andrerib Events, Portugal, Wine

MUST Wine Summit 2017 (Cascais, Portugal, June 7-9)

The first ever global Wine Summit is happening next June in Portugal. For 3 consecutive days the new international wine conference will bring together a remarkable list of world-renowned speakers and participants to the beautiful seaside village of Cascais, 30 kilometres away from Lisbon. MUST is a one-of-a-kind meeting point. Wine industry leaders will get together to debate the wine sector, its ideas, … Continue reading MUST Wine Summit 2017 (Cascais, Portugal, June 7-9)

andrerib General, Wine

EWBC 2013 announced. Back to Rioja!

The dates and location of the 2013 Digital Wine Communications Conference have been announced. This year's EWBC will repeat its first ever location in 2008 and head to Logroño in Rioja, Spain on 25-27 October 2013. This year's EWBC theme is Flavour, reflecting the need to embrace the diversity of the world of wine in all its shapes (regions, grape … Continue reading EWBC 2013 announced. Back to Rioja!

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Why wine events really need Internet (and How Vinexpo Failed)

I just returned from a week at Vinexpo, one of the biggest wine fairs in Europe. It was very productive and I've made a bunch of new contacts and deals. However, WiFi failed completely making communication almost impossible and preventing attending wine businesses from fully taking advantage of the event. In the age of connectivity, where basically every … Continue reading Why wine events really need Internet (and How Vinexpo Failed)