Sparkling Wine 2009
An international conference dedicated to Champagne and Sparkling wine
The First Sparkling Wine Symposium is a huge success!
The vin clairs tasting
The world’s first International Sparkling Wine Symposium was held in the UK on Wednesday 18th March 2009 at Denbies Wine Estates in Surrey, just outside London.
Two of the keynote speakers: Tom
Stevenson and Tony Jordan
A
line-up of top speakers from the world of Champagne and Sparkling
wine, including Dominique Demarville, Tony Jordan, Michel Salgues and Tom Stevenson, were joined by winemakers, buyers,
journalists and industry leaders from across the world in a forum devoted
to all things bubbly.
The
event was the brainchild of winemaking consultants John Worontschak, Sam
Harrop MW and Denbies. John
explains, “Despite working with wineries across the world we have found
no current forum for sharing sparkling winemaking and marketing
experience. After discussing
the idea with Denbies, who agreed to host a Symposium, we assembled a team
of specialists including journalist Dr Jamie Goode and wine specialist PR
and marketing company Proven PR to organise the first ever globally
focused event.”
Mike Roberts (Ridgeview) and Sam
Lindo (Camel Valley)
Topics
covered at the Symposium included: Global challenges of growing grapes
for sparkling wine; the Art of Assemblage, including a tasting of vins
clair; New developments in sparkling winemaking; and Global market
trends and consumer insight.
The grand tasting
