Is the human being sustainable by nature? This is the starting point of this “Socratic tasting,” an experience of reflection and enjoyment aimed at every curious soul. A collaborative space that merges the thought-provoking power of Socratic maieutics with the grounding sensibility of a wine tasting —connecting body and mind. The session is led by María Ángeles Quesada (philosopher and author) and Boris Olivas (wine critic and educator).
A journey through a selection of wines and excerpts from the Diccionari literari del Priorat, read by four authors: Raquel Ricart, Anna Ballbona, Sebastià Perelló, and Maria Callís. These writers participated in the Priorat En Persona gatherings, sharing time and stories with locals, and later wrote texts inspired by this shared experience. A literary and wine-tasting experience curated by the Centre Quim Soler, la literatura i el vi. The session includes a tasting of wines from Trosset de Porrera, Cims de Porrera, Encastell and Sangenís I Vaqué.
Showroom with producers and four guided tastings: the best wines according to the guide ADN Verema, Prodetur, Secanos Vivos - SEO Birdlife Project and DO Ribera del Duero.
As part of the 10th anniversary of the International Wine Challenge Industry Awards, the Wine Talks will focus on the evolution of Spanish wine over the last decade, from the recovery of local grape varieties to Pilar Salillas' thoughts on divergent winemaking in a polarised world, cooperatives and the evolution of communication in the sector. Fernando Mora MW will talk about the keys to entering new markets and also take part, alongside the competition judges, in a masterclass tasting entitled ‘Milestones and wines of the last decade’.
New edition of the 21st Century Wineries Exhibition and the latest wine developments.
Sherry Week celebrates a whole week dedicated to sherry wines with about a hundred events in over 25 countries, both online and offline. Since 2014, more than 20,000 events have taken place worldwide.
A selection of seven wines made by leading wine women: El Jardí dels Sentits Viblioteca Familiar 2010 (DO Penedès), Foradori Fontanasanta Nosiola Ánfora 2023 (Trentino Alto Adige, Italy), Anna Espelt Cap de Creus Pla de Tudela 2023 (DO Empordà), Clos Erasmus Laurel Blanco 2023 (DOQa Priorat), Occhipinti SP68 2023 (IGP Terre Siciliane), Susana Esteban Sem Vergonha 2021 (Alentejo, Portugal) and Venus de La Figuera 2021 (DO Montsant).
Roberto Rodríguez grew up in Torbeo, a small mountain village in Ribeira Sacra, surrounded by vineyards. After years running a gourmet shop in Ourense, in 2017 he decided to return to his roots, reclaiming his uncles' vineyard and creating Adega Entrecantos. He works only with his own grapes and minimal intervention.
A tasting that takes you on a journey through vineyards from Germany to South Africa and the US, passing by Burgundy and Jura with the following wines: Pinot Noix 3rd 2021 by Daniel Twardowski, Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2023 by Mark Haisma, Mâcon Rouge Cuvée 910 2023 by Domaine des Vignes du Maynes, Baby Bandito Follow Your Dreams 2023 by Testalonga and Portlandia from Willamette Valley.
A tasting of Champagne with the following cuvées: Gonet-Médeville Blanc de Noirs 1er Cru Brut, Larmandier-Bernier Latitude Extra-Brut, Brisson Lahaye Brut La Distinguée, Aubry Brut Rosé, Roger Coulon Brut Réserve de l'Hommée, Augustin Cuvée 116 Blanc de Noirs 2017 and Pierre Callot Grauves Brut Nature
Technical director of Península Viticultores and Master of Wine student, Tao Platón will present a comprehensive selection of his wines, from Bideona, his village wine project in Rioja, to the wines of ‘Península collection’, which includes a range from Cebreros-Sierra de Gata blends to new-style txakolis.
Most 2025, the film and wine festival, celebrates its 14th edition in two locations. The first part will take place in the Auditorium of the new Vinseum in Vilafranca del Penedès and the second in Priorat. Both venues will screen films and documentaries related to wine and offer a variety of tastings, including wines from Bierzo (8 November), which is the guest region.
In addition to a champagne tasting competition in the morning (€360 for three participants), there will also be a party with live music and champagne.
This five-day course in Spanish, organised by the Ibiza School of Hospitality, was created with the aim of promoting the culture and wine of our country. The first edition will feature 22 high-level professionals such as Pedro Ballesteros MW, Andreas Kubach MW, Ferran Centelles, Martina Prieto Pariente, Rafael Palacios, Silvia Flores and Raül Bobet, among others. Students who pass the course will receive the Spanish Wine Ambassador certificate.
Around 15 growe champagne producers, including Bereche, Etienne Calsac, Pascal Doquet, Ponsart, Clandestin and Jacques Lassaigne, among others, will be in Madrid today offering tastings of their wines.
Around 40 producers, most of them small, will be at the third edition of this cute wine fair in Gijón, offering tastings of some 200 wines. Among the wineries attending will be Mixtura, Serdio, Bernabeleva, Destinos Cruzados, Olga Verde, Escolinas, Juan Carlos Sancha, Titerot Akaet, Clos dels Guarans, César Fernández and Xose Lois Sebio.
As part of Malvasia de Sitges Week, there will be a trade fair with more than 30 producers presenting 50 single-varietal Malvasia de Sitges wines. There will also be a workshop entitled ‘The Myth of Malvasia,’ led by INCAVI researcher Enric Bartra and CIM director Alba Gràcia, and a panel discussion with the title ‘Malvasia, beyond sweet wine,’ featuring various experts. Check the programme for other activities open to the public.
The 12th edition of Vinos Off the Record will feature more than 50 national and international producers including El Hato y el Garabato, Fulcro, Sílice, Oxer Wines, Sierra de Toloño, Barco del Corneta, German R Blanco, Gramona, Mesquida Mora, Arrayán, El Reventón, Raúl Moreno and Bimbache.
A globetrotting Seville native, former sommelier and now winemaker and vigneron in the Jerez region, Raúl Moreno leads an unconventional and exciting project featuring native and international grape varieties and wines that strive for precision, purity and quality.
Jaume Val, sales director at Mestres, leads a tasting of these long-aged sparkling wines to celebrate the centenary of the Sant Sadurní d'Anoia-based producer.
Why Not, a charity that aims to improve the quality of life of people with mental health issues, is organising a charity event with talks by Dani Lasa Sancho Rodríguez (Drinks of the future for a changing world), Roc Gramona (Generational survival), Ricardo and Álvaro Palacios (Classifying vineyards to enhance wine), Raúl Pérez (Castro Ventosa. The Journey Begins), Yolanda Ortiz de Arri (10,000 Years of Wine in a Fleeting Journey) and Alex Hernández and Lourdes Rekondo (Rekondo: More than 60 Years). The event will conclude with the presentation of an award to Txomin Rekondo for his career achievements and a snack paired with the wines of the speakers.
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 European legacy is classicism, longevity and grandeur, and its wines stand the test of time in regions such as Burgundy, Piedmont, Loire and Rhône. The following wines will be tasted: Barolo Fossati 2021 from Vaira Aurelj, Clos Durandière 2022 from Étienne Bodet, Cornas 2022 from Mickael Bourg, Pinot Noix Hofberg Reserve 2020 from Daniel Twardowski and J. Claude Rateau Beaune 1er Cru.
The village of Gevrey-Chambertin in Burgundy is the largest in the Côte de Nuits, the pinot noir region par excellence. It has 26 plots classified as Premier Cru and nine of the main Grand Cru. The following wines will be tasted: Domaine Henri Magnien Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux 2017, Domaine Vincent Girardin Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2020, Joseph Drouhin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cazetiers 2022, La Maison Romane Gevrey-Chambertin Justice 2022, Maxime Cheurlin Noëllat Gevrey-Chambertin ‘En Champs’ 2022 and Rossignol-Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux 2012.
Pilar Cruces, sommelier and owner of Lust for Wine, presents a wine tasting on Montsant and Priorat and will discuss the influence of monasteries.
A soprano, a piano and the effervescence of bubbles: experience the thrill of live opera
Pura Cepa restaurant and shop in Murcia presents the second edition of Cata a Dos, a blind tasting competition for 25 couples with prizes of €600 for the first couple, €300 for the second and €100 for the third.
A two-day event featuring more than 15 presentations by specialists in viticulture, land management, biodiversity and fire prevention, exploring how to care for and revitalise rural landscapes. In addition to a tasting led by Josep Roca focusing on landscape ethics, care and the humanisation of the land, there will be discussion sessions, practical experiences and the opportunity to dine with wines from Futuro Viñador vignerons at Hotel Empordà ‘el Motel’ (not included in the price).
As part of the mountain film festival in Torelló (Barcelona), there will be two guided tastings of mountain wines led by Anna Vicens and winegrower Roger Viusà, with live music by Laura Andrés. There will also be a meal accompanied by mountain wines.
The Sindicato del Gusto presents a long-aged wine exhibition featuring whites over 10 years old and reds over 20 years old, as well as fortified VOS and VORS wines. These are some of the wineries that will be attending: Abadía Retuerta, Hacienda Monasterio, La Rioja Alta, Marqués de Riscal, Conde de los Andes, Ramón Bilbao, Familia Torres, Recadero and Ossian.
Jordi Monroig, Brand Ambassador for Louis Roederer Spain, presents a tasting featuring the following wines: Louis Roederer Collection 245, Louis Roederer Vintage 2016, Louis Roederer Vintage Rosé 2017 and Louis Roederer Cristal 2016
This new chapter of the Wine Explorer courses invites you to discover the expression of sparkling, white, red and sweet wines from some of Italy's leading wine regions. The guide for this session is William Sequera, sommelier at Negrini, the largest distributor of Italian wines in Spain.
Juanma Ruiz Casado leads a tasting of wines from this prestigious Bordeaux region, featuring the following releases: Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2016, Château Haut-Bailly 2021, Château Pape Clément 2021, Domaine de Chevalier 2016 (white) and Domaine Smith Haut Lafite 2015 (white)
A tempting tasting for champagne lovers: Juancho Asenjo and David López Lluc present a tasting of champagnes from two production models: ‘grand maison’ vs ‘small vigneron’ with wines from legendary houses and little-known artisan producers.
Iván Sánchez, sommelier at Venta Moncalvillo, presents a tasting of European wines that transcend traditional boundaries. The following wines will be tasted: Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2019 (England), Sarris Panochori Robola 2022 (Greece), E Knoll Grüner Vetliner Ried Kreutles 2020 (Austria), Harsányi Ciróka Furmint 2018 (Hungary), Movia Lunar 2018 (Slovenia), Vinas Mora Kaamen 2021 (Croatia), Matthias Orsett Gamaret Les Fuseaux 2023 (Switzerland) and Quinta Val D Maria Douro 2018 (Portugal).
Ribera del Duero wine would be hard to understand without the Pérez Pascuas family, advocates of the region's potential and of Tinto Fino as the cornerstone of their red wines, which they grow on a good part of their 145 hectares. A selection of their wines will be tasted, from the latest Cepa Gavilán harvest to their Gran Selección.
Pilar Cruces, sommelier and owner of Lust for Wine, presents this session about soils and wine.
Tasting focused on wines from basalt soils, marked by the core of the Earth and full of character. The following wines will be tasted: Bimbache Tinto 2022, Tenuta del Terre Nere Rosso 2022, Roserock Drouhin Zéphirine Pinot Noir 2022, Inama Foscarino Soave Classico 2022, Barbeito Branco da Laje Sercial 2019, Estate Argyros Cuvée Evdemon 2020, Zind-Humbrecht Gewürtraminer Clos Saint Urbain Rangen De Thann Grand Cru 2020 and Château Dereszla Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos 2017.
Mas Roger is a historic farmhouse located in Cabacés, in the Montsant region, which has been transformed into a space for applied research in viticulture and oenology since 2023 thanks to VITEC. The project focuses on native grape varieties and agroecological farming techniques adapted to preserving the landscape and addressing climate change. Sergi de Lamo, oenologist and researcher with over 20 years of experience, directed VITEC from 2008 to 2025, leading innovation and knowledge transfer projects with wineries across the country. Attendants will share a selection of Priorat wines and other unique wines (blind) to spark a conversation about the present and future of viticulture.
In addition to Castes The Musical, which takes place from 21 to 23 October, with performances by Kiko Veneno, Carlangas, Onfire and Ariza, among others, the Castes fair will be held on Sunday with more than 100 national and international wineries and the international team tasting championship.
Showroom with producers and guided tastings with Ramón Bilbao, the best wines in the ADN Verema Guide and Ribera del Duero.
Some 20 wineries from Spain, France and Italy will be present at the seventh edition of the Mediterranean wine exhibition La Odisea. New this year is a blind tasting of Mediterranean wines in pairs.
Recognised as a Premier Cru in the 1855 Bordeaux wine classification, its prestige grew thanks to the creation of an oenology faculty on its premises. Its technical director, Miguel Aguirre, will lead a tasting featuring wines such as Gran Vin La Tour Blanche, Emotions de La Tour Blanche and Brumes de La Tour Blanche, as well as its still wines Leonie de La Tour Blanche and Jardins de la Tour Blanche.
Blind tasting, as well as being a good exercise in humility, is also one of the ways to affirm and expand your knowledge of wine. In this first session, Ricardo Sanchoyarto, using eight wines without a specific theme but with a common thread, will challenge your knowledge of the relationship between climate, soil and variety, viticulture and winemaking techniques, as well as wine marketing.
The winemaker at Justinos's Madeira presents his project on the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo and will showcase part of his extensive wine collection, which includes the Fanal range of non-fortified wines made from recovered indigenous grape varieties.
A dozen wineries, including Abadía Retuerta and Hispano-Suizas, will offer wine tastings at Lavinia Moraleja Green's winter party.
Aitor Paul and David Villamiel present the Garnacha wines from old vines that they farm between the Alberche valley and the Tiétar mountains on granite and sandy soils.
DO Calatayud hosts this international event that will explore the relationship between soil and wine in extreme vineyards, with speakers including producer and Master of Wine Fernando Mora, chef Eduardo Salanova, French geologist Françoise Vannier, and researcher Ruth Soto. The event will combine field visits to several vineyards in the area with a technical session.
Pilar Cruces, sommelier and owner of Lust for Wine, presents a session to learn how to blind taste national white wines.
