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The Rioja Regulatory Council joins Bilbao-Rioja

July 20, 2017

The Rioja Regulatory Council recently announced that it had joined the steering committee of Bilbao-Rioja as part of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network.

Fernando Salamero, president of the Council and administrative/finance director of Marqués de Riscal, winner of several Best Of Wine Tourism awards remarked, “The Council’s joining the Bilbao-Rioja partnership as part of our strategic plan should provide an important push to wine tourism in the Rioja region, giving us a more global vision.”

World ranking places Porto among the three destinations to visit in 2017

July 10, 2017

Porto is the third destination in the annual “World's Best Places to Visit. Ranking 2017” published by U.S. News Today. The only Portuguese city on the list comes after Rome and Sydney. Behind it are Paris, London, Machu Picchu, the Grand Canyon, Phuket and more places you can not miss.

Best wine tours for your excursion in Bordeaux

July 6, 2017

Discover little gems of wine heritage, marvel at the architectural treasure, try out unusual accomodation or sample dishes from the Chef in the dining room of a Château.

South Australian takes home 2017 Young Gun of Wine Award

June 19, 2017

"South Australian winemakers have come out on top in this year’s Young Gun of Wine Awards, with six making the top 12 for 2017."

Peter Gago recognised in Queen's Birthday honours

June 16, 2017

Penfolds' chief winemaker and Premium Food and Wine Ambassador Peter Gago has been recognised for his service to the Australian wine industry with his appointment as a Companion of The Order of Australia (AC) in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Official Launch, Annual General Meeting of Great Wine Capitals

June 9, 2017

The meeting was released under three perspectives, public, private, as well as the touristic sector. It brought to light the great importance that this international meeting...

TGV Paris-Bordeaux in 2 hours

June 8, 2017

The current journey time of 3 hours 14 minutes to Paris by TGV will be reduced to 2 hours in July 2017. With 20 direct roundtrips per day , a train will depart for Paris hourly throughout the day, and every half hour at peak times, with trains leaving earlier and later in the day. Bordeaux St Jean station already receives more than 11 million passengers a year and is linked to the city centre in just 10 minutes via the tram.