liberated after spending several years maturing in the bottle. I love the fact that Spain resists and does not liberate wine when it is still too young to be drunk. We cannot really expect all consumers or all restaurants to have a huge cellar, or the patience to wait for years until they can drink a certain wine. Q. Do you believe that Spanish wine would be more successful on the US market if it was sold with a unique "Wines from Spain" label, or do you think that it is better to be present on the market with different designations of origin? A. I think that distribution of all of Spain's wines under a sole denomination is a terrible idea. Not only would this confuse the consumers in the US (as would also be the case anywhere else), but it would also be an insult to the diversity and heritage of Spain's noble wine tradition. Q. What are your upcoming projects?A. I am currently involved in a very interesting project that is bringing together my academic facet with my most popular work, and it will have a more specific impact on the world of food products and wine. I have just laid out the foundations of the Sensory Perception Center at the Culinary Institute of America in California's Napa Valley. This new project is in collaboration with the Stanford Business School, the French INSEAD and a few outstanding researchers from the field of neuroscience, sensory science and behavioral economics. The goal behind the project is to carry out experiments that will help us reach a better understanding of external influences and of the slant that is contrary to intuition in our own sensory experience. For example, we are trying to understand why we have more pleasant flavor experiences when we think a wine is expensive than when we are told that we are drinking a cheap wine, or why some foods taste better when we know that a famous chef has prepared them. It is not simply a matter of mere snobbery. It is a profoundly human phenomenon that affects all of us. Traditionally these types of phenomena have been spurned under the general title of "placebo effect". The most thrilling project for me is to be able to come to terms with these effects as part of what makes us human, and admit our suggestion when dealing with tastes. We also want to find the way to liberate the power we all have within our own brain in order to have incredible experiences with our sense of taste, without any need for external signals that trigger these sensations. Q. What is your opinion of FENAVIN?A. In one word, it is overwhelming. The last time I was here was in 2009, when I had the honor to meet Santi Santamaria, one of the last great controversial voices in the culinary world. I was lucky enough to meet him before his premature death, which was indeed a very sad moment for the gastronomic community. I do believe that the will of this trade fair is not only to gather together the experts from the world of wine, but also intellectuals from all over the world and from different fields, which is what really marks the difference in comparison with other events of this type. I was so extremely bewildered by the variety of wines that I tasted the last time I was at Fenavin, in 2009, that I basically decided to focus the tasting sessions on wines from regions that I was familiar with, such as the Canary Islands or Castilla-La Mancha wines. Even so, I felt that I had just barely scratched the surface. I hope this year to really broaden my horizons and experiment with other regions of Spain that I am not familiar with, all this while trying to stay sober in the process. I sincerely consider it a privilege to have been invited once again.
The Ciudad Real born poet and International Miguel Hernández Award laureate will not be disappointing the participants at the trade fair with his delightful anecdotes about his childhood spent in his grandparents' vineyard
| This technical session will be offering the keys on the characteristics and situation of these types of wines in Spain The activities at Fenavin, trade fair that will be held from May 10th to the 12th, will be kicking-off with the conference 'Natural Wines, the True Wines of the Terroir', during which the founding member of the Spanish Association of Producers of Natural Wines -PVN-, Julián Ruiz, will be revealing all the characteristics and the situation of these types of wines in Spain. On his part, Jørgen Ljøstad, producer of natural wines in the Italian Piedmont, will be explaining his experience as a Norwegian producer and importer, hence giving the conference a more international approach. Getting down to business, by natural wine we understand any wine that is produced with the minimum possible intervention. The result is a true reflection of the soil in which the wine is born. The difference with regards to organic wines is that these are even more orthodox in that pertaining to the prohibition to use chemical and mineral products. According to the Decalogue of the Spanish Association of Producers of Natural Wines, currently formed by thirty wineries, these wines must comply with the following requirements: cultivation that is respectful with the environment; commitment with the natural surroundings. In addition, the vine grower is the author of the entire process, controlling the vineyard, all the work executed and taking all decisions; authenticity and singularity, referring to the prohibition to buy bulk wine and the defense of manual and artisan work, and finally, total sulfur dioxide (SO2) used cannot exceed 20 mg/l. Julián Ruiz, founder of the winery Bodega Ecológica Bruno Ruiz, first winery in the province of Toledo to produce organic wines; founding member of the PVN Association and Director General of the Esencia Rural Group, specialized in the production of artisan products, will be telling us about the trend that now exists on the market to produce natural wines and food products. Ruiz affirms that we are somewhat delayed in Spain in comparison with other producer countries such as France or Italy, despite which in La Mancha we could indeed obtain natural wines with more structure, that are elegant in mouth and nose and exceptional in quality. "There is no doubt that Spain is a wine producing country with great possibilities and potential, however, we are lacking in experience." In as far as consumption is concerned, we are currently seeing a trend, in which Europe seems to have a lead over us. A trend towards organic, natural and biodynamic wines, all based on similar parameters, with some nuances, in their desire to obtain wine that develops the personality of its terroir and grape variety, with all these producers likewise sharing a common criticism of the uniformity and industrial treatment of wines. | ||
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This guide offers an approachable definition of organic wine that is free of technical or regulatory complications, along with basic concepts on organic agriculture and the singularity of organic and biodynamic vineyards
FENAVIN 2011, the National Trade Fair on Wine, will be hosting the presentation of a real scoop in the editorial world: 'Vinum Nature 2011, the first guide on organic Spanish wines and cava', which will be presented by its main author and director of the publishing house Ecomundis Editorial, Pablo Chamarro, who defines the guide as "an unprecedented summary of more than six hundred wines and cava produced by our country's wineries and producers." This activity, programmed to take place on the morning of May 10th, will also be counting with the participation of the founder of the winery Bodegas Begastri, Alfonso Marín, who will be offering his personal view on the origin, values and trajectory of organic wines. Vinum Nature 2011 puts forward the virtues of organic viniculture, the health benefits behind consuming organic wines and a first analysis of the current offer that includes a complete catalogue of quality-price ratios and the main characteristics of each wine. "The idea has also been to offer a way to approach the more specialized sector forums and events, along with other information that has been developed for the first time ever in a publication that is unique in its kind for this product category," Chamorro indicated. Hence, this publication refers to organic wines as those wines that manifest sincerity and respect for the consumer, tradition and the environment. "These are highly valued quality wines that have received many awards abroad, in different markets in which year after year they hold more prominence," the author affirms. With an editorial advance of 2000 copies, the Vinum Nature 2011 Guide will be sold on the Internet via the portal www.vinumnature.com and it will also be available at the Bioculture Trade Fairs that will take place in Barcelona and Madrid. Apart from this, all those attending FENAVIN will receive a 3 € discount coupon for the purchase of this guide at the mentioned web address, the same valid until the 31st of December. The next edition, VN2012, will also be available in bookshops, wine shops, and other direct sales points. The Ecomundis publishing house premieres its 'Colección Nature' with this guide, with the collection being dedicated to disseminating and analyzing organic products for the consumer, duly promoting the variety and quality that is to be found in the same.
The trade fair will also pay homage to eight outstanding winery owners, importers and national and international market analysts, all this during the ceremony 'Una vida dedicada al vino' (A Life Dedicated to Wine) The guests of honor will be received at the event by José Piris, Mime and Gestual Theatre Clown and a Flamenco Show will also be offered by the renowned 'bailaor' Fran Vílchez
During the sixth edition of FENAVIN, which will be taking place on the upcoming May 10th to the 12th, a total of eight national and international awards will be presented to outstanding winery owners, importers and distributors that have dedicated their lives to the promotion and dissemination of wine and its culture, and to leading personalities of the world of art, sports, design and communication, such as Antonio López, Vicente del Bosque and Paco García Caridad, who will all be appointed ambassadors of wine. The ceremony is to take place in the Marcos Redondo Music Conservatory of Ciudad Real, on May 11th, at 8:00 p.m., with FENAVIN duly recognizing and paying tribute to the work that these persons have carried out in the world of wine, logically each one from their own discipline. A Night of Wine and ArtThe guests of honor will be received at the ceremony by mime clowns who in turn have been inspired by the world of wine, with the ceremony then being followed-up by a Flamenco show and by the national and international award ceremony 'Una vida dedicada al vino' (A Life Dedicated to Wine). After another musical performance, this time combining mime and flamenco, the evening will be brought to a spectacular closing with the appointment of the four new Ambassadors of Wine. The artistic part of the evening will be coordinated by Miguel Muñoz de Morales, with the international mime and gestual theatre clown José Piris, disciple of Marcel Marceau, who along with his Gestual Theatre Company "Mimox" will be the highlight of the event, representing different sketches in collaboration with diverse members of the "Noveau Colombier" International Center. Flamenco will also have its moment during this evening of recognitions, in this case with the company of the well-known "bailaor" Fran Vílchez, who will be presenting his show "Temple Flamenco" with which he has reaped in much critical and public acclaim. "Temple Flamenco" is formed by a series of flamenco "palos" (styles or dances) that sort of blend into each other, giving rise to a very special and particular stage and choreographic energy, bringing together modernity and tradition in equal parts. The artistic evening will reach its end with a surprise fusion-show by José Piris and his Company, accompanied by the art of flamenco performed by Fran Vílchez's Company. "A Life Dedicated to Wine"The "2011 A Life Dedicated to Wine" Award Ceremony, which will take place at the National Trade Fair on Wine, will be paying tribute to the trajectories of the winery owners Alfonso Monsalve, of Vinícola de Castilla (Manzanares) and Doroteo Navarro, of Bodegas Navarro López (Valdepeñas), as well as to the impresario Alfonso Cortina and the consultant Juan Antonio Mompó. Alfonso Monsalve has been the Director-Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Vínicola de Castilla since the year 1982. In 1983, he became one of the company's shareholders, with another five persons later on also becoming shareholders of the company. In the year 2010 Vínicola de Castilla was producing seventeen different varietals, including all the processes involved, ageing, organic wines, sparkling wines, sweet wines, grape marc brandy, etc. The winery has undergone an important transformation under Monsalve's direction, including an excellent technical fitting-out that has covered both the vineyards and labels. Monsalve also participates in viniculture associations such as FEVIN (Regional Federation of Wine, Alcohol and Grape Juice Producers), La Mancha Designation of Origin Regulation Council and other professional associations such as CEOE-Cepyme (Spanish Confederation of Employers' Associations-Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium Sized Companies). On his part Doroteo Navarro is the President of 'Navarro López', one of the most modern and successful wineries of Valdepeñas. The company was actually founded in the year 1904, with Doroteo Navarro carrying out the necessary reorganization in the decade of the eighties, hence consolidating the project and turning the company into an entirely family-run enterprise. The winery's operation currently covers 150 hectares of vineyard, with its facilities reaching a total surface space of 12,000 square meters. It distributes its labels Don Aurelio, Castillo San Carlos and Premium 1904 worldwide, to more than thirty countries, with all these labels having obtained important awards. The impresario Alfonso Cortina, who is also the President of the winery Pago de Vallegarcía, is an Industrial Engineer and Economics and Business Management Graduate and he currently holds several posts in diverse national and international companies. Pago de Vallegarcía, which is one of his most personal projects and the one that he pampers the most, is located right in the heart of the Montes de Toledo, in the area of influence of the National Cabañeros Park and its wines, which are produced with the winery's own grapes, are highly recognized in the world of wine. Juan Antonio Mompó Gimeno represents the fourth generation of a family that has always been dedicated to the wine sector. Graduate of Law, he has carried out his entire professional career at Bodegas Vinival, leading Spanish wine export company, where he started with financial administrative tasks to then gradually take on more responsibilities, becoming the company's Director General in just a few years. Vinival was first acquired by the Bodegas y Bebidas Group, after which it was taken over by the English multinational company Allied Domecq and Pernod Ricard, with Juan Antonio Mompó holding different positions of responsibility until the year 2009, when he left the company. Mompó has also been a member of the Valencia Denomination of Origin Regulator Board. International AwardsAlthough not quite as well known on the national scene, the laureates this year are considered referents in the distribution and promotion of Spanish wines. This is the case with Michéle van den Bossche, first businesswoman dedicated to importing Spanish wines to Belgium. With 'La Riojana', which was founded over thirty years ago, she has managed to find a niche as a client of wineries producing quality wines pertaining to all the Appellations. 'La Riojana' was one of the first importers to participate at FENAVIN, more than ten years ago now, the same with the goal of opening up future paths with the participating wineries. Hailing from Japan, Chieko Konagaya is a market analyst for the Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Tokyo and she is also the representative for promotion of Spanish wines on the Japanese market. Chieko represents a referent in commercialization of Spanish wines in Japan, covering both the Japanese distribution channels, as well as offering support to those Spanish wineries that want to enter this select market. She learned Spanish in Salamanca, Spain and has been enjoying wine and sharing the moments it gives rise to ever since. Nicolás Burridge (1934) is an importer and distributor of Spanish wine in the United Kingdom. He is married to a Spanish woman and he is hopelessly in love with our country, its culture, food, and wine. When he celebrated his fiftieth birthday he had the opportunity to become an importer of Spanish wines, hence founding Burridges of Arlington Street, the same with the goal of finding and importing premium quality wines, manufactured with native varietals from Spain's diverse wine regions. At the beginning, he received support from Wines from Spain and his company gradually started to have an impact. In the year 1991, his daughter Teresa joined the company and as of then both the interest in Spanish wines and sales of the same started to really flourish and grow. He has traveled the length and breadth of the United Kingdom in order to make the gospel of Spanish wine known to all in trade fairs, tasting sessions and dinners, promoting interest in Spanish wine and bringing groups of people from the United Kingdom to Spain in order to visit wineries found throughout the country. Now the case of Rol Freund (Trossingen, 1942) is truly a curious one, as he enjoys studies in archeology, philology and economics and science, yet in the year 1981 he decided to introduce himself in the world of wine with the opening of a small establishment specialized in wine and food products. Three years later he founded a wholesale business covering wine and gourmet products (Weinkontor Freund GmbH), first importing Italian products and in 1990 opening up a broad range of Spanish wines to which Portuguese and French wines were later added. Ambassadors of WineAll these ambassadors of wine are in their element when brushes, balls, needles, or Hertzian waves are surrounding them, as they are veritable masters in these arts. However, when dealing with wine, what they can actually be considered is great enthusiasts and lovers of the product and of its culture. They always highlight the qualities and excellences of wine whenever they have the opportunity, which is what turns them into great and true emissaries and ambassadors of FENAVIN 2011. Antonio López (Tomelloso, 1936) is known for his extremely realistic style. López has obtained numerous awards, amongst which the 1985 Prince of Asturias Award and the 2006 Velázquez Plastic Arts Award are to be highlighted, yet his knowledge of the wine world started early in his childhood, maintaining and enriching this relationship throughout his lifetime. Antonio López, who is also a sculptor, has made a portrait of the Royal Family, members of which truly admire the Tomelloso born artist. The King has also spoken of his adoration for the national team's football manager, Vicente del Bosque (Salamanca, 1950), who was just recently named Marquis of Del Bosque after winning Spain's first ever World Football Cup in South Africa. Apart from the World Cup, Vicente del Bosque can also boast two UEFA Champions League titles and two national league titles, the latter with the Real Madrid Football Club. He was named Honoris Causa by the University of Castilla-La Mancha. Vicente del Bosque also participated in the presentation of FENAVIN in Madrid, where he admitted that he truly enjoys wine every time he consumes it and that it is very good for health, but always in moderation. In addition, mentioning that 'La Roja' (Spanish national football team's nickname, The Red) quite surely toasted their victory in the World Cup with a glass of wine. Wine is the only alcoholic beverage that football players are allowed to drink. Finally, the journalist Paco García Caridad, who is currently the Director of Radio Marca, leading radio station that only covers sporting events. García Caridad is a referent in Spain's world of sports journalism.
Hasta mañana nos volveremos a ver en fenavin. Descansen todos que mañana será otro bonito y duro día.
Good night. Big hug for all fenavin supporters
Todo el grupo vuelve muy feliz para Toledo mañana nos volvemos a ver en fenavin y intentaremos daros toda la información posible. Buenas noches amantes del vino. Mañana a darlo todo otra vez junto a Pancho Campo, Miler, Charlie Arturaloa y todos los cracks del vino.
Buenas noches y suerte para todas las bodegas mañana.
En el pabellón Ganimedes podrás encontrar todos los vinos puntadas por el pabellón"guru" Español. Entre ellos destacan los de bodegas Fontana, Tres Patas. Bodegas Campoy y Vincula de Castilla entre otras
El principal mercado existente actualmente es Estados Unidos.
El 20% de la población en EEUU es consumidora de vino, un reto importante para el país es trasladar el conocimiento sobre el vino a las nuevas generaciones.
Esta nueva oleada consume vino fuera del marco tradicional, el maridaje se hace aleatoriamente, según el momento y la ocasión, no se centran en pescado con blanco o la carne con tinto.
El target principal del mercado son las mujeres, son las que compran el producto y lo hacen según sus preferencias, se considera parte de su vida, como su coche, su casa o su ropa.
Los hombres compran vino para coleccionar, no para beber. La mujer compra el vino para servirlo y ser consumido.
Los que compran más vino son los no entendidos, los que menos los entusiastas, aunque de más valor, este es el mercado al que hay que apuntar, los que gastan más no necesariamente son los que mas entienden.
El futuro.
Los jovenes serán los mayores consumidores, debido al mayor poder adquisitivo y su predisposición a gastarlo.
Los jovenes miran el mundo del vino de forma diferente, dominan la tecnología y la conectividad, el vino es parte de la vida, pero no quieren profundizar en él.
No les interesa la fermentación, la enología, etc. Coca cola no habla de su receta o de sus componentes, vende felicidad, y el vino vende roble y porcentajes de variedades, fermentaciones.
El público quiere una historia, quiere enamorarse del vino. No vender el líquido sino el sueño.
Piensa como estudiante, no como profesor.
La gente no recuerda los hechos, recuerda las historias, crear vino para las ocasiones.
Nuevos modelos de consumidores de vino:
1) 12% enthusiast-the wine is part of your life.
2) 20% Image shopper
3) 15% savvy shopper
4) 16% tradicionalist-el vino para el/ella es frances
5) 14% satisfied sipper
6) 23% overwhelmed
El 65% del vino lo compran mujeres y los futuros consumidores son los jovenes: no tienen miedo - dominan la tecnologia y la conectividad . No vale dar datos y lecciones de química, botanica . . . hay que contar historias. Alguien sabe o le importa como esta hecha la coca-cola?
Que quiren los jovenes: una historia, enamorarse . . .
By TC.
Durante esta conferencia "valoracion critica de los grandes gurus" queda claro que no hay relacion entre el precio y la calidad. Ademas, una mencion especial del complicado lenguaje que utilizan los "expertos".....por mas que nos empeñemos en lo contrario, siempre lo sencillo tiene ventajas
Ponente: Robin Goldstein-critico de vinos y blogger estadounidense.
What qualifies someone to be a "wine guru" ? To have internet acces.
By @TCedenilla.
Enviado desde mi iPhone
Sigo en la conferencia del vino español en Rusia, y esta exponiendo su punto de vista el Sr. Javier Garcia Gil, no dudo que sepa de vinos, pero lo que si dudo es de su capacidad de comunicacion, al poner como ejemplo que en una feria de London, nadie fue a probar su gran vino, cuando en el stand Ruso estaba a tope y lo que ofrecian era vodka y la conclusion a la que llego es que en el stand Ruso habia "chicas guapas" y en el suyo "chicas feas". Espero que no tengo razon y la promocion del vino no dependa de eso.......
@Primer ponente Sr. Embajador de la federacion rusa en España. Buenas perpectivas comerciales entre ambos paises interrumpidas por la crisis. Rusia creciendo ya al 4%anual. Las exportaciones españolas de vino a Rusia crecieron el año pasado un 40% siendo Rusia nuestro tercer destino. Cosas a mejorar: baja percepción de nuestra calidad aunque si perciben la marca España y bipolaridad (o vinos muy caros o vinos baratos), poca presencia de nuestras marcas en los lineales mucho menor que italia y francia pero vinos caros "no se refleja nuestra relacion calidad/precio".
En graneles todo el esfuerzo lo hace el importador mientras que en la siguiente gama-destinada a la creciente clase media rusa el esfuerzo lo ha de hacer el EXPORTADOR ( el vino aqui mejor posicionado es Chile). Necesidad de hacer un fuerte esfuerzo de PROMOCION de los vinos españoles.
@Segundo ponente. Alesia Slizhava-experta en mercado ruso. Caract. Mercado: consumo reducido 7litros pero con prevision de incremento. La clase media tiene una gran potencialidad que no esta explotada. La gama premiun ocupada por francia y italia. El consumidor ruso tiene interes por apreden. A los rusos les gusta el vino. Muy alto el consumo de cerveza. Les encantan los productos semidulces. Conocen y aprecian las DO. Torres y Marques de Caceres son las marcas mas conocidas. Estan de modas los estilos jugosos, semidulces, afrutados y variedad "syrah" y "merlot". Cinco compañias "monopolio" de importacion.
Barreras de entrada: - actividades sujetas a licencia de importacion. - normativa muy estricta. - margen de los restaurantes ht. 400 %.
Problemas a superar: - falta de imagen solida (que no significa poner en la etiqueta a don quijote a sancho el torero y al sevillana) - oportunidad en espumosos y vinos de gama media donde ahora mismo competimos en desventaja con Chile y Argentina.
@Tercer ponente. J. Manuel Perez de bodegas Hnos. Perez Pascua (550.000 botellas de viñedo propio). Objetivo: vinos de alta gama-elite donde competimos con Francia e Italia.
@Cuarto ponente. Javier Gila-Sumiller de Lavinia. El consumidor ruso ha pasado de asociar the best a lo mas caro a conocer regiones, marcas. Volvemos a insistir en el nicho de mercado de la CLASE MEDIA rusa donde los vinos de buena relación calidad/precio. Catas y formación ( seminarios . . .) a los sumilleres rusos
Y hasta aquí mi crónica. . . .By TC.
