Welcome to the National Exhibition „Wine & FoodFestival“– Varna 2015, which continues the traditions of wine tasting and food promotion since 30s of last century in the city of Varna.

Dates: from 12 to 14 June 2015

Place: the atrium of Varna History Museum

What you will find:

1. You can taste and buy wines from over 50 wineries and organic food regional producers recommended by the Bulgarian Sommeliers and Wine Connoiseurs Association

2. You can enjoy a 3-course gourmet menu, prepared by the best chefs of the Bulgarian Association for Culinary Culture during concomitant Gourmet Festival „Varna 2015“

3. You can examine the rich collectionof the History museum and see the The Oldest Gold in the World as well as one of the largest exhibitions of original Orthodox icons.

The event is supported by all NGO’s in tourism, hospitality and restaurant business. Major foreign touroperators enlisted the event in their tourist programs for the period.

For reservations contact us at info@winefoodfestival.eu

WELLCOME
2015 Invite to Participate

We are pleased to invite your winery to participate in our upcoming Melbourne International Wine Competition (MIWC)  this June 2015.  This international wine competition will be held  in the heart of Melbourne.

After the success of running the Melbourne International Wine Competition in August last year, The wine industry have continued to take notice by having a TRADE ONLY blind judging panel wine competition judging the wine by its category and actual price.   The retail store buyer, sommelier, restaurant beverage director, hotelier, distributor and importer will be our judges in Melbourne.   We feel these judges whose livelihood rely upon their skill set truly know what the consumer wants as they receive on a daily basis the feedback from the consumer of what is good and what will sell.

The Benefits

Recognition by the trade by winning an award bestowed upon you the Vintner.  The Award Winners will be able to use their awards (Double Gold, Gold, Silver, Bronze) in their marketing materials at no charge. The award winners will be listed in our online database. The results will be distributed to our international media partners as well as international importers who seek our counsel on what is best for its price.

How To Enter

The competition will be held in Melbourne on June 28-29, 2015 at RACV Club. We invite you to submit your wine to the Melbourne International Wine Competition through our website or our competition partner Enofile Online.

Please also feel free to contact us directly if you are a wine organization and or submitting 40 plus wines for additional support.

The cost to enter starts at AUD $100 online through Enofile Online.   The wines have to arrive by June 22, 2015 to be judged.  Each submission is required to submit three sample bottles of 700-750ml.  Therefore for example four submissions would a total of 12 bottles shipped.

Where To Ship The Wine

Please ship your wine directly to Western Carriers whose information is below. Please also include your submission form in the box even if you are submitting online.

Liquor Logistics Pty Ltd. C/O Melbourne International Spirits Competition
Unit 1, 365 Plummer Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207
Tel +61 386521989 / Fax +61 386521989
mail: adam@melbourneintlcomp.com

Cheers,
Adam Levy

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Fri. 3rd July 2015

Last date for Entry Forms to be submitted to Japan Wine Challenge. For those who would like to enter your wines online please go to the Entry Form page.

Fri. 10th July 2015

Wines must reach the Yokohama Warehouse in Tokyo.

Tue. 28th -Thu. 30th July 2015

18th Japan Wine Challenge 2015 Tasting by Judges at Conrad Tokyo Hotel.

Mon. 27th July 2015

Master of Wine Workshop at Conrad Tokyo Hotel, „Hamarikyu“
Awards will only refer to a single homogeneous batch of wine, originating at the time of bottling from one and the same container.
Wines must be available in quantities of at least 1,000 liters held for the purpose of release to the market, in containers of a nominal volume not exceeding 2 liters. However, should certain categories of wine be produced in particularly small quantities, batches of wine of less than 1,000 liters. may be accepted, but not of less than 100 liters.

All wines must be labeled to show the name of the region and the geographical area of origin of the wine. In addition, the year in which the grapes used were harvested must be shown. Non-vintage wines may also be given an Award but in this case no award stickers may be attached to the wine’s container unless the wine is of recognized VQPRD (or its equivalent) standard or above.

Entrants may submit as many wines as they wish. A handling charge of Yen 28,000 (including 5% consumption tax) will be made for each wine entered up to and including 10 wines. For the eleventh wine and above, a charge of Yen 20,000 (including 5% consumption tax) will be made. In order to make payment easier, we have from 2008 onwards offered to entrants the option to pay in Euros or US Dollars instead of Yen. Should this option be selected, the fees payable are. *First 10 wines: EUROS 200/US$ 280 for each wine entered. *From 11th wine onwards: EUROS 150/US$ 200 for each wine entered.

Japan Wine Challenge 2015
TME Bldg. 1-9-10 Higashinihonbashi, Chuo-ku,

Tokyo, 103-0004 Japan
Tel: 81-3-5825-9177 Fax: 81-3-5825-2789
E-mail: info@japanwinechallenge.com

Early Bird Deadline:
17 May 2015
Sample Deadline
29 May 2015

As you enter CWSA 2015 now, you become a part of the China story that is changing the world. This weeks VOGUE magazine Met Gala chose the theme ‘China’for two simple reasons.

1. China is the most important consumer market in the world 

2. Hong Kong Retailer, Mr Silas Chou, was the financial backer

Crucially for winemakers: China has the Buyers you want, AND they have the ability to purchase.

CWSA Judges – the top 100 BUYERS – Importers, Distributors, Retailers based in Hong Kong and China are ready to blind taste your wines and spirits.

Plus, for Producers further convenience, CWSA organisation is now proud to accept all major local and national payment methods from your country in addition to all major credit cards. Please see the entry page to choose yours…

Read on to discover the latest market news, and here’s to your success at CWSA 2015.

Very best wishes,

Kelly
President China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA)
www.cwsa.org

100 BUYERS FROM ALL AROUND ASIA JOIN WWM SINGAPORE TO MEET
90 WINE PRODUCERS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD!

A THREE-DAY PROGRAM COMBINING: BUSINESS + NETWORKING + MARKET EXPERTISE

FOR WINE PRODUCERS / WINE MERCHANTS:

The conventions give you the chance to meet importers from all the main Asian markets. So you can develop and/or increase your sales in the Asian markets. With an incredible growth rate in wine consumption over the last five years, Asia is the market of tomorrow. However, it is a huge market, where the identification of good commercial partners is not easy. WWM is your tool to identify the right partners for your development on this continent.

FOR WINE BUYERS / IMPORTERS:

During the convention you will be able to meet around 20 winemakers, selected by you according to their profile(appellation, number of cases produced, wine making methods, exclusivity), in pre-organized 40 minute meetings. Lunches, mini fair masterclasses and tasting events are also additional opportunities to discover new wines and to discuss with wine producers.

THE ORGANIZER

EUROPEAN LEADER IN THE ORGANISATION OF B-TO-B BUSINESS MEETINGS

Since the 1984 creation of its first Cannes export business meeting devoted to wines and spirits, the ADHESION GROUP has successfully developed its expertise in handling international professional events in multiple formats:

• Business conventions with prescheduled B-to-B meetings organised in Chicago, Singapore, Cannes, Shanghai, Barcelona, Guangzhou…
• Professional trade fairs: Vinisud, Vinisud Asia, medFEL…
• Mixed-format business trade fairs: exhibition booth + prearranged B-to-B meetings.
• Conferences / Tasting workshops / Master classes etc.

Pascale Ferranti 
Convention director
Direct phone: +33 (0)1 41 86 41 55
Email: pferranti@adhes.com

Exhibiting at the London Wine Fair is the way to put your company’s products in front of the single largest group of wine trade professionals and end retailers in the UK.

With a long and diverse wine trade history, the United Kingdom has played a pivotal role in the development of the global market. It is this creative, pioneering spirit the London Wine Fair looks to seize upon, to be the annual event for business, innovation and experience.

The London Wine Fair welcomes over 11,000 wine trade professionals every year. Our visitor audience is drawn from the restaurant and bar trade, independent retail and regional wholesale, and from the convenience and multiple retailers. In addition to retailers, we welcome the trade press, importers and recognised trade professionals from all support services to the wine trade.

Some 700 exhibitors take part in the London Wine Fair 2015. From many of the world’s leading brand owners, to individual producers collectively displaying over 10,000 wines from every corner of the world. Largely split into country pavilions and import agencies, there’s so much to explore and discover. Regsiter to visit

Another fascinating schedule of Wine Fair masterclasses is currently being prepared.  World-class producers, experts and critics will lead you through tasting a series of sessions that you simply won’t find anywhere else. Not to be missed. Schedule

After a successful launch in 2014, Esoterica returns to Olympia’s gallery level. Around 80 small scale and specialist importers displaying 12 wines each in a table-top environment. If you’re looking for a boutique UK importer with a fabulous selection of wines, look no further. Perfect for visiting independent retailers and sommeliers. More

From 2015, the London Wine Fair will introduce an annual celebration of two grape varieties – one well-known and widely planted, the other less so; one red and one white. Launching the initiative with Syrah and Grüner Veltliner, the Fair will act as a platform providing tailored content to celebrate each variety… More

The place for topical debate, presentations, research and future thinking.  A perennial favourite feature of the Fair, speakers will analyse the past, argue the present and predict the future.  Expect big names and big subjects. Schedule

New to the Fair for 2015, Wines Unearthed is an area dedicated to wine producers looking for UK representation. Participating wineries have no UK importer and should be export ready. Around 50 producers are expected to take part. More

The View Tastings, in association with Octavian, the pre-eminent fine wine cellarers, will be a self-contained area within the Fair, specifically for companies which deal in premium and super-premium wines. Entrance will only be available to those with proven fine wine buying power and journalists. More

Bulk wine is increasingly seen both as a cost effective and environmentally friendly method of delivering wine to market. The bulk category now constitutes a considerable proportion of the UK wine market.  As such, we consider it essential to have a designated area with bulk producers and brokers, complete with its own symposium offering debate and discussion relevant to the bulk market.

To contact the team for more details about exhibiting at or sponsoring the London Wine Fair 2015 email or call us on +44 (0) 20 7973 4668

The London Wine Fair is organised by Brintex Events

Brintex Events
32 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London
SW1V 2SS
Email: wine@hgluk.com
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7973 6401

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Since its establishment in 1992, VinAgora, as a member of VinoFed, has become one of the 10 most professionally recognised competitions in the world. It has obtained the patronage of major international professional organisations, such as OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine)and UIOE (Union Internationale des Oenologues). It is an active member of VINOFED (Fédération Mondiale des Grands Concours Internationaux de Vins et Spritiueux).

The organizers strongly believe that the partnership and patronage of highly acclaimed international organisations helps evaluating Hungarian wines in an authentic and unbiased way. Setting up a wine competition in a „custom-tailored“ manner, with guided preconceptions, sometimes influencing foreign wine judges is self-deception that only contributes to the conservation of the flawed idea of „world famous“ Hungarian wines only known within the borders.

„The Best of Country“ prize

Another new development is that if at least 20 samples are received from a foreign country, the gold medalist wine that achieved the highest score among the competing samples will be awarded a special prize.

Reasonable entry fee

Compared to the fees at renowned wine competitions abroad, VinAgora offers a reduced entry fee, which is affordable even to smaller winemakers. Entering one sample costs EUR 130,-, and the per-unit cost of entering a sample decreases with the number of samples submitted. For example, four samples can be submitted for a mere EUR 460.

Multi-level evaluation

– Renewed VinAgora Software for the complex evaluation of the wines
– OIV, 100-point scale:  The quality of the wine is evaluated according to an overall average of the points awarded
– Wine profile („spider’s web diagram“):  An assessment of the most important elements defining the character of the wine
– List of aromas:  A list of the most characteristic components of the bouquet and flavour

Publicity

– Online catalogue of competition results on our website www.vinagora.com
– Publication of results in the electronic trade media of neighbouring countries
– A wide-ranging Hungarian and international PR campaign
– Catalogue of detailed results, that is made available to the general public at the VinAgora Wine Gala
– The catalogue of results is sent to all participants as well as Hungarian and international wine trading companies, wine shops, professional organisations and the press

The VinAgora Wine Gala is a one-day long post-competition event where:

– consumers are provided an opportunity to gain an insight into the world of wine competitions and to become acquainted with the methods of selecting quality wines
– interested wine-lovers and professionals have an opportunity to taste all of the wines of the competition
– every winemaker who submitted at least 5 samples, can represent his/her wine personally in the Gala
– 1000 visitors every year are the proof that it is worthwhile using the results of VinAgora as a means to gain consumer confidence and markets.

Macaron on the bottle

The makers of medal-winning wines will be allowed to order the „VinAgora macaron“ as a proof of their excellent performance (a round stick that can be added to the main label on the bottle) in order to strengthen consumer confidence in their wines and increase their popularity and reputation.

Contact information:

Postal adress: Magyar Szőlő- és Borkultúra Nonprofit Kft.
1124 Budapest, Somorjai u. 21. HUNGARY
Info hotlines: Tel.:+36-1 203 8507  Fax: +36-1 700 1610
E-mail: info@borkulturakft.hu, online@vinagora.com

Cuidad Real May 12-14.2015

„FENAVIN is the Spanish wine industry“s most important global trade fair“
This is how both the EL PAÍS newspaper, in an article in its Business supplement, and ICEX, refer to the National Wine Fair.

It is an opinion shared by Spanish wineries and cooperatives, which have supported FENAVIN as a tool for boosting the Spanish wine sector at home and abroad since it first opened its doors. The sector appreciates the efficient system used by the Fair year after year. The Fair“s management continues to work towards the same goal: Helping demand and supply to meet and do business using sensible and efficient business tools.

This system, focused on the needs of buyers, has made FENAVIN, in just seven years, into Spain“s most important wine industry trade fair and the only one offering a focused business environment.
This is why, at FENAVIN 2013, 1,214 vineyards, from all over Spain, attended the event, held in eight pavilions. Almost all the Spanish Designation of Origin regions signed trade agreements at Spain“s top wine event.

Since it started, FENAVIN has specialized in encouraging export trade: An international approach that has allowed the Spanish wine industry to establish a presence in the most important international markets. To encourage export trade, the Fair has delegations all over the world: In 2013 3,052 buyers from 58 countries attended, 659 of them actively organized by the Fair“s management team.

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF THE BUYERS AT FENAVIN DURING ITS SEVEN EVENTS
This dedication to trade also means that FENAVIN pays special attention to national buyers.
So much so that 9,778 Spanish buyers attended and worked hard at the 2013 event.

Contact Offices
Calle Toledo, 17
13071 Ciudad Rea
secretaria@fenavin.com

(+34) 926 29 56 28
(+34) 926 25 40 60
(+34) 926 29 56 12 (Exhibitors

 International wine and spirits exhibition

The Sial Wine Expo taking place in Shanghai is a professional exhibition of the international wines and spirits industry. Numerous manufacturers and suppliers of high quality wines and spirits from all over the world present their products to a qualified audience taking the opportunity to meet new customers as well as to open up new business segments. Therefore, the expo is an important communication and information platform of the industry. The event is accompanied by a competition where the best wine will be awarded. Visitors also have the possibility to taste assorted wines.

The SIAL Wine World will take place on 3 days from Wednesday, 06. May to Friday, 08. May 2015 in Shanghai.

Sial Wine World Brochure 2015

SIAL WINE WORLD 2015 Preview:

• 300 wine & spirits exhibitors
• 15,000 professional visitors
• 6,000 sqm WINE section at Hall W5
• Numerous top class events
• Pavilions from: Hungary ,Spain, Italy, South Africa, Portugal ,Founding Wines of Europe, and China

For International Exhibitors
Mrs. Geraldine ANDREJAC
Tel: +33 (0) 1 76 77 13 97
mail:geraldine.andrejac@comexposium.com

ExpoVinis Brasil is the biggest event of this segment in Latin America and also a reference in the world’s wine market.

Organized every year in the city of São Paulo, it holds a featured position in the “Wine Business” route and is one of the most important among 10 events in the world in this sector.

This position was achieved after years of consistent work from all of the wine’s production and distribution chain.

SECTORS AT EXPOVINIS BRASIL

• National and International Wine Producers;
• Importers;
• Exporters;
• Distributors;
• Representatives;
• Wine Machinery and Equipment producers;
• Service Providers connected to the wine segment;
• Wine Accessories suppliers;

ExpoVinis Brasil is the ideal event to meet the latest launchings of the market, where usually the great news and trends of the sector start to take a form.

It is also the stage for the producers of wine machinery and equipment, service providers and accessories suppliers from this segment to show their most recent innovations.

The visitor has the opportunity to meet and taste the sophisticated labels that are present in the biggest wine event in Latin America.

Services to Exhibitors: 

Luiz Marques
mail : luiz.marques@informa.com
Tel. : +55 11 3598-7810

Attention to Visitants: 
visitante.fev@informa.com