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SUMMARY:CWW - Let's talk about... The diversity of modern Italian winemaking and its adaptation to climate change\, with Riccardo and Renzo Cotarella
DESCRIPTION:The next of the Circle’s Let’s talk about… webinars will presented by brothers Riccardo and Renzo Cotarella\, who are ranked among Italy’s top winemakers and have both made important contributions to the quality and diversity of modern Italian wine. As usual\, the webinar is on a Tuesday at 5pm UK time\, with advance registration. \nThey will talk from their different perspectives\, Riccardo as consultant to more than 100 major wineries in Europe and beyond\, and Renzo as head of one of Italy’s most acclaimed family wineries. \nRiccardo\, founder of consulting company Ciasso Cotarella\, professor of oenology at the University of Tuscia and recognised as the President of Global Enologists and National President of Assoenologi\, Italy’s national enologist association\, stresses the importance of distinctiveness that sets Italy apart: “So many grape varieties\, so many territories\, so many appellations\, so much diversity within the same appellations\, varieties of soils\, exposures\, microclimates.” Alongside that lies the human element\, and he puts great emphasis on the value of the co-operative system. “Fifty-four per cent of  wine in Italy is produced by co-operatives today\, and this also gives them a great responsibility for the future of our country’s wine.” \nFor Renzo\, who is responsible for Famiglia Cotarella 200 hectares of vines and nearly two million bottle annual production\, climate change is both a challenge and an opportunity. “We obviously cannot change the climate\, but we can certainly manage it.” Referring to the present desire for refined\, more varietally characteristic yet intense wines\, after the powerful\, very rich styles of the 1980s and 90s\, he highlights the ‘turning point’ as older vineyards are replanted. “In the face of past experience and the current change in climate and style\, we ask ourselves: how should we do it?’ \nTo join what promises to be a very stimulating seminar\, please register now or at any time before 5pm GMT on Tuesday 5th November. 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 meeting:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsc-6opj8iHNzjdb0rIZp7uF3HrrsHGCCo  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \nWe look forward to seeing you then. \nIf you can’t attend the live session\, there will be a recording available to watch afterwards on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links to this and earlier sessions are in the members’ area of the website). \nMichèle Shah & Liz Sagues\, CWW online events organisers \nThe final Let’s talk about… in 2024 – number 110 in the series – will be on November 19th\, when Marcos Zambartas will be presenting modern Cyprus\, visited by Circle members earlier this year.
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/cww-lets-talk-about-italian-winemaking-with-the-cotarello-brothers/
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SUMMARY:Neusiedlersee\, Niederösterreich & IWSC Wine Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Spritz Marketing invite you to taste the IWSC’s 2024 medal-winning Austrian wines\, together with the latest releases from Neusiedlersee DAC and Niederösterreich. \nIf you haven’t already done so\, tickets can be booked through Eventbrite. Book here.
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/neusiedlersee-niederosterreich-iwsc-wine-tasting/
LOCATION:The Stables\, WC2H 9LH
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ORGANIZER;CN="Spritz Marketing":MAILTO:gemma@spritzmarketing.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Les Crus Bourgeois du Médoc Annual Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Format: Free pour tasting \nArmelle Cruse\, Vice President of the Alliance des Crus Bourgeois du Médoc will be presenting a selection of wines from the remarkable 2022 vintage\, the final vintage of the current 2020 classification. Wines will be from across the 3 tier system: Cru Bourgeois\, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur and Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel. Please join us to celebrate the success of the 2020 classification and to learn more about the upcoming 2025.
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/les-crus-bourgeois-du-medoc-annual-tasting/
LOCATION:67\, Pall Mall\, St James’s Room\, London\, SW1Y 5ES
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ORGANIZER;CN="Belleville Marketing":MAILTO:mailto:jo@bellevillemarketing.com
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SUMMARY:IWSC Award-Winning Chinese Wine Tasting
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the wine judges of the IWSC\,  Spritz Marketing invite you to taste the award-winning wines from the 2024 wine judging in China. \nThis is bound to be an interesting opportunity to taste a range of wines from China. Book your place via Eventbrite  here. \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/iwsc-award-winning-chinese-wine-tasting/
LOCATION:China Exchange\, 32A Gerrard Street\, London\, W1D 6JA
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ORGANIZER;CN="Spritz Marketing":MAILTO:gemma@spritzmarketing.co.uk
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SUMMARY:CWW - Let's talk about... Cyprus wine: a historical review 1920s - 2020s\, by Marcos Zambartas
DESCRIPTION:For the final Circle Let’s talk about… webinar of 2024 we are delighted to welcome Marcos Zambartas\, who members on the Circle trip to Cyprus earlier this year will happily remember. As usual\, the webinar is on a Tuesday at 5pm UK time\, with advance registration. \nThis session will be an opportunity to be reintroduced to the Cypriot wine industry. Marcos will describe 100 years of wine making on the island\, from the 1920s to 2020s. He will cover the progress from homemade wine in traditional clay pots to multi-million-litre production units exporting in bulk to all continents\, and on to today when there is a 90% drop in vineyard land but quality is as high as ever. What are the lessons of the past and what will the future bring? \nMarcos is owner and MD of Zambartas Winery\, a medium-size winery near Limassol founded in 2005. He joined the family company after completing degrees in chemistry at Imperial College\, London\, and oenology at Adelaide University\, and in 2014 he succeeded his father in managing the winery.  Today\, Marcos oversees all operations and sets the strategy and goals of the winery. He is the winery’s ‘face’ in promotional activities locally and internationally\, is a Master of Wine student and is involved with the 14-strong growers association WINECORE (WINEries’ of Cyprus Own Rooted Evolution)\, which focuses on promoting and elevating Cyprus’s unique local varieties. \nSee @Marcos Zambartas\, @Zambartas Wines\, #cypruswine www.zambartaswineries.com \nTo join this Zoom seminar\, please register now or at any time before 5pm GMT on Tuesday 19th November. 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 here:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pd-ChqTksHNRlgxU8C-Ok_41cRbplQkAz \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \nWe look forward to seeing you then. \nIf you can’t attend the live session\, there will be a recording available to watch afterwards on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links to this and earlier sessions are in the members’ area of the website). \nMichèle Shah & Liz Sagues\, CWW online events organisers \nAlready on the schedule for 2025\, when the first Let’s talk about will be held on January 7th\, are an update on Jura from Circle member Wink Lorch and explanation of regenerative viticulture with a presenter from the Regenerative Viticulture Foundation. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/cww-lets-talk-about-cyprus-with-marcos-zambartas-of-wine-core/
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SUMMARY:Can You Taste Chilean Terroir?
DESCRIPTION:A talk & blind tasting hosted by Tim Aitkin MW & Ventisquero’s Filipe Tosso.  Including VWE’s new range from Chile’s most extreme southerly vineyards. Guest Speaker Professor Alex Maltman. \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/can-you-taste-chilean-terroir/
LOCATION:St James’ Room\, 67 Pall Mall\, London\, SW1Y 5ES
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ORGANIZER;CN="Emma Wellings PR":MAILTO:emma@ew-pr.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Wines of Chile - Susie & Peter’s Chile Wines of the Year Masterclass & Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Wines of Chile invite you to ‘Susie & Peter’s Chilean Wines of the Year’ – a masterclass and walk-around tasting featuring showcasing some of the best\, most eclectic\, innovative\, surprising\, delicious and fine wines Chile currently has to offer. \nFollowing on from an extensive tasting carried out in June 2024 in conjunction with Wines of Chile\, for which specific samples were requested on the back of prior tastings\, Susie & Peter launched their Chile Wines of the Year Podcast & Report. \n‘We felt frustrated that\, whenever we go to Chile\, we see a range of producers and wines that are funky\, fun and increasingly fine – and yet in a major market like the UK\, we rarely get to see or taste that reality’ comments Richards. ‘With this initiative\, we want to showcase the modern diversity and excitement of Chilean wine to try to change this.’ \nThis event will feature a tasting of a selection of the standout wines from the report along with a masterclass showcasing eight wines selected by Susie & Peter and includes an update on the Chilean wine scene and anecdotal insights from the winemakers. \nTimings: Tasting opens:  11:00am – 15:00pm \nMasterclass: 11:30am – 13:00 pm \nYou can register your attendance to the tasting or to both the masterclass and tasting via the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1007415365477?aff=oddtdtcreator \nPlease let them know if you need any further information on the above event (info@winesofchile.org.uk)\, and they look forward to seeing you on the 26th November 2024 \nTo view Susie & Peter’s podcast and report: https://susieandpeter.com/podcast-episodes/season-six/chile-wines-of-the-year/
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/wines-of-chile-susie-peters-chile-wines-of-the-year-masterclass-tasting/
LOCATION:ASIA House\, 63 New Cavendish Street\, London\, W1G 7LP
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