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SUMMARY:CWW - Let's talk about... Wine Tourism Douro and beyond with Adrian Bridge
DESCRIPTION:CWW – Let’s talk about… Porto and Douro\, a revolution in Wine Tourism and its impact on the region and its products\, with Adrian Bridge \nTuesday 7th May at 5pm BST \nPortugal is a highly fashionable tourism destination and has seen an explosion of development in Lisbon and Porto over recent years\, with much international investment. This transformation is reflected in the demand for Portuguese products\, including wine and port. \nOur speaker\, Adrian Bridge\, who leads the Fladgate Partnership\, has pioneered new styles of port as well as the wine hotel The Yeatman\, which arguably lit the fuse for Porto’s rocketing tourism success. More recent investment and the launching of World of Wine is aimed at taking the destination to another level. \nAdrian argues that the influx of visitors is having an impact not only in Portugal but also on demand for Portuguese products around the world\, not least table wines. The Fladgate Partnership has recently moved into this area and now has 250ha of table wine vineyards spread across four regions\, Minho\, Dao\, Bairrada and Douro. This is a major step for the company\, whose origins stretch back to the foundation of Taylor’s Port in 1692. \nAdrian’s talk will cover some of these trends\, the reasons for the strategic changes that he has led and\, importantly\, what he sees happening for the future.  Will this development in Portugal be a template for other regions? \nSee fladgatepartnership.com/en and and wow.pt/en \nTo join this seminar\, please register now or at any time before 5pm BST on Tuesday 7th May. The session\, including Q&As\, will last for approximately one hour. To register\, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome\, but please let Andrea know their names. \nRegister in advance for this webinar: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vdOyspzgvH9wS2Jq1TDMCgs9SxkXcm_pF \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \nWe look forward to seeing you then. \nMichèle Shah & Liz Sagues\, CWW online events organisers \n  \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/cww-lets-talk-about-wine-tourism-douro-and-beyond-with-adrian-bridge/
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SUMMARY:CWW AGM 2024
DESCRIPTION:2024 AGM papers – due to be held on Thursday 9 May at 5 pm BST online. Link will be added here shortly to join the meeting. \nWe look forward to welcoming you. \nThe following papers can be downloaded by clicking on the. Please note they were also emailed to you on Wednesday 17 April 2024. \n\n2024 Agenda\nVoting form *\n2023 Accounts\nHonorary Treasurer’s Report 2023\nBudget 2024\n\n*  note – HLM’s are not eligible to vote. Please email your completed form to Andrea on administrator@circleofwinewriters.org and note that Andrea cannot be your proxy.
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/cww-agm-2024/
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SUMMARY:CWW - Let's talk about... Threats and opportunities for Abruzzo\, Europe’s most biodiverse region\, with Rodrigo Redmont
DESCRIPTION:This is a very special Let’s talk about… online seminar – number 100 in the series! \nWelcome to the mountainous and geologically fascinating region of Abruzzo\, set between the Apennine mountains and the Adriatic Sea. Despite its importance – it is Italy’s fifth most productive wine region\, ahead of Toscana and Piemonte – it is woefully little known or understood. \nOur speaker\, Rodrigo Redmont\, will aim to correct that. Following a general introduction to the region\, he will highlight changes in Abruzzo classifications and the rising importance of private wineries alongside the large co-operatives that revived the region’s fortunes in the 20th century. Climate change and such economic challenges as the decrease in wine consumption will also feature in Rodrigo’s presentation\, as he explains how Abruzzo is particularly well able to respond to the pressures of both. \nHe will also cover the activity of the Custodes Laureti Association\, where six wineries\, including Talamonti\, have come together to protect and enhance the landscape\, agriculture and heritage of the area around the historic village of Loreto Aprutino. \nRodrigo\, who is of American origin but was raised in Italy\, established Talamonti in 2001 with his fiancé as the latest step in a wine career which has included managing export sales in a number of leading Italian wine estates\, inclding Castello Banfii. \nToday\, Talamonti is considered one of the country’s fastest growing sustainable boutique wineries\, exporting its annual production of 200\,000 cases to 65 countries. \nFor further information see:  www.tenutatalamonti.it and Facebook @TenutaTalamonti\, Instagram tenutatalamonti\, Youtube Tenuta Talamonti\,  X (Twitter) 7 @TenutaTalamonti \nTo join this seminar\, please register now or at any time before 5pm BST on Tuesday 21st May. The session\, including Q&As\, will last for approximately one hour. To register\, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome\, but please let Andrea know their names. \nRegister in advance for this webinar \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElfuqopj8rGdZTfEHT2lpboJX2-TDngTvU  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/cww-lets-talk-about-abruzzo-recognising-its-potential-with-rodrigo-redmont/
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SUMMARY:CWW - Let's taste... Maremma rosé with Elisabetta Ceccariglia and Liz Gabay MW
DESCRIPTION:CWW – Let’s taste… Maremma rosé with Elisabetta Ceccariglia and Liz Gabay MW \nWednesday 29th May\, 3pm BST \nWe’re delighted to announce the first CWW Let’s taste… online session of 2024\, when Liz Gabay MW and producers from six wineries will discuss the highly individual rosé wines of Maremma\, on the southern shores of Tuscany.  \nMaremma rosés cover a range of styles\, originating from a complex combination of soils and varieties\, with their defining character a combination of ripe fruit and saline minerality.  The tasting will be led by Circle member and rosé expert Liz Gabay MW. Samples of new vintage wines from six wineries\, Ampeleia\, Azienda Bruni\, Cantina I Vini di Maremma\, Fattoria di Magliano\, Moris Farms\, Tenuta Monteti will be available to members based on the East Coast of the US (3 sample packs) as well as the UK and Europe (20 packs). \nWe ask members – particularly those in the US because of longer delivery times – to express interest asap (as there is limited availability). Full details will be circulated shortly\, but please note that as with our previous ‘Let’s taste….’ seminars there will be a minimal charge to take part in the tasting and to receive samples to cover our administrative costs.  Members who do not receive the samples are of course welcome to join the seminar\, in which case there is no charge. \nPlease reply to Andrea/Helen on administrator@circleofwinewriters.orgpm
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