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Bodegas Franco-Españolas launches 2016 Summer Cinema Series

June 8, 2016

Bodegas Franco-Españolas, one of Rioja’s most creative wine tourism innovators, has announced its 2016 Summer Cinema program.  This year’s program features:

June 16:     Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot (Jacques Tati)

June 23:     À bout de souffle (Jean-Luc Godard)

June 30:     La nuit américaine (François Truffaut)

July 7:        La Isla bonita (Fernando Colomo)

Each session will feature an introduction to the film and a music show by disc jockey Maldeamores DJ.

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Four gold medals awarded to newest Great Wine Capital Global Network member, Adelaide South Australia

June 6, 2016

South Australian wineries recently won four gold medals at the Concours International des Cabernets, held in April 2016 in Paris, including World’s Best Cabernet from McLaren Vale’s Penny’s Hill winery.  

 

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Six weeks of festivities with lots of new ideas for celebrating São João 2016

May 24, 2016

"A unique party in a unique city" is the vow made in the programme prepared by the council and which this year will take myriad forms, interweaving the tradition of this ancient festa and its folk references with new and surprising forms of entertainment and involvement in the public space. 

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La Cité du Vin, "a world of cultures", has opened in Bordeaux June 1st.

May 19, 2016

On May 31st took place the inauguration of the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux, an world wine center dedicated to the culture of wine... It just opened to public opening on June 1st!

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Farm to Table Ethos

May 11, 2016

A positive trend in the Cape winelands has been a shift towards a ‘farm to table’ ethos, with properties such as Babylonstoren, La Motte, Oak Valley, Spier and Waterkloof having paved the way for others to follow.

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Valparaíso | Casablanca Valley held its 2016 Harvest Festival

May 9, 2016

Valparaiso held its fourth Harvest Festival with an attendance of more than 40 thousand wine lovers and 20 ambassadors

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2015 RIOJA VINTAGE RATED ‘VERY GOOD’

April 11, 2016

On April 8, the Rioja Regulatory Council rated the 2015 vintage in the Rioja DOCa ‘very good’ following tastings and chemical analyses of over 4,454 samples taken directly from vats at Rioja wineries.

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RIOJA GRADUATES FIRST CLASS OF WINE EDUCATORS

April 8, 2016

Rioja's newly certified Wine Educators from Germany, China, Mexico, Switzerland, the UK, the USA, Russia and Sweden will spread their knowledge to consumers and the trade in their home markets-

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Cape Town | Cape Winelands 2017 Best Of Wine Tourism Awards Open for Entry

March 29, 2016

The competition is open to any Cape Town / Cape Winelands winery that believes it excels in their offering in one or more of the seven categories.

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Adelaide | South Australia joins the Great Wine Capitals!

March 21, 2016

Adelaide, the capital of South Australia and home of the National Wine Centre and the country’s major industry representative and research organizations, has accepted the Great Wine Capitals Global Network’s invitation to become the network’s ninth member...

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