by winepleasures | Apr 10, 2011 | Wine Workshops
Imagine trying to sell wine in a country where 95% of the people belong to a religion in which consumption of alcohol is against the religion. We interviewed Mr. Mithil Khanolkar from FineWinesnMore in Mumbai, India after the 2011 “Buyer Meets Iberian Cellar” Workshop...
by winepleasures | Apr 4, 2011 | Wine Workshops
The 2011 edition of the Wine Pleasures Workshop Buyer meets Iberian Cellar was held over two and half days in the Hotel Montserrat, La Beguda Baixa, Spain and brought together some 40 boutique Portuguses and Spanish wineries and 40 international wine importers from...
by winepleasures | Mar 18, 2011 | Wine Workshops, Wine Tours
The 2011 Wine Pleasures Reverse Trade Mission to Spain for wine importers was hosted in the seaside town of Calafell south of Barcelona. Salvador Valles owns and manages the lovely Hotel Antiga on the main square just below the medieval castle and next door to the...
by winepleasures | Mar 14, 2011 | Wine Workshops
Raventós Rosell – Heretat Vall – Ventós participated in the 2011 Wine Pleasures “Buyer Meets Iberian Cellar” Workshop in Barcelona. Some of the participating wine importers were able to visit the winery as part of the post wokshop tour programme. Miguel...
by winepleasures | Mar 11, 2011 | Wine Workshops, Wine Tours
“In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of” calçots! (with apologies to Alfred Lord Tennyson). Calçots (pronounced cal-sots) are a traditional Catalonian dish which is served only when the calçots are ready for harvest which is any time...
by winepleasures | Mar 7, 2011 | Wine Workshops
Sandy Ou from Guangzhou in China represented Beijing DYX Trade CO at the 2011 edition of “Buyer Meets Iberian Cellar”. We talked with her after the workshop about her company and wine consumption in China. When was Beijing DYX Trade CO. founded? What was the...