The OIV announced yesterday that OIV director general Pau Roca passed away on December 7th in Dijon, France, after a long illness. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine said it was deeply saddened to announce the death at the age of 65 of Pau Roca, who was elected to head the OIV for a five-year term at the 2018 OIV General Assembly in Uruguay. Since 1992, he has been a Spanish delegate to the OIV and was chairman of the “Consumer Law and Information” (DROCON) expert group between 2010 and 2016, as well as vice-chairman of the “Sustainable Development and Climate Change” expert group between 2016 and 2018.
Read more >Miguel A. Torres, president of Familia Torres, has been named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential people leading climate action globally. The inaugural TIME 100 Climate list, which has just been published, includes Miguel A. Torres in the “Innovators” category, the only wine producer to appear in the ranking.
Read more >Last Thursday it was announced that Ana Viola, owner and CEO of winery Bodega Malma in Patagonia, was listed as one of the 50 most influential women currently working in the beverage industry at the Women in Wine & Spirits Award (WINWSA).
Read more >This week, Familia Torres presented the Torres & Earth Awards, which annually recognise the commitment of suppliers, territories and communicators in the face of the climate emergency. The event, held in Barcelona, was chaired by Miguel A. Torres, president of Familia Torres, and presented by the environmental communicator José Luis Gallego.
Read more >Speaking from the OIV’s headquarters in Dijon yesterday via web conference, the head of the statistical department and the digital transformation, Giorgio Delgrosso, presented the first estimates of 2023 world wine production.
Read more >The 15th Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), ended on Sunday after a three-day run (3-5 November). The fair drew keen buyers from emerging markets. Several regions stood out including Korea, Mainland China and Taiwan, as well as Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia, showing healthy potential for development.
Read more >Barcelona Wine Week is preparing its 2024 event, which has been sold out since last July. In record time, more than 850 wineries and 70 Designations of Origin have confirmed their participation to present their latest products, reach buyers from all over the world and analyse the main challenges facing the industry: from valuation to adaptation to the climate emergency.
Read more >Effective immediately, Lulie Halstead has been appointed interim CEO of The Gérard Basset Foundation by Foundation trustees Nina Basset, Romané Basset, Jancis Robinson, and Ian Harris.
Read more >Spanish winery Familia Torres has launched its new wine Gonfaus 2021, which is an experimental wine of very limited production, made entirely with the red variety of the same name from the Purgatori estate, in Les Garrigues (Costers del Segre). This is the sixth wine to come out of a project to recover ancestral varieties that the family winery started 40 years ago, and it is the first to come from the Purgatori estate in Les Garrigues.
Read more >Following a smaller harvest in 2023, winegrape producers in South Africa are positive that the season on hand holds great promise. Ideal winter conditions and above-average rainfall across all cultivation regions set the scene for a promising 2024 harvest.
Read more >The CAVA D.O. has invited some of the world’s opinion-leaders to Barcelona to take part in the Cava Meeting forum, which will be held at Barcelona’s Espai de Transformació Creativa Casa Rius on 27-28 November, and will combine tastings of Cavas, presentations, and visits to leading wineries.
Read more >A research study led by the University of Oxford has found that weather plays an important role in determining wine quality. By analysing 70 years’ worth of wine critic scores from the Bordeaux wine region in relation to that year’s weather, the researchers showed that higher quality wine is made in years with warmer temperatures, higher winter rainfall, and earlier, shorter growing seasons.
Read more >Moldova is set to host the prestigious Congress of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) in 2025, a landmark event for the global wine community. This announcement, coinciding with the Moldova National Wine Day, underlines the significant contributions and commitment of the Republic of Moldova to the global viticulture sector.
Read more >More people in the UK could be encouraged to purchase alcohol-free drinks under government proposals to make alternatives to alcoholic drinks more widely available.
Read more >Brands looking to enter into the 7th annual London Wine Competition are encouraged to submit now and get product feedback from the leading trade buyers of the world.
Read more >IWSR Drinks Market Analysis has appointed Julie Harris as its new CEO. The transition comes following Mark Meek’s decision to step back from the CEO role and to take up a non-executive director position within the company.
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