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Álvaro Ribalta MW

Founder | Massal Selection
Álvaro Ribalta MW

Biography

Álvaro Ribalta MW is Spain’s most recent Master of Wine. Álvaro has been working for UK leading specialist importer Indigo Wine since 2014 and is now their Spanish buyer since relocating to his native Barcelona. In 2022 he launched his own company:Massal Selection.

Sessions

13:30h
Tasting - Presentation | Sala Príncipe - BWW HUB

Different expressions of Trepat variety. Identity, tradition and innovation

Álvaro Ribalta MW
Álvaro Ribalta MW Massal Selection Founder

05-02-2024 13:30 05-02-2024 14:30 Europe/Madrid Different expressions of Trepat variety. Identity, tradition and innovation

The Conca de Barberà Designation of Origin proposes a guided tasting that will allow you to discover the different expressions of its emblematic variety, Trepat, made in various containers: foudre, barrel, wine eggs, amphora...

Trepat is a red grape variety native to the region, with which wines are crafted that are light-bodied and fruity. The tour of the different Trepat wines of the Conca de Barberà DO will enable you to learn directly about the revival of some traditional production methods and their coexistence with some modern techniques, broadening the spectrum of distinctive wines produced with this unique variety.

The activity will be conducted in Spanish.

Sala Príncipe
Mon 5 13:30h - 14:30h Sala Príncipe Free
13:00h
Round table | Speakers' Corner by Nissan - BWW HUB

The new Wines From Spain awards. Excellence as a driving force for the international positioning of Spanish wines

María Naranjo
María Naranjo ICEX Director of Food, Wine and Gastronomy
Álvaro Ribalta MW
Álvaro Ribalta MW Massal Selection Founder
Amaya Cervera
Amaya Cervera Spanish Wine Lover Founder
Agustín Trapero
Agustín Trapero Sommelier and consultant
Rafael Palacios
Rafael Palacios Winegrower and winemaker

06-02-2024 13:00 06-02-2024 14:30 Europe/Madrid The new Wines From Spain awards. Excellence as a driving force for the international positioning of Spanish wines

A dialogue between renowned Spanish sommeliers and winemakers with a track record of international success, on the importance of highlighting the excellence of Spanish wines as a lever for increasing exports and as one of the keys to the future. The new Wines from Spain awards, launched this year by ICEX, were created with the aim of vindicating the quality and commitment to the territory of the Wines of Spain.

Speakers' Corner by Nissan
Tue 6 13:00h - 14:30h Speakers' Corner by Nissan
10:30h
Tasting - Presentation | Tasting Area - BWW HUB

Minimal intervention wines and the DO Penedès

Álvaro Ribalta MW
Álvaro Ribalta MW Massal Selection Founder
Jordi Luque
Jordi Luque Journalist, writer and communications consultant

05-02-2024 10:30 05-02-2024 11:30 Europe/Madrid Minimal intervention wines and the DO Penedès Tasting Area
Mon 5 10:30h - 11:30h Tasting Area Free
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