On Tuesday 17th of September we took part in the International Wine Tasting, which is a networking event organised every year by several foreign Chambers of Commerce in London to bring their members together and foster international links among them.
Over 200 guests gathered at DSTRKT, a club steps away from Piccadilly Circus, to taste a selection of wine varieties from around the world as they walked their way around the different country stations scattered throughout the club.
Attendees enjoyed the wide variety of wines during the event.
On this occasion, Argentina, Austria, Canada, France, Italy, Macedonia, Mexico, Japan, Spain and Switzerland were the countries whose wines and spirits were represented at the event. This made this event the largest International Wine Tasting to date in terms of number of countries represented.
With such international mixture the event didn’t fail to impress. Guests had a unique opportunity to broaden their international business networks with their peers from other Chambers, with which everyone was delighted. In fact, attendees were sharing and exchanging opinions about the wines and making recommendations to each other in a really good mood, which translated into a very positive and lively atmosphere.
The Canadian station received a constant flow of guests thanks to their ice wine.
According to many attendees, the revelation of the evening was Canada and their ice wine. Others showed their preference for sweet sake, one of the varieties presented by Japan. What everyone agreed on was the excellent selection each country offered, which allowed many guests to discover new and unexpected flavours.
A guest from the Japanese Chamber tasting one of the tequilas at the Mexican station.
Marqués de Cáceres, member of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, provided the Spanish wines and Ms. Anne Vallejo, Head of Public Relations at Marqués de Cáceres, was in charge of the Spanish wine station. She was looking after the attendees who came around during the evening to expertly lead them in their tasting. We would like to warmly thank her and Marqués de Cáceres for their invaluable support and contribution as wine providers.
Ms Anne Vallejo, Head of PR at Marqués de Cáceres, proudly showing one of their wines.
Thanks as well to all the attendees who joined us and, especially, to our fellow colleagues at the Foreign Chambers of Commerce and trade institutionsfor their work and collaboration to bring this event to life and make it a success yet once again.
We are looking forward to seeing you next year at the International Wine Tasting. If you missed this event or simply want to know what we are up to next, sneak a peek at the UPCOMING EVENTS section on our website or subscribe to our electronic newsletter for weekly updates.
On Tuesday 17th September we will be taking part in the International Wine Tasting, which is organised every year by several foreign Chambers of Commerce in London. This event aims to broaden the attendee’s network by gaining access to a genuine international audience. We are pleased to participate in this joint event again along with France, Argentina, Italy, Mexico and Austria and would like to welcome the new participants for this edition: Canada, Japan, Switzerland and Macedonia.
The International Wine Tasting would not be possible without the kind collaboration of the wine sponsors. This year we are proud to have Marqués de Cáceres, one of our member companies, representing Spanish wine culture. Marqués de Cáceres has undoubtedly become one of Rioja’s driving forces, not only in Spain but also abroad by offering a full range of first-class red, white and rosé wines that are exported to 120 markets world-wide.
Marqués de Cáceres will be sponsoring the Spanish wines at the event.
They are commonly known for their dedication to achieve maximum quality, combining the best of tradition with a touch of innovation to highlight the finesse and elegance in its wines. For more information about them and their products, do not hesitate to visit their website www.marquesdecaceres.com. We would like to thank them for kindly providing their wines for this event.
We would like now to introduce some features about the culture of wine in the countries that will be represented in this edtion.
ARGENTINA
The Argentine wine industry is the 5th largest in the world. Argentinians are known for their Malbec wines, but there are some other popular varieties such as Bonarda grape. Argentina is the largest wine exporter in South America and used to be one of the largest producers outside Europe.
AUSTRIA
Austria has specialised in white wines, particularly dry and sweet ones with some worthy dessert wines. Some of their most popular wines are produced from the following varieties: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Gruner Veltiliner and Pinot Blancs.
CANADA
‘Ice wine’ is a type of dessert wine from Canada. Ice wine production is obviously limited to that minority of the world’s wine-growing regions where the necessary cold temperatures can be expected to be reached with some regularity. For this reason, they have become the largest ice wine producers in the world.
FRANCE
France, along ourselves, is the oldest participant in the series as the first wine Tasting networking event was organised by both our Chambers in 2010.
France is the largest wine producer in the world. In fact, numerous grape varieties are cultivated there, including both the internationally well-known kinds and also very interesting and more obscure local varieties. Some of the best French wines come from the estates of Pétrus and Chateaux Margaux and one of the most famous Grand Cru vineyard for red wine is Romanee Conti, in the Burgundy region.
ITALY
Charming Tuscany is not the one and only wine region in Italy. In fact, grapes are grown all around the country because of its geographic characteristics, which explains why it also has some of the oldest wine- producing regions in the world. There are around 350 grape varieties officially documented, but there is an estimate of 500 other varieties circulating.
JAPAN
Japan will provide the event with Sake and Suntory. The first one is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice, unlike the fermentation process of wine. On the other hand, Suntory is founded with the idea of providing a diverse range of alcoholic beverages such as whiskeys, beers and wines.
MACEDONIA
The production of red wine dominates the Macedonian wine production.
Most popular cultivations include a large proportion of indigenous grape varieties as well as other grapes that are common across Central Europe and the Balkans. As an example of this, Vranec and Kratosija are common red grapes while Smederevka, Welschriesling and Žilavka are used for white wines. Some international grape varieties can also be found, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Melot and Sauvignon.
MEXICO
Mexico will lift up the guests’ spirits by offering some tequila! Originally, Tequila is drunk straight in Mexico, and it can sometimes be taken with a side of Sangrita, which is a mixture of orange juice, grenadine and chilli. Unlike most people think, tequila is not drunk accompanied by salt and lemon. Tequila blanco, tequila joven, tequila añejo and tequila reposado are the most common kind.
SWITZERLAND
Over the years, the Swiss have developed a number of specialty wines from unique grapes rarely found outside Switzerland. The most popular white wines are Riesling X Sylvaner and Chasselas. As far as red wines are concerned, Pinot Noir and Merlot varieties are the most well known in this region.
Attendees will be able to taste a wide variety of wines.
The International Wine Tasting will be held in Central London, at DSTRKT, from 18:30 to 20:30. This event has always turned out to be a great success, so in order to secure your place and receive further information on this event, please clickhere.
“Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books”
― Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles
Despite the awful weather that we are having, Italians and Spaniards met up yesterday night to have a good time meeting new people.
The guests were enjoying the party all night long!
For the second time, the Spanish Chamber joined the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the UK to host a great informal party at the DSTRKT London Club.
In this occassion, the guests could try the Spanish Tapas and the Italian Stuzzichini, during the evening, in a relaxed but also business aimed environment.
Also, the club set up a very nice ambient with the projection of some slides with the logo of the two Chambers and the title of the event. Besides, the lights were showing the Spanish and the Italian flags.
Estrella Galicia and Birra Moretti kindly provided our guest with refreshing Spanish and Italian beer, the perfect match for “el aperitivo”, this Mediterranean tradition which is basically a pre-lunch meal made out of tapas and finger food.
The amazing beers that our sponsors provided us with
Once the event started, there was a raffle among the attendees with the amazing reward to win two VIP tickets for the 2013 Hertz British Grand Prix (Circuit of Silverstone).
The President of the Italian Chamber and a representative of Dorna Sports gave the prize to the lucky, and surprised, winner of the night, who was Estel Romeu. So, we wish her and to her companion a fantastic time and experience at Silverstone!
These two tickets were offered by our kind sponsor Dorna Sports, a member of the Spanish Chamber.
The lucky winner, Estel Romeu, with her prize!
During the night, guests were in a really good mood, creating a very positive athmosphere, but also getting to expand their business networks. The party was really successful and very lively with everybody chatting, laughing and having a great time!
Thanks again to all the attendees and especially to the Italian Chamber team for the collaboration and for that fantastic evening!
Some tapas and stuzzichini that our guests could enjoy.
If you missed this event or simply want to know what we are up to next, sneak a peek at the UPCOMING EVENTS section on our website or subscribe to our electronic newsletter for weekly updates.
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