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VINEXPO PREVIEW: It’s show time!
Vinexpo is upon us once again, presenting a huge number of exhibitors and speakers from all over the world. New additions to the event this year include the luxurious Club de Lac and the Marketers exhibition
If the sheer diversity of drinks at this year’s LIWSF has left you with a touch of tasting fatigue then get gargling with lager and flossing with plently of fluoride as Bordeaux’s biennial Vinexpo is fast approaching. Doors open on Sunday 17 June and close on Thursday 21 June, letting in an estimated 48,000 professional visitors to meet with more than 2,300 exhibitors.
Having been launched in 1981 with 524 exhibitors from 21 countries in attendance, the exhibition has matured into the largest gathering of wine and spirits professionals in the world. In 2005 there were a staggering 2,370 exhibitors from 43 different countries, who managed to attract a grand total of 48,958 visitors. It’s no surprise then that the 14th Vinexpo exhibition is set to be this summer’s hot ticket for those in the trade.
Stands for this year’s exhibition were apparently booked out by last November and they will be showcasing thousands of exhibitors from 45 countries. Obviously all the main producing regions such as France, Italy, Spain, USA and Chile, will be present in abundance. A number of intriguing newcomers, such as Slovakia, will also be represented for the first time.
Of course Slovakian wine is not the only original prospect to tempt the seasoned Vinexpo-goer. There is also the introduction of the Marketers exhibition in the Convention Centre, which sees Vinexpo branching out into the exhibiting of sales material and marketing techniques necessary to spur wine and spirits sales in both the on- and off-trade.
Also, for those of you who think wine tasting, idyllic landscaped gardens and luxury facilities make rather appealing bedfellows, then you need look no further than the newly installed Club du Lac, which replaces the Club des Marques in 2007 and plays host to some of the industry’s leading manufacturers.
Yet Vinexpo is not simply content to display the products of the trade, it has also provided an authoritative analysis of market trends and predictions in the form of a global research project commissioned from drinks analyst IWSR. The survey has been commissioned to tie in with this year’s fair and has been extensively conducted over 28 wine producing countries. Its findings concerning British drinkers are particularly revealing and provide further encouragement for a healthy British interest in this year’s Vinexpo exhibition.
The research predicts that within the next three years, the UK wine market will grow to such an extent that Britain will spend more on still and sparkling wine than any other European country with sales reaching £5.5 billion; between 2001 and 2005 UK wine sales had already risen by 25% to reach more than £4.9bn.
Also, British wine drinkers are prepared to pay more for their grape; sales of bottles priced at more than £2.90 accounted for nearly half of volume sold in 2005 which represents a rise of 40% since 2001.
Wine lovers
The popularity of wine in the UK is partly the result, according to Vinexpo’s research, of its increased popularity with the 20-25 age group who, compared to similar age groups in the USA and Japan, consider wine to be stylish, civilised and good for the health. However the survey also highlighted that young British drinkers are anxious about their lack of knowledge when it comes to wine, believing wine to be a product requiring special expertise. Indeed they claimed that there is a mystique surrounding wine and that labelling often confuses while failing to inform.
Yet overall, as Robert Beynat, general manager of Vinexpo, has rightly commented, “This study shows very positive views to wine by young adults in the UK. It is clear that wine drinking is something they aspire to and they want to know more about.” Indeed the introduction of the Marketers exhibition to this years Vinexpo should prove highly beneficial in this respect.
So if you want to keep your finger on the pulse of both established and emerging brands this year and combine tasting and essential business, then there is no better guidebook to the trade than a few days spent sauntering round Vinexpo.
Although with over 41,000 sq metres of floor space, a guidebook is exactly what you may need. Therefore here is the drinks business’ breakdown of the wealth of tastings and conferences which will be on offer at the show this year.
Timetable of Events
Saturday 16 June
10am-6pm
Pro-Am Vinexpogolf: Pro-am golf tournament with 22 young pros and 66 amateurs
Location: Parcours des Chateaux of the Golf du Médoc
By invitation Contact: g18@g18.fr
Sunday 17 June
8.30am-6.30pm
Tasting: Amber Rivesaltes in Cocktails. In honour of 30 years of AOC Côtes du Roussillon et Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Speaker: Yves Zier, manager for education and didactic communication of the CIVR
Location: Stand KL 28, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: export1@vins-du-rousillon.com
9am-6pm
Ubifrance’s Meetings with the Economic Missions
Location: Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: cynthia.regulski@ubifrance.fr
9.30am-6pm
Tasting: The gold of Bordeaux – tasting of the right and the left bank
Location: Room 223, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: achard-m@wanadoo.fr
9.30am-6pm
Tasting: Twelve Women – Twelve Wines
Location: Room 211, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: c.craveia.goyaud@chateau-romieu.frr
10am-11:30am
Tasting: The best wines of Toscani from the “selezione dei vini di Toscana”
Location: Room 221, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: karin.mertor@hotmail.com
10am-11am
Tasting: Prosecco
Speaker: Giuseppe Martelli, president of the International Union of Oenologists
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
12pm-1pm
Vinexpogolf prize ceremony
Location: Avenue, Hall 1
Free entrance Contact: g18@g18.fr
12pm-1pm
Tasting: Vertical tasting of Italian wines
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
2pm-6pm
Tasting: Some vintages of the new millennium from the Association des Grands Crus Classés de Saint Emilion
Location: Hall 3
By invitation Contact: ldc.laure@wanadoo.fr
2pm-6pm
Tasting: Grands Crus of Saint-Emilion cup
Location: Tasting Area 2, Hall 3
By invitation Contact: astrid.deysine@vins-saint-emillion.com
2.30pm-3.30pm
Tasting: Italian Mountain wines
Speaker: Giuseppe Martelli, president of the International Union of Oenologists
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
2.30-5.30pm
Conference: the drinks business BRIC forum 2007
Location: Amphitheâtre C, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: conference@thedrinksbusiness.com
2.30-6.30pm
FIJEV general assembly
Location: Amphitheâtre B, Palais des Congrès
By invitation Contact: crus-classes@crus-classes.com
3pm-4.30pm
Tasting: Tasting of Port wines
Speaker: Célia Lima, marketing manager
Location: Room 221, Hall 2
By invitation Contact: celia.lima@sogevinus.com
4.30pm-5.30pm
Tasting: Venitian-Amarone wines
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
7pm
1855 Grands Crus Classés: Dinner Médoc & Sauternes
Location: Château Mouton Rothschild
By invitation Contact: cynthia.regulski@ubifrance.fr
| Le Club du Lac
In previous years Vinexpo has provided relaxing lakeside luxury for top exhibitors and their guests with its Club des Marques; a series of invitation-only outdoor pavilions. This year organisers have gone one better and replaced it with the even more palatial Club du Lac. Situated on the same site outside Hall 1, the club provides 15 air-conditioned pavilions, each with two floors overlooking the lake, fronted by an outside terrace and over 250 sq metres of private landscaped gardens. The restaurants that had occupied the space overlooking the lake will relocate to the site previously occupied by the Club des Marques. Thirteen of the industry’s major players will therefore be proudly exhibiting in Le Club du Lac in an atmosphere of five-star grandeur.
Le Club du Lac exhibitors
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Monday 18 June
8.30am-12.30pm
Conference: 53rd Congress of the Fédération Nationale des Syndicats de Courtiers en Vins et Spiritueux
Location: Palais des Congrès
By invitation Contact: bsl@bslconseil.fr
4pm-6.30pm
Conference: e-business and wine – state of the art, experience, feedback and perspectives
Location: Amphitheatre C, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: anne.scheondoerffer@gmail.com
8.30am-6.30pm
Tasting: Amber Rivesaltes in Cocktails in honour of 30 Years of AOC Cotes du Roussillon et Cotes du Roussillon Villages
Speaker: Yves Zier, manager for education and didactic communication of the CIVR
Location: Stand KL 28, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: export1@vins-du-rousillon.com
9.30am-6pm
Tasting: Wines form Médoc and Haut – Médoc AOC’s
Location: Room 211, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: carolevidal@medoc-bordeaux.com
9.30am-1.00pm
Tasting: Tasting of the top 100 wines from the concours des vins de pays which seduce on the international stage
Commentator: Tim Atkin
Location: Room 223, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: anivit@wanadoo.fr
9.30am-1pm
Tasting: The saga of the Great reds Burgundy, 1985-2005
Location: Tasting Area 1, Palais des Congrès
By invitation Contact: nelly.blau.picard@bivb.com
9.30am-11.30am
Conference: How to maximise wine sales in restaurants
Speaker: Jean-Michel Deluc
Location: Amphithéâtre B, Palais des Congrès (Convention Centre)
Contact: callin@vinexpo.fr
10.00am-12.00pm
Vinexpo Official Opening Ceremony
Free entrance
10am-5pm
Tasting: The 2006 vintage by the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux
Location: Tasting Area 2, Hall 2
By invitation Contact: ugc@ugcb.net
10am-1pm
Tasting: Grand tasting of Spanish wines – 25 years of promotion ICEX – Spanish wines
Speaker: Michael Bettane
Location: Room 231, Hall 2
By invitation Contact: mbudai@mcx.es 12.00pm-2.30pm
10am-1pm
Conference: Results of the study of the brand “Sud de France”
Speaker: Georges Frêche
Panellists: Bernard Devic, Gérard Bertrand, Wine Intelligence
Location: Room H1-H2, Palais des Congres
By invitation Contact: ludivine-coignard@vinspaysdoc.fr
10am-11am
Tasting: Tasting of the region of the Abruzzes
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
12pm-2.30pm
Tasting: Matching foods and wines
Location: Rooms F1-F2
By invitation Contact: claire.legrain@arc-intl.com
12pm-1pm
Tasting: Vertical tasting of Italian wines
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
12.30pm-2pm
Tasting: The genesis of vineyard classification in Germany
Location: Room 221, Hall 2
By invitation Contact: m.heil@vdp.de
2pm-6pm
Tasting: Vins de pays de l’Atlantique, vintage 2006
Location: Room 223, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: crva@crva.aquitaine.fr
2pm-4pm
Conference: The on-going training of sommeliers
Speaker: Giuseppe Vaccarini, director general, ASI
Location: Amphithéâtre C, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: callin@vinexpo.fr
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Marketers Exhibition Another new initiative for the 14th Vinexpo is the inclusion of the Marketers exhibition – a section offering equipment to enhance wine and spirit sales in supermarkets, retailers and restaurants. Based in the Convention Centre and dealing in point of sale material for the on- and off-trade, the exhibition will contain over 2,600 sq metres of merchandising material, accessories and decoration, as well as packaging and design solutions. Robert Beynat, general manager of Vinexpo, explains that: “Marketing and selling techniques are becoming a major preoccupation for all segments of the on-trade and off-trade. Marketers will reveal a whole new world of professional selling.” What’s more, the exhibition can be easily accessed by the innovative new “floating bridge”, which connects the Convention Centre and the Exhibition Centre and at 430 metres long, sets a new world record for a bridge of its type. |
2pm-4.30pm
Conference: Wine and heritage: estate, investments… how to get about
Speakers: Jean-Luc Coupet
Location: Amphithéâtre B, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: e.ebel.@grrenwich.eu
2.30pm-3.30pm
Tasting: Tasting of the region of Pouilles-Negroamaro
Speaker: Giuseppe Martelli, president of the International Union of Oenologists
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
3pm-4.30pm
Tasting: Riesling and grand terroirs of Alsace
Speaker: Thierry Fritsch
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
By reservation Contact: yvelise@civa.fr
3pm-4.30pm
Tasting: Languedoc, south of France, a new regional appellation
Speaker: Thierry Mellenotte, marketing director
Location: Room 231, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: cmolines@languedoc-wines.com
Tuesday 19 June
8.30am-6.30pm
Tasting: Amber Rivesaltes in cocktails in honour of 30 years of AOC Côtes du Roussillon et Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Speaker: Yves Zier, manager for education and didactic communication of the CIVR
Location: Stand KL 28, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: export1@vins-du-rousillon.com
9am-6pm
Ubifrance’s Meetings
Location: Hall 2
Entrance free Contact: cynthia.regulski@ubifrance.fr
9am-10am
General assembly of the Fédération nationale des syndicats de Courtiers en Vins et Spiritueux
Location: Room D1-D2, Palais des Congrès
By invitation Contact: mcbaggio@bslconseil.fr
9.30am-6pm
Tasting: Tasting of the Graves wines with the wine makers – red Graves, dry white Graves, Graves supérieurs
Location: Room 211, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: carolevidal@medoc-bordeaux.com
10am-1.00pm
Conference: Invest in a wine growing estate: legal, fiscal and financial solutions
Speaker: M. Heiman, lawyer/CEO of The Safer Rhône
Location: Room H1-H2, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: Lachat@safaraa.com
10am-5.00pm
Tasting: Union of Grands Crus de Chablis, tasting of the 2005 vintage
Location: Tasting area 1, Palais des Congrés
Free entrance Contact: petra@carrigan.com
10am-5pm
Tasting: The 2006 vintage by the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux
Location: Tasting Area 2, Hall 3
By invitation Contact: ugc@ugcb.net
10am-5pm
Tasting: Election of Vins de Pays d’Oc “Collection” and presentation of the range of Wines “Sud de France”
Location: Room 223, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: ludivine-coignard@vinspaysdoc.fr
10-12.30pm
Conference: Savoir Boire, Savoir Vivre: Can one sell wine and spirits and promote moderate consumption?
Speaker: Dominique Chardon, CEO of SOPEXA
Location: Amphithéâtre C, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: mmezy@vinexpo.fr
10am-11.30am
Tasting: All aspects of the Sangiovese, Toscani grape variety by excellence
Location: Room 221, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: f.ignesti@toscanapromozione.it
10am-11am
Tasting: Italian wines tasting of the region of Campenie
Speaker: Giuseppe Martelli, president of the Union of Oenologists
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
10am-11.30am
Tasting: Riesling in three dimensions: A comparative tasting with top Rieslings from Austria, Australia and Germany
Speaker: Robert Joseph
Location: Room 231, Hall 2
By invitation Contact: Ulrike.lenhardt@dwi-dwf.de
12.00-1.00pm
Tasting: Italian wines tasting
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
12.30pm
Lifetime Achievement Award
Location: Restaurant le Marché Latin, Hall 2
By invitation Contact: charlotte.hey@thedrinksbusiness.com
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Vinexpo Facts Where? When? 8.30am-6.30pm Sunday to Wednesday 8.30am-4.30pm Thursday
Need a bed? Never fear – there is a plethora of hotel rooms, guest houses, studios and villas available to house the exhausted Vinexpo visitor. Contact the hotel booking office on (tel.) +33 556 11 99 50, (fax) + 33 556 11 31 55 hotel@bordeaux-expo.com Visit www.vinexpo.com to book your badge |
12.30pm
Tasting: Cahors, legendary Malbec
Speaker: Olivier Poussier, Best Sommelier in the World in 2000
Location: Hall 2
By invitation Contact: jarnaud@vindecahors.fr
12.30pm-2pm
Tasting: Discover Japanese sake: a noble and refined drink
Speakers: The Hakkokai group: A society of regional makers of traditional sake
Location: Room 231, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: domgrand@tgk.janis.or.jp
1pm-2pm
Conference: Cocktail SAFER – Invest in a wine growing estate: legal, fiscal and financial solutions
Location: Room F1-F2, Palais des Congres
By invitation Contact: Lachat@saferaa.com
2pm-3pm
Conference: Cellarmen in 2006
Speaker: Nathalie Viet, Cabinet Equonoxe
Location: Room H1-H2 Palais des Congrés
Free entrance
2pm-5pm
Tasting: Presentation of the range of Wines “Sud de France”
Location: Room 223, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: ludivine-coignard@vinspaysdoc.fr
2.30-3.30pm
Tasting: Italian wines of the Sardinian region
Speaker: Attilio Scienza, viticulture professor, department of organic production, University of Milan
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
2.30pm-5.30pm
Conference: Exporting is possible: Advantages of French wines in the global market
Location: Amphithéâtre B, Palais des Congrés
By invitation Contact: dominique.lebihan-jeannot@credit-agricole-sa.fr
2.30pm-5.30pm
Tasting: Influence of wine packaging for customer: Environmental constraints? Foreseeable evolutions?
Speakers: Thierry Desseauve, Robert Tinlot, Jean-Marie Chadronnier, Charlotte Pivot and Richard Halstead
Location: Amphithéâtre C, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: e.ebal@greenwich.eu
3pm-4.30pm
Tasting: The discovery of the Meunier grape and Champagne Moutardier
Speaker: Anne-Marie Chabbert
Location: Room 231, Hall 2
Entrance charge Contact: marie.chabbert@wanadoo.fr
4.30pm-5.30pm
Tasting: Italian wines from Sicily
Speaker: Attilio Scienza, viticulture professor, department of organic production, University of Milan
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
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Jury Decouvertes With global sales of spirits set to rise 6% over the next three years to reach 2.3 billion nine-litre cases (according to IWSR research carried out for Vinexpo), it seems only appropriate that this year’s Jury Découvertes have decided to introduce a new category for excellence in spirits. Total sales of spirits worldwide are predicted to reach more than US$180 billion by 2010 and Vinexpo are clearly keen to mark that fact. An entirely separate jury has been appointed to award the accolade and will select, after three days of blind tastings, one spirit for their Grand Prix. The wine jury will also select, as in previous years, three wines for the Grand Prix – one for red, white and rosé. Both juries will consist of sommeliers and journalists from 15 countries and will be presided over by distinguished oenologue Jo Gryn. Jean-Marie Chadronnier and Robert Beynat will be announcing the winners on Wednesday 20 June in the press centre, so swing by to see which brands made the grade. |
5pm-7pm
Cocktail: Exporting is possible: advantages of French wines in the global market
Location: Room F1-F2, Palais des Congrès
By invitation Contact: Dominique.lebihan-jeannot@credit-agricole-sa.fr
6pm
Tasting: How to have and give pleasure in the alliance of “Cigars and Armagnacs”
Speaker: Sebastien Lacroix
Location: Pavillon du Lac – Espace CCIB
By invitation Contact: e.anselmi@wanadoo.fr
8.30pm
Evening recital: Wines and Spirits of the World
Location: Bordeaux Grand Theatre
By invitation Contact: shirtz@vinexpo.com
Wednesday 20 June
8.30am-6.30pm
Tasting: Amber Rivesaltes in cocktails in honour of 30 years of AOC Côtes du Roussillon et Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Speaker: Yves Zier, manager for education and didactic communication of the CIVR
Location: Stand KL 28, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: export1@vins-du-rousillon.com
9am-10.30am
Conference: Wine tourism: an efficient and profitable distribution channel
Speaker: Steven Spurrier, Decanter journalist
Panelists: Marimar Torres, Maryann Bautovich, Andre Morgenthal, François Lurton, Christophe Derouet
Location: Amphithéâatre C, Palais des Congrès
Contact: com4@jflurton.com
9am-6pm
Ubifrance’s Meetings
Location: Hall 2
Entrance fee Contact: Cynthia.regulski@ubifrance.fr
9.30am-1pm
Tasting: Prestigious wines of the third millennium from the Syndicat des Crus Classés de Sauternes et Barsac
Location: Room 223, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: marie-stephane.melbec@wanadoo.fr
9.30am-6pm
Tasting: Tasting of Listrac – Médoc, Fronsac and Canon – Fronsac AOC’s in presence of the wine makers
Location: Room 211, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: carolevidal@medoc-bordeaux.com
9.30am-6pm
Tasting: The expression of Merlot on the right bank
Location: Hall 3
Free entrance
10am-12pm
Conference: The best wine websites: result of an international study on the performance of on-line wine sales
Speaker: Grégory Bressolles, marketing professor at Bordeaux Business School
Location: Amphithéâtre B, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: pgpkelaere@bordeaux.cci.fr
10am-1pm
Tasting: The Riedel Wine Glass Experience
Location: Room G1-G2, Palais des Congrès
By invitation Contact: M.Mark@riedel.at
10am-11.30am
Tasting: Tasting of the Crus: appellation Nobile di Montepulciano
Speaker: Pr. Denis Dubourdieu
Location: Room 231, Hall 2
By invitation Contact: anna.serio@itla-assist.com
10-11am
Tasting: Sangiovese Woman Side
Speaker: Raoul Salama, journalist at the Revue du Vin de France
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
11am-1pm
Conference: Economic and financial trends regarding the global production and sales of wines and spirits
Location: Amphithéaâtre C, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: philippe.beguerie@hsbc.fr
12pm-1pm
Tasting: Vertical Italian wine tasting
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
2pm-3.30pm
Conference: Divided by the Atlantic Ocean – a new study of wine consumer attitudes and usage in the US and UK
Speaker: Lulie Halsted
Location: Amphithéâtre A, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: brian@wineintelligence.com
2pm-6pm
Tasting: Tasting of the Crus of the Pomerol appellation
Location: Room 223, Hall 2
By invitation Contact: marie-stephane.melbec@wanadoo.fr
2.30pm-4.30pm
Conference: The Worldwide market of Wines and Spirits: focus on the emerging countries
Speaker: Marc Franceschi
Location: Stand A 185, Room H1-H2, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: benoite.gossellin@atradius.com
2.30pm-3.30pm
Tasting: Italian wine tasting of the region of Piemont-Nebbiolo
Speaker: Raoul Salama, journalist for the Revue du Vin France
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: parigi@parigi.ice.it
2.30pm-5.30pm
Conference: The Sustainable Development Forum: A 5th edition of the Wine Industry Forum at Vinexpo
Location: Amphithéâtre C, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: david.skalli@skalliandrein.com
3pm-4.30pm
Tasting: Late grape harvest and selection of nobles grains of Alsace.
Location: Room 221, Hall 2
By invitation Contact: yvelise@civa.fr
3pm-4.30pm
Tasting: Great Spanish wines tasting
Speaker: Carlos Falco
Location: Room 231, Hall 2
Entrance charge Contact: luis.vida@gmail.com
4pm-5.30pm
Conference: Impact of packaging in the purchasing act of Wines in Russia
Speaker: Bertrand Plessis, design agency LINEA
Location: Amphithéâtre B, Palais des Congrès
By invitation Contact: plessis@easynet.fr
4.30pm-5.30pm
Tasting: Tasting of Grappa
Location: Room 222, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: plessis@easynet.fr
5.30pm-6.30pm
Cocktail Sparflex: Impact of packaging in the purchasing act of Wines in Russia
Location: Room F1-F2, Palais des Congrè
By invitation Contact: plessis@easynet.fr
Thursday 21 June
8.30am-6.30pm
Tasting: Amber Rivesaltes in cocktails in honour of 30 years of AOC Côtes du Roussillon et Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Speaker: Yves Zier, manager for education and didactic communication of the CIVR
Location: Stand KL 28, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: export1@vins-du-rousillon.com
9am-6.00pm
Ubifrance’s Meetings
Location: Hall 2
Entrance fee Contact: Cynthia.regulski@ubifrance.fr
9.30am-10.30am
Film projection: Moving Bordeaux – Men and Wine 1948-2008 (English Subtitles)
Location: Amphithéâtre B, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: academie@vins-bordeaux.fr
9.30am-1pm
Tasting: Terra Vitis tasting
Location: Room 223, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: n.elia@gironde.chambagri.fr
3pm-6pm
Auction of Fine Wines
Location: Amphithéâtre C, Palais des Congrès
Free entrance Contact: flasry@christies.com
3pm-4pm
Final press conference
Location: Room 221, Hall 2
Free entrance Contact: presse@vinexpo.com
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