Vinoble

Vinoble

The 8^th International Exhibition of Noble Wines will celebrate from 25^th to 27^th of May in its usual place, the Alcazar of Jerez. It is the only one dedicated exclusively to the fortified, dessert and natural sweet wines, and in its last edition, Vinoble was visited by 11,500 people approximately. (It is celebrated each 2 years)

Beside the official activities, it organizes others activities linked with this kind of wines, as for instance gastronomic activities. Also, the exhibitors have exclusive rooms where they carry out business, private tasting etc. This year, due to the proclamation of Jerez as European Wine City 2014, this event will have more importance.

In this exhibition, will take part 700 fortified, dessert and natural sweet wines of 13 countries. It will have 56 stands, 46 for Vinoble and others 10 for Gastrovinoble which is one of the novelties in this edition.

The Event's programming will have 18 wines' tasting and 3 round table. There are activities which have sold out all the tickets. There are others interesting activities as: The history of the German Wines of small manufacturers, route by a Osborne's wines of 18^th century, South Africa wines, Sauternes and an Italian representation.

This year, 11 Masters of Wines will participate, as example, Lisa Granik, Sarah Jane Evans, Pedro Ballesteros, Peter McCombie, Tim Atkin and Chris Donaldson.

Regarding to Gastrovinoble, the novelty this year, it will be the 25th and 26th of May. The chefs, Ricardo Costa, Ángel León, Marcos Morán and Dani García will participate in this event; all of them have one Michelin Guide Star. They will present their gastronomic proposals of pairing with noble wines. Furthermore, it will carry out others activities like: a tasting of Iberian Ham harmonized with five fortified wines, a show cooking of the Italian chef, Enrica Barni who will cook Italian dishes using Italian sweet wines, tasting cheeses of the Way of Santiago, a show cooking of Jonathan Kjølhede.

Tastings and panel discussions

Sunday 25^th of May:

·        11:00 Sicilia in its pure state: Marsala and Passito di Pantelleria, by Giovanni Giardina, IRVO Sicilia. Place: San Fernando

·         12:00 A walk by the fortified wines of the World, by Pedro Ballesteros MW. Place: La Mezquita

·         13:00 Four decades of Wehlener Sonnenuhr through the Martin Kerpen wines, by Martin Kerpen. Place: El Molino

·         18:00 The art of the amontillado: a draught from Paradise, by Jesús Barquín and Tim Atkin MW.

·         Place: La Mezquita

·         18:30 Denomination of Origin of Malaga: perspective about the raisining by Aurelio Molina Place: El Molino

·         19:30 Round Table: The British fever of sherry: true rebirth or flash in the pan?, by Sarah Jane Evans MW (moderator), César Saldaña, Margaret Rand and Peter McCombie. Place: La Mezquita

·         20:30 Flamenco & Sherry by Tio Pepe Place: Patio de Armas

Monday 26^th of May:

·         10:30 The perfect vintage: Oporto Vintage 2011, by Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto. Place: La Mezquita

·         11:30 The Pedro Ximenez, the jewel of Montilla-Moriles, by David Seijas and José Ignacio Santiago Place: El Molino

·         12:30 Round Table: valueing noble and fortified wines by Paz Ivison (moderator), Victor de la Serna, Andrés Proensa, Carlos González and José Luis Murcia. Place: La Mezquita

·         13:00 A current perspective of Tokaj wines, by Christopher Donaldson MW. Place: San Fernando

·         18:00 Vintage of Palos Cortados by Antonio Flores, González Byass. Place: La Mezquita

·         18:30 Italy from north to south, by Nicoletta Negrini. Place: San Fernando

·         19:30 Round Table: Flor, Solera & Caliza, by Álvaro Girón (moderator), Paco del Castillo and César Cánovas. Place: La Mezquita

Tuesday 27^th of May:

·         10:30 Osborne Rare Sherry Collection: the tasting of the thousand years, by Ignacio Lozano & Ivan Llanza, Osborne. Place: La Mezquita

·         11:00 Malvasías of Canary Islands, by Canarian Institute of Agrifood Quality. Place: El Molino

·         11:30 The sweet wines of local varieties of Georgia, by Lisa Granik MW. Place: San Fernando

·         12:30 Ageing and oxidation in Champagne, by Peter Liem. Place: La Mezquita

·         13:00 Fortified wines from South Africa, by Tim James, Grape South African wine pages. Place: El Molino

·         18:00 The sweet wines form Veneto, by Juancho Asenjo, elmundovino. Place: La Mezquita

·         19:00 Sauternes and Cadillac, by Sweet Bordeaux. Place: San Fernando

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