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12+1 Treasures of Jerez: a unique tasting
A tasting of twelve wines and a brandy presented by their own producers. A journey through Jerez’s living history and the ‘liquid archive’ preserved in its wineries.
- Ramon Francàs | Journalist and sommelier
- Jerez Regulatory Council
Generational change: revolution or evolution?
A debate on whether generational succession is a revolution or an evolution, explored through a tasting of six wines.
- Roc Gramona | Technical and R&D Director - Familia Gramona
- Leo Gramona | Sixth generation - Familia Gramona
- Martina Prieto Pariente | CEO and Technical Director - Bodegas José Pariente
- Carlos López de Lacalle | Owner and winemaker
How has wine recommendation evolved?
One year after its first edition, this round-table discussion revisits how wine recommendation has changed.
- Santi Rivas | Wine critic - Colectivo Decantado
- Carlos González | Director Guía Peñín
- Amaya Soto | Consultant The Way We Wine Now
From customer to fan: how to create memorable experiences
From behavioural economics to ‘irrational hospitality’, exploring the importance of listening, personalising experiences and communicating the why behind what we do.
- Ferran Centelles | Sommelier - elBullifoundation
- Andrew Ashurst | CEO - Wine Aspects
- Maria Baró | Wine tourism Director - Grup Perelada
The future of wine e-commerce
Why online sales are growing despite falling wine consumption, what the new digital-native consumer looks like, and how artificial intelligence is changing recommendations and purchasing.
- Oriol Ripoll | Co-CEO Decántalo and Bodeboca
Export: Alternatives to the US market
With tariffs and the depreciation of the dollar, the United States has dropped out of the top three destinations for Spanish wine for the first time in five years.
- María Naranjo | Director of the Agri-food Industry Department ICEX
- Elena Cifuentes | International Department Director of FEV
- Carlos Carrión | President Paco & Lola
- Jorge Rivero | Commercial Director - Marqués del Atrio
- Lucas Payà | Freelance consultant
Wine heritage, the burden of a family name
A tasting of white Grenache from the 2016, 2017 and 2018 vintages, championing the variety’s ageing potential, fairer pricing and the need for producers to take their wines to the world together, so that white Grenache becomes synonymous with Terra Alta.
- Mireia Torres | Director of Innovation and Knowledge - Familia Torres
- Adriana Ochoa | Winemaker and Technical Director - Bodegas Ochoa
- Pablo Álvarez | CEO - Bodegas Vega Sicilia
- Cristophe Brunet | Secretary-General - Primium Familiae Vini
The signature of success: reputation and recognirion in spanish wine
What shapes the reputation of Spanish wine in Spain and abroad? Through a tasting of six wines, the discussion explores indigenous grape varieties, scores, pioneering brands, tradition and diversity.
- Almudena Alberca | MW, winemaker, consultant and educator
- Lenka Sedlackova | MW, Brand Manager - Bancroft Wines
- Jonas Tofterup | MW, founder/partner Iberian Wine Academy y Bodegas Trenza
Artificial intelligence at the service of wine
How is artificial intelligence changing the sector, from the vineyard to customer service? A conversation highlighting the essentials: well-organised data, governance, management involvement and AI as a co-pilot.
- Alberto García | Digitalisation - FEV
- Javier Marco | CDO Bodegas y Viñedos Pradorey
- Andrés Saénz | Marketing - Orisha Agrifood
- Carlos Tarragona | CEO Spectralgeo
The present and future of NO-LOW wines
A full day dedicated to alcohol-free and lower-alcohol wines, concluding with an interactive tasting of six wines.
- Juan Park | Director for Iberia and South America - IWSR
- Trinidad Márquez | Deputy Director-General and Technical Director - FEV
- Beatriz Moro | President - Bodega WIN Sin Alcohol
- Miguel Villena | Industrial Engineer and MBA - Tomsa Destil
- Silvia Cedeño | Managing Director - BevZero Services
- Pablo Franco | Managing Director - Regulatory Council of the Rioja Qualified Designation of Origin
- Diego Pinilla | Chair of the Technical Committee and Director of Wineries and Operations - FEV / Grupo Raventós Codorníu
- Andrea Mellado | Co-founder and eCommerce Manager - The Blue Dolphin Store
- Baudouin Havaux | President - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
- Frédéric Galtier | Ambassador in Spain - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
- Sylvain Thibaud | Managing Director Winespace
Tradition and innovation, from past to present
A tasting of six wines that capture the revolution in Spanish wine: long-aged sparkling wines, high-altitude Godello, Airén rediscovered in La Mancha, an age-worthy rosé, indigenous Mediterranean varieties and a great classic from Ribera del Duero.
- Jancis Robinson | MW, founder and editor-in-chief at JancisRobinson.com
- Ferran Centelles | Sommelier - elBullifoundation
Spanish wines that have travelled from a king’s cup
A theatrical tasting featuring Philip II and his Sommelier de Corps, celebrating the place of Spanish wines in the history of European courts.
- Ferran Centelles | Sommelier - elBullifoundation