The following wines will feature in the tasting: Família Nin Ortiz Planetes 2023 (DOQ Priorat), Clos des Fées Vieilles Vignes Blanc 2022 (AOC Languedoc-Roussillon), Javi Revert Micalet 2024 (DO Valencia), Còsmic Consciència Còsmica 2022 (DO Empordà), Josep Foraster Pep 2021 (DO Conca de Barberà), 4kilos 2021 (Mallorca), Occhipinti Frappato 2023 (Terre Siciliane IGT) y Clos du Mont-Olivet Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2021 Magnum (AOC Rhône)
Ana Osorio leads this tasting with the following wines: Susana Esteban y Jacques Lassaigne Sidecar Espumante 2020 (Alentejo), Buçaco Rosado Reservado 2019 (Dão-Bairrada), Niepoort Redoma Branco Reserva 2023 (Douro), Antonio Madeira Vinhas Velhas Tinto 2018 (Dão), Alvaro Castro Tinto Reserva 2016 (Dão), Niepoort Robustus 2019 (Douro), Azores Wine Company Vinha Canada do Monte 2021 (Azores), Barbeito Frasqueira Verdelho MEF 1994 (Madeira) y Niepoort Vintage 2022 (Porto)
The following wines will feature in the tasting: Domaine Henri Magnien Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers 2022, Domaine Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Petite-Chapelle 2022, Georges Noëllat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes 2022, J.J. Confuron Clos-Vougeot Grand Cru 2022, Nicole Lamarche Échézeaux Grand Cru 2022, Jean-Marie Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin Les Perrières 2022 and Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Sentiers 2022
Jeni Wilson DipWSET, director of the Vintage Class education centre, holds her Winetime tasting in English - but with translation into Spanish if necessary. The tasting covers the world's wine varieties and wine regions, all accompanied by a few nibbles. The tastings are held in various locations (Haro, Aranda de Duero, Valladolid, Burgos and Madrid) throughout these months.
San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Vintae are holding Burning Wine, a wine tourism experience inspired by a futuristic and psychedelic universe designed to enjoy wine, music, fancy dress and a good time.
On a fizz-filled day, the town of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia will host Territori Efervescent, a showroom for Catalan sparkling wines from emerging producers, whose names will be revealed shortly. Admission includes a 25 cl Lehmann Glass Premium glass, which attendees can take home with them.
Bodegas Lecea in San Asensio holds its own grape harvest with a traditional grape treading in the stone lagar of its facilities in the village's winery district, followed on Sunday by the pressing of the grapes. There will also be visits to the 16th century cellars, tasting of Lecea wines, lunch at the winery and a walk through the vineyards.
The second edition of this festival includes tastings with expert commentary by winemakers and sommeliers, local cuisine, craft stalls, live music, and activities for children.
Diego González, co-owner and sommelier at Tiempos Líquidos in Burgos, presents a session focused on Beaujolais wines.
Familia Torres will offer a vertical tasting of six selected vintages of Purgatori: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 and the current 2022, which blends for the first time Gonfaus, an ancestral grape variety recovered by Familia Torres for its oenological interest and ability to adapt to climate change. During the tasting, the 2022 Gonfaus varietal wine will also be presented.
The Union of Vinos de Pago Certificados presents a show with the 14 wineries that are part of this group, which will also feature a tasting guided by Pedro Ballesteros MW and Juan Manuel Bellver, journalist and wine consultant, who will present a wine from each winery in the Union, followed by a cocktail reception. At 19:00, there will be a panel discussion on the ‘Future of the Vinos de Pago Certificados’, with the presence of Juan Manuel Bellver, Cristina Tierno, sommelier and trainer, Pedro Ballesteros and Francisco Fernández, president of the Union de Vinos de Pago Certificados.
This first Argentine wine show, organised by Pilar Otra, founder of Vinilogy Wine Bars, and Daniel Perchanté, director of Expediciones del Vino, includes the participation of 25 exhibitors, masterclasses and panel discussions with experts.
As part of San Sebastián Gastronomika, the DO Navarra is presenting a special tasting of rosé wines made from Garnacha grapes, a versatile variety with great gastronomic potential. Led by expert Beth Willard, attendees will sample the following wines: Aroa Larrosa 2024 (Tierra Estella), Señorío de Sarría Viñedo Cinco 2024 (Valdizarbe), Eslava Rosé 2024 (Baja Montaña), Caudalía Lerga Rosé Parcelas Old-vidadas 2024 (Baja Montaña), Ubeta Wines Pinpilinpauxa de Ubeta 2024 (Ribera Baja), Alzania Rosé 2024 (Tierra Estella), Amatria Son de La Guarda 2024 (Baja Montaña), Viña Palacios El Arrebol de la Carra Cabra 2023 (Ribera Alta), Máximo Abete Guerinda+ La Rosa 2022 (Baja Montaña) and Bodegas San Martín La Huella Aitana Cuvée 2021 (Baja Montaña)
Juanjo Barreno, a passionate winegrower, invites everyone to join him on a tour of the Canary Islands with a selection of his own wines: Terranic, Oceanic, focused on Atlantic wines, and Canariensis, made from local varieties such as Gual and Verijadiego Blanca.
This tasting features the following wines: Château Grand Village Blanc 2019 - Magnum (AOC Bordeaux), Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Magnum (Marlborough, Nueva Zelanda), Cérvoles Blanc 2023 (DO Costers del Segre), Neudorf Moutere Chardonnay 2020 (Nelson, Nueva Zelanda), Cuentaviñas CDVIN Garnacha 2021 (DOCa Rioja) y Tardieu-Laurent Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Spéciale 2021 (AOC Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Pablo Durigutti is one of the leading figures in Argentina's vibrant wine scene. Since 2002, he and his brother Héctor have been at the helm of a family project based in Mendoza, the epicentre of Argentina's wine industry. However, they have also explored other regions such as Cafayate, Fiambalá, Famatina, San Juan and Río Negro in search of wines that convey the essence of their origins.
A tasting of nine South African wines with expert and humanist Juancho Asenjo
Jeni Wilson DipWSET, director of the Vintage Class education centre, holds her Winetime tasting in English - but with translation into Spanish if necessary. The tasting covers the world's wine varieties and wine regions, all accompanied by a few nibbles.
Selection of wines from different areas spread across four provinces of Castile with diverse climates, soils and styles.
This is the first of a series of tastings that, by popular demand, will be held again in order to study the qualities that each type of soil imparts to wine. Spain has all types of soils suitable for viticulture: granite, slate, clay-calcareous, volcanic... We will take a tour of the entire geography in a highly informative tasting session that will clarify what minerality is all about.
The gardens of Finca Nadal in Torrelavit are the setting for the fourth edition of the Corpinnat Harvest Festival, an occasion to enjoy more than 50 sparkling wines from the 16 estates that belong to the collective brand, accompanied by five tapas prepared by the Aqqua restaurant in Martorell.
Christian Barbier is in charge of regenerative viticulture at Clos Mogador, a project founded by his family in Gratallops. He applies practices such as grazing, green cover and biofertilisers to regenerate the soil and improve biodiversity. He is a driving force behind the Associació de Viticultura Regenerativa. In Priorat, he defends a living, resilient viticulture committed to the landscape. He will present wines and ideas for a regenerative future.
Gravel Terrer is a gravel bike route designed by Miquel Artés, which invites you to discover the Priorat region by pedalling between old vines, dry-stone slopes and landscapes of great beauty and intensity. With a distance of 113.5 km, divided into two stages, this route combines physical demands with the contemplation of a unique wine-growing area. The route crosses historic and qualified vineyards, living testimonies of the Priorat wine tradition, and offers a deep immersion in its essence.
Few wineries in Spain are capable of combining classicism and avant-garde as hallmarks of their identity as Martinez Lacuesta does. Its portfolio includes historic Rioja brands such as Campeador and Martinez Lacuesta, along with a vermouth based on a recipe from 1937. Its technical director, Javier Bañales, will lead this tasting to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the Rioja house.
The following wines will be tasted: Clos des Fées Vieilles Vignes Blanc 2023, Marie and Frédéric Chauffray La Réserve d'O Blanc 2024, Marie and Frédéric Chauffray Hissez O 2020, Clos Marie Pic Saint Loup Cuvée Simon 2020, Le Clos des Fées 2011 Magnum, Château de la Négly Coteaux du Languedoc La Falaise 2022, Cazes Ambré 2013 and Rivesaltes 1970. The wines will be served with gourmet products from Vila Viniteca.
An introductory day to French wines, from the Loire Valley and Bordeaux to the Rhône, Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon, not forgetting Jura and Burgundy. Nine wines from different regions will be tasted: Crémant de Bourgogne, Alsace, Loire Valley, Jura, Provence, Languedoc-Roussillon, Rhône, Burgundy and Bordeaux. The tasting will be conducted by Paola Cuadrado, export manager at Les Grands Chais de France.
Pilar Cruces, sommelier and owner of Lust for Wine, will discuss the importance of soil in wine, accompanied by a wine tasting.
The following wines will be tasted: Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 2018 (AOC Champagne), Dominio del Águila Reserva 2020 (DO Ribera del Duero), Domaine Henri Magnien Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru La Coutière 2020 (AOC Bourgogne), Antinori Tignanello 2022 (Toscana IGT), Rotem & Mounir Saouma Châteauneuf-du-Pape Arioso 2014 (AOC Rhône), Tradición Amontillado VORS (DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry), Dönnhoff Hermannshöhle Riesling Grosses Gewächs 2022 (VDP Nahe) and Niepoort White 10 Years Old Demijohn Magnum (DOP Porto)
A new edition of this wine festival arrives in Valencia, featuring music and live performances with the Mediterranean Sea as a backdrop. Includes three drinks and a Spiegelau glass.
Rematadura is a term from Somontano that refers to the celebration of the end of the grape harvest. To celebrate, Bodega Pirineos presents a gastronomic show, as well as a live performance by the band The Invaders and sessions by DJs Apolo White and Dj Colombo. Tickets include a bus service from Barbastro.
This is a wine fair that brings together small producers from Galicia and wine regions of Spain and Portugal who try to transmit in their wines a sense of place and are respectful with their vineyards. It is an opportunity to meet many growers who are committed to small -scale production and wines with soul. The list of producers has not yet been published.
Laura Rodríguez, sommelier and co-owner of Tiempos Líquidos in Burgos, presents a session focused on Burgundy wines.
New Verema wine event with a showroom of producers and guided tastings by Ramón Bilbao, the best wines from the ADN Verema guide and DO Ribera del Duero.
Born and bred in Jerez and a multifaceted winemaker, Jordi is well versed in the potential of Jerez's albariza soils and grape varieties. In this tasting, he will present wines from brands such as Patrick Murphy, Hacienda La Quinteria and his most personal project, Finca Los Pinos.
DO Utiel-Requena presents a showroom with more than 30 wines to taste, accompanied by a gastronomic exhibition. Invitations can be requested through the DO's official social media accounts. From 21 to 31 October, this event will also be held in venues in the Valencian neighbourhoods of Cabañal, L'Eixample, El Carmen, Ruzafa and Pla del Real.
A tasting to discover producers and wines from this unique archipelago: Puro Rofe Blanco 2023 (DO Lanzarote), Suertes del Marqués Las Suertes 2022 (DO V. Orotava), Ignios Orígenes Vijariego 2017 and Ignios Orígenes Baboso Negro 2022 (DO Ycoden-Daute-Isora), Artífice Vidueños Blanco 2021 (DO Ycoden-Daute-Isora), Bimbache Blanco 2023, Bimbache Miguelito Jackson Blan de Nuar 2023 and Bimbache John Stone Tinto 2022 (DO El Hierro)
Wine tasting led by Laura Rodríguez, sommelier and co-owner of the Tiempos Líquidos wine bar in Burgos.
Champagne producers, both large houses and small growers, offer tastings of their wines: Agrapart, Ayala, Bollinger, Franck Bonville, Jacquesson, José Michel, Laurent-Perrier, Louise Brison, Nicolas Maillart and Yann Alexandre, among others.
Ada Mahu, commercial director at Meddis importers, presents a tasting of this variety, which originated in Burgundy but is now found in many other wine-growing regions, especially the New World. The wines include: Spy Valley (New Zealand), Paul Cluver (South Africa), Cristom (USA), Viña Ventisquero (Chile), Casa Valduga (Brazil), Bouza (Uruguay) and Bodegas del Fin del Mundo (Argentina).
Second part of this tasting of great wines from historical wine-growing regions. The following wines will be tasted: Mestres Clos Nostre Senyor Brut Nature Gran Reserva 2018 (DO Cava), Les Perrières 2021 (AOC Bordeaux), Artadi El Carretil 2020 (Álava), G. D. Vajra Bricco Delle Viole 2020 (DOCG Barolo), Álvaro Palacios Finca Dofí 2022 (DOQ Priorat), Domaine Berthet-Bondet Château-Chalon 2016 (AOC Château-Chalon), Château Fuissé Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Le Clos 2022 (AOC Bourgogne) and Barbeito Os Mestres Reserva Especial - R. Diogo & D. Niepoort (DOP Madeira).
This annual event includes tastings, theatre, activities at the nine participating wineries and wine presses, a venencia exhibition, music and children's games. In addition, the IV Technical Conference on 20 October will be dedicated to innovation and the application of AI in the vineyard and wine sector.
This great Pauillac château, whose origins date back to 1705, has only been in the hands of three families. Since 1975, it is managed by the Tesseron family, who work the vineyard biodynamically (in the 1990s and 2000s, respectively) and follow minimal intervention principles in the winery. The following vintages will be tasted: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2002.
Tastings, open doors at the wineries, showcookings and live music will be among the activities at Matavendimia, the DO Jumilla wine fair.
An opportunity to enjoy wines from different regions with friends, music, a great atmosphere, games, tapas and even a prize draw. With sommelier Pilar Cruces from Lust for Wine.
Diego González, sommelier and co-owner of Tiempos Líquidos in Burgos, presents a session focused on Rhône wines.
Tasta Porrera is a wine and local gastronomy fair organised by the Porrera Wineries Association and the town council. During the event, visitors will be able to taste wines from the 20 or so wineries in the town, accompanied by local food and wine for sale directly.
A new edition of the Rioja Alavesa Wine Run is being held today in Oion with three types of entries: two 10 km and 20 km races and a leisurely 10 km hike along vineyard-lined paths and trails. At the end of the race, a wine and local produce fair will be held.
A showroom with producers, but focused exclusively on sparkling wines, vermouths, sweet wines and fortified wines. A guided tasting by GRM Canarias has also been confirmed.
Diana Moreno, winemaker at this Ribera del Duero winery founded in 2001, presents a vertical tasting of Finca Helena de Abadia San Quirce, sourced from a pre-Phylloxera vineyard planted with the Tinto Fino variety in La Aguilera.
Writer and Master of Wine Sarah Jane Evans presents a tasting session that will explore the wines and varieties of the Mediterranean as part of the International Congress ‘Alicante, historic capital of Mediterranean wine’.
As part of the International Congress ‘Alicante, historic capital of Mediterranean wine’, María Jose Huertas, sommelier at the Casino de Madrid, and Beth Willard, contributor to Tim Atkin, present a tasting of ancestral wines, varieties that are being revived or that champion forgotten traditions. The selection will include wines from Istria, Croatia, Sicily, Bosnia, Crete, Majorca, Cava, Penedés and Alicante.
The closing tasting of the International Congress ‘Alicante, historic capital of Mediterranean wine’ is dedicated to Fondillón and will be led by Pedro Ballesteros MW and sommelier Ferran Centelles, drinks manager at the elBulli Foundation.
