Vinexpo Daily - Day 4

DAY 4
WEDNESDAY
17 JUNE 2015
HALL 1
STAND CD22
HALL 1
STAND CD22
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Paz Levinson
ASI & APAS Best Sommelier of Americas 2015
I LOVE TO TRAVEL TO THE
WINE REGIONS AND MEET
THE PEOPLE BEHIND EACH
INTERESTING PROJECT
Read page 7
© Quinta do Noval
REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT
SOUTHERN EUROPE: FROM WHERE
THE SUN COMES SHINING THROUGH
YOUR GLASS… Read page 10
SPECIAL FEATURE
SWEET WINES
REFINED,
DULCET AND
LUSCIOUS…
NECTAR
OF THE GODS
Read page 8
WHERE TO GO IN BORDEAUX
SARA MATTHEWS GIVES HER TIPS
– AND A FEW FAVOURITE HAUNTS
Read page 11

Vinexpo Bordeaux 2015
HALL PLAN
Hall 1 / Stand BD-280
Hall 1 / Stand A-289
Hall 3 / Stand V-348
Hall 3 / Stand VW-332
Hall 1 / Stand AB-62
Hall 1 / Stand A-339
Hall 3 / Stand VW-339

NEWS EDITOR
Richard
Barnes
Editor-in-chief
Vinexpo Bordeaux 2015
PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY 17 TH JUNE
Yes It’s The
Wine… But It’s
More About
The People
There is perhaps no more “human” product on
earth than wine or fine spirits. When moving
from stand to stand at Vinexpo, the story is
always the same, and always different. It’s
always the same from the point of view that
the story of each individual wine or spirit is
the intimate story of a person or a family…
a vision, and an exploit. Thus, each one is
as different, original and enthralling as the
people themselves. It’s a labour of love, and
of course as we look deeper, we understand
that every person playing a part in the
production of the product adds just a little bit
of their soul each time.
The same is true for the sommelier – again a
role that is not just about having an intricate
knowledge of the essences that make up
the product, but more about understanding
the person facing them at the table: the
consumer. Again, as so beautifully outlined
by Paz Levinson – Best Sommelier of
Americas (Page 7), who says that for her,
what’s important is communicating what
she has learned. Indeed, she says she loves
the contact with the client at the restaurant,
because we never know what questions the
customer will ask.
This humble attitude is, I believe, what moves
people – consumers – to truly appreciate,
or even love wine. It’s all about “getting it
right at the right time, and making it special”.
That’s what Vinexpo is all about.
L’Atelier Food & Wine
by Gault & Millau
Organised by Vinexpo (registration required)
Location: L’Atelier Food & Wine, Hall 1
11:00 am – 11:45 am.
Chef: Christophe Aribert -
Sommelier: Jean-Jacques Reuil, Les Terrasses,
Uriage Les Bains, France
12:30 am - 1:15 pm.
Chef: Julien Poisot - Sommelier: Clément Julien
and Georges Vigouroux (owner), Château de
Mercuès, Mercuès, France
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm.
Chef: Marco Vigano - Sommelier: Annabelle
Vigano, Aux Anges, Roanne, France
400 pm - 4:45 pm.
Chef: Francis Mallmann - Sommelier: Nicolas
Cordeiro, 1884 Restaurante, Mendoza, Argentina
Conferences
Go Wine! The French wining (free entrance)
Organised by Go wine!
9:30 am - 11:00 am.
Location: Meeting room 1, Convention Centre
Investing in a vineyard in Bordeaux or in France,
the keys to success in taking over a winery and
the mistakes to avoid (free entrance)
Organised by Wine
9:30 am - 12:30 am.
Location: Meeting room 3, Convention Centre
Africa, the future destination for wines and
spirits (registration required).
Organised by Vinexpo
10:00 am - 11:30 am.
Location: Amphi C, Convention Centre
The digital and its opportunities for the French
wine and spirit industry (free entrance)
Organised by PwC & PwC Société d’Avocats
10:00 am - 12:00 am.
Location: Meeting room 2, Convention Centre
2025:US or China ? (free entrance)
Organised by INSEEC Wine and Spirits Institute
11:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Location: Amphi B, Convention Centre
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NEWS
Managing your product information: the main
challenge of the international wine market (free
entrance. Organised by GS1 France
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Location: Meeting room 3, Convention Centre
Development of wine tourism around the great wine
regions: new business strategies? (free entrance).
Organised by CCI Bordeaux
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm.
Location: Amphi C, Convention Centre
Tasting
Wine and Myth: From ancient grape-pressing basins
to amphoras (free entrance) Organised by ICE
9:30 am - 10:30 am. Location: Tasting Lab 5, Hall 2
Wine defects: how to recognise them (free entrance)
Organised by Les professionnels du Liège
9:30 am - 11:00 am. Location: Tasting Lab 1, Hall 2
Chinese wine tasting (free entrance)
Organised by Comité Européen des Entreprises
Vins-China Alcoholic Drinks Association
9:30 am - 11:00 am. Location: Tasting Lab 2, Hall 2
Bordeaux revised by the “Super Bordeaux” category
(by invitation) Organised by Bettane & Desseauve
11:00 am - 12:30 am. Location: Forum, Hall 3
Saint-Estèphe tasting “précieux terroirs” (free entrance)
Organised by Syndicat Viticole de St Estephe
11:00 am - 5:00 pm. Location: Tasting Lounge 2, Hall 2
Crus Bourgeois du Médoc tasting (free entrance)
Organised by Association de Promotion des Crus
Bourgeois du Médoc
11:00 am - 6:00 pm. Location: Tasting Lounge 3, Hall 3
Wine in Paintings and Mosaics: The vine in the
paintings of the Italian Renaissance (free entrance)
Organised by ICE
11:30 am - 12:30 am. Location: Tasting Lab 5, Hall 2
Port, Douro and Pastries: Simplet Gourmet! (free entrance)
Organised by Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto
11:30 am - 12:30 am. Location: Stand DE73 / E 78
The winemakers’ collection (by invitation)
Organised by SARL Château d’Arsac
12:30 am - 2:00 pm. Location: Tasting Lab 2, Hall 2
Riedel: Special wine glass tasting
12:30 am - 2:00 pm. Location: Tasting Lab 3, Hall 2
Yellow emotions, a masterclass on Collio indegenous
variety (by invitation)
Organised by Consorzio Tutela Vini Collio
12:30 am - 2:00 pm. Location: Tasting Lab 1, Hall 2
The art of the vineyard in the rural landscape:
The music of Trentino: in Mozart’s steps (free entrance)
Organised by ICE
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Location: Tasting Lab 5, Hall 2
A romance between wine and cinema, by Carina
Lau - Brand Launching wines with the famous Chinese
actress (for press only) Organised by Maison Ginestet
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Location: Stand A 151
Rosé, a global trend! (free entrance)
Organised by Conseil Interprofessionnel
des Vins de Provence
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Location: Tasting Lab 1, Hall 2
The winemakers of the oenoteam laboratory and wine
growers from the In A Bottle Club are committed to
bioprotection, the war against sulphites, to promote
sense of place and adapt their wines to suit a changing
market (free entrance)
Organised by Club in a bottle
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Location: Tasting Lab 4, Hall 2
Almaviva masterclass and presentation of vintage –
2013 (by invitation)
Organised by Almaviva
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Location: Tasting Lab 2, Hall 2
The regional wine heritage:
History of Sicily and its wines (free entrance)
Organised by ICE
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Location: Tasting Lab 5, Hall 2
Les Vins du Grand Cercle des Vins de Bordeaux
(registration required)
Organised by Terres de Vin
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm. Location: Grand Théâtre, Bordeaux
Evening events
The Blend - Vinexpo official party
(ticket purchase, entrances B & K)
10:00 pm - 2:00 am. Location: Hangar 14
Others
Les Talents du Vin
Organised by La Tribune - Objectif Aquitaine
4:00 pm - 6:30 pm.
Location: Amphithéâtre B, Convention Centre
4 VINEXPO DAILY / DAY 4 / WEDNESDAY 17 TH JUNE 2015

NEWS
China’s Demand for
Imported Wine Is Back
JF Hillebrand conference puts focus on
supply chain to China
China’s wine imports grew by
36% in the first three months of
2015. The market shows clear
signs of recovering after the
austerity and gifting cutbacks
by the Chinese government
had seriously hit the demand for
imported wine.
That was one of the key
revelations at yesterday’s
conference organised by
logistics provider, JF Hillebrand,
looking at the cutting edge steps
being taken within the French
supply chain to improve the
distribution of imported wines
to China.
The event also marked Vinexpo’s
new commitment to support the
key service industries for wine,
like logistics and customs, in its
dedicated Experts Zone.
In a wide ranging debate, both
Angela Zhou, sales manager
of JF Hillebrand China and Eric
Ni, deputy general manager
of Shanghai Free Trade Zones,
stressed the need for wine
companies to take advantage
of changes to Chinese import
regulations that now allow
foreign exporters to hold
stocks ready for distribution in
China. Those that do will be
well placed to take advantage
of increased demand from
consumers for imported wine.
So rather than have to wait
up to potentially three months
for wine to be shipped and
go through the regulatory
customs procedures, global
wine producers can now set
up their own distribution centres
at Chinese ports and offer just
in time delivery options to their
customers.
Pierre Corvisier, JF Hillebrand’s
service development and
innovation director, took
delegates through the
sophisticated systems and
options the company now has
to ensure the quality of wine
being shipped is protected at
each stage of the journey.
Hervé Cornede, commercial
and marketing director at
Haropa, Port Le Havre,
announced the facility had
become the world’s largest
distributor of wine and spirits in
the world and handled over 1
billion bottles for the first time in
the last year.
THE BLEND
WEDNESDAY 17 TH JUNE
Wines
Discover wines from the following countries:
• Germany • France - Bourgogne
• Spain • Italy
• France - Bordeaux (Côtes de Bordeaux)
Champagnes
Champagne Tsarine in the presence of
Adriana Karembeu, the “face” of the brand
Cognacs
A selection of cognacs proposed by the Bureau
National Interprofessionnel de Cognac
Spirits
Vodka Tovaritch, anisette and liquor “Parfait
Amour” by Marie Brizard, gin Nordés, Ron de
Venezuela DOC
The Cognac Bar at The Blend
COGNACS IN COCKTAILS
Created in France in 2008,
the Cognac Summit is the fruit
of a collective work of a score
of mixologists from the world’s
top global institutions, gathered
together for the occasion. It
magnifies the aromas of Cognac
through refreshing, fruity and
spicy notes.
Every evening, a different cocktail
is also proposed (Lancer Franc -
Sour - Horse’s neck - Side Car)
SPIRITUAL MASTERCLASSES
2:30 pm – WENNEKER DISTILLERIES
‘Cocktail in a Jar’ will acquaint guests with
the flavour of the brand’s newest variant,
Wenneker 24 Carrot, and offer insight into
the vast Wenneker Liqueur range.
ACTIVITIES AROUND
XO COGNAC
Producers and distributors of
Cognac attending Vinexpo
hope visitors will enjoy tasting
their XO Cognacs. They can
enjoy in traditional fashion in a
Tulip glass or on the rocks.
Participating in The Blend is
an opportunity for international
professionals to discover or
rediscover the richness of
Cognac products.
Hall 3, Stand W-338
3:30 pm – AMERICAN BEVERAGE MARKETERS
A chance to explore the premium cocktail
syrup range, Reál.
5:00 pm – US BARTENDERS GUILD (USBG)
An awe-inspiring flair bartending show
performed by a member of the USBG.
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Watch
Vinexpo
Welcome
at Vinexpo
2015
The wine trend
by Guillaume
Deglise
Why USA is
in honour at
Vinexpo? by
Thomas Matthews
Bargylus, a wine
made in Syria
Wine & Space
by Patrick
Baudry
What about the
China market ?
by Jeannie Cho
Lee

Bordeaux Videos
How to make
“So Sauternes”
Cocktail ?
What is
“12 de coeur”?
Being a
sommelier
in 2015
Interview of
Greg Lambrecht
- Coravin
European
producers take
place in U.S
Why U.S.A. is
in honour ? by
Michel Rolland
Le Pan
Don’t forget
your glass !
#Riedel
the blend
“Vinexpo2015
official parties !”
Robert de
Luxembourg,
Château Haut-Brion
and Clarence Dillon
Wine & Space
by Patrick
Baudry

TRADE TALK
Kobrand’s Perspective
PRESS CORNER
How Vinexpo fairs have been important
landmarks in Constance Savage’s career
© Vinexpo - JB Nadeau
With 20 years in the alcohol beverage industry, Constance Savage
has a passion for wine and spirits, and her work spans the spheres of
supply dynamics, sales-planning and marketing strategy-setting and
execution. We asked her what the key reasons are for her attending
Vinexpo…
There is a noticeable tone and energy
specific to each bi-annual Vinexpo
event, a sense of what is happening
“now” in the industry and a feeling,
which is true in any case, of being,
at that moment, at the centre of the
industry. Walking up and down the
aisles, you see faces that run from
familiar to friendly – you feel that you
have grown up with, and continue to
YOU ARE
INCREASINGLY
PULLED BY
ACQUAINTANCES
AND CONTACTS
SCATTERED ACROSS
THE FAIR
grow with these people, your associates
in the happy business of wine and
spirits. As your seniority in the industry
grows, your pace changes. You
approach Vinexpo in a more “efficient”
way, while, at the same time, you are
increasingly pulled by acquaintances
and contacts scattered across the
fair – friendships and acquaintances
built over the course of years in the
business. It is exciting, invigorating and
exhausting, all at the same time.
How do you evaluate the current state
of the wine and spirits market in your
country?
The U.S. wine market continues to
grow, from both overall and per-capita
consumption standpoints. The great
recession of 2008 – 2009 opened a
lot of attitudes towards cheaper pricepoints
and off-premise shopping habits,
which have created a “new balance”
in the industry. Certain price points are
unachievable for all but the truly iconic
labels. However, our consumer finally
feels on solid ground from a personal
financial perspective. We are fortunate
that certain segments of our population
are growing in affluence and in their
curiosity and knowledge of fine wine.
We have a huge “millennial” population
who are expressing interest in wine and
spirits earlier and more meaningfully
than did any other generation. The
future is bright in the U.S. market.
What is your “secret” to a successful
Vinexpo visit?
Four practical tips:
1. Although I admit I cannot always
achieve it – start planning your itinerary
early, and try to get local cell phone
Constance
Savage
VP Director of Supplier Relations,
Kobrand Corporation
numbers for your contacts to be able to
use text in case you are running late.
2. Find a way to drink water as much
as possible, at least 1-1 with wine.
3. Pay attention to stand locations,
and to book appointments that are
physically close together within the
same period of time.
4.Try to keep one evening and one
morning free of appointments. This is
key for being able to make time for an
important opportunity that might arise.
Sarah Kemp
Publishing Director, Decanter
“MINERALITY IS
TODAY’S NEW
BUZZWORD”
Thanks to a new partnership between
Vinexpo and Decanter, a series of
tastings and conferences are being
organised by the publication at the
show this year, not to mention the
famed Decanter World Wine Awards.
We asked publishing director Sarah
Kemp to tell us what she is most looking
forward to at Vinexpo this year…
The opportunity to catch-up with so many top
wineries without having to travel thousands
of miles. Vinexpo is a great opportunity to
discover wines from regions that you cannot
personally visit as well as trying new vintages
from established names.
Which regions / varieties/ wine styles do
you feel are gaining most in popularity in
the UK and why?
Wines with less oak and less alcohol are
certainly finding favour. Consumers are very
aware of alcohol levels. Minerality is today’s
new buzzword.
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Happy, Honoured and Humbled…
The joy and the challenges of being named best sommelier of Americas
Paz Levinson
ASI & APAS Best Sommelier
of Americas 2015
Paz Levinson was recently
awarded best sommelier
of Americas by Guillaume
Deglise, CEO of Vinexpo.
We asked her how she felt
about this award…
I feel really happy, honoured and
humbled (the three H’s) for winning
the best sommelier of Americas
2015. It’s a contest that I really
liked since I heard about it in
2009, participated in 2012 and
prepared for 2015. I think AS &
APAS are making a wonderful
contribution to the sommeliers of
Americas, and that’s why I always
looked forward to being in this
contest. I prepared for it with
enthusiasm and love. It wasn’t
easy at all, and it was a lot of
hard work at the same time. I was
starting a new job and learning
French. I was lucky to be working
with Marco Pelletier from whom
I learned a lot. I also trained
with Jonathan Bauer-Monneret at
Spring. Sharing and working with
people is totally necessary. The
fact that I’m sharing the award
with ladies like Veronique Rivest
and Elyse Lambert makes me
thrilled. It was also very important
to put Argentina in the title.
What have been your biggest
challenges in arriving at this
achievement?
The biggest challenge was trying
to beat myself. I think many of
our weaknesses are made up by
ourselves and the best way to
SINCE I
STARTED LIVING
IN FRANCE,
I HAVE BEEN
TRAPPED IN
THE WORLD
OF CHENIN
BLANC
grow is to know them and work
on them. The challenge was to
prepare the contest in English after
preparing the contest of Argentina
in Spanish, and meanwhile I was
learning French… So many things
to adapt and explore, coming
back to the language. There is a
language for the contest, there is a
mother language for my thoughts
and there is the language of the
wine and work that I am learning.
Do you have a favourite wine or
region?
I don’t have a favourite wine,
region or grape variety; it’s a
very hard question for me. I like
so many wines, regions, styles
and grapes. I love this diversity.
I love not having ONE wine in
the world. I am from Argentina
and I have a special affection
for Malbec. I love the floral side
of this grape, the texture when it
is well balanced with ageing,
and the charming character that
it can gain. Apart from that it
always depends on the moment
of drinking, or the situation, when
preferring a wine. Ultimately,
since I started living in France, I
have been trapped in the world of
Chenin Blanc. I think it is a grape
that can give a lot of pleasure, can
suit many styles, that is transparent
to terroir and has lovely acidity
and texture. I also like the austerity
of the Cabernet Franc of the Loire
Valley and how it ages.
What is the most rewarding part
of your job?
The favourite part of my work is
that I am always learning, I am
always absorbing knowledge. It
is an endless world for those who
like to research and move to a
next level. I love to learn and to
teach. I love to communicate what
I have learned.
That’s why I love the contact with
the client at the restaurant so much:
we never know what questions
the customer will ask. It is a little
bit of improvising a class each
time knowing exactly the level of
depth that our answer must have.
I love viticulture and studying it. I
love to travel to the wine regions
and meet the people behind each
interesting project.
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SPECIAL FEATURE: SWEET WINES
290 Years of History
– I’ll Drink to That!
Alsace Gewurztraminer
Comes of Age
Barton & Guestier, the oldest
wine merchant company in
Bordeaux, founded in 1725
by Irishman Thomas Barton has
been offering sweet wines for
290 years, starting, of course,
with Château Yquem.
The most important people
were the winemakers, but the
cellar masters added their final
touch to the wine, and Barton
& Guestier cellar master,
Germain Rambaud shaped the
best wines of the 18th century.
The company’s know-how
has been to vinify, age and
ship wines worldwide, which
continues today with Barton &
Guestier Passeport Sauternes
and Thomas Barton Réserve
Sauternes!
Today, thanks to its network
of loyal distributors, Barton
& Guestier is present in 130
countries on five continents.
All this year, to celebrate
the company’s 290th
anniversary, wines will go
out to 130 countries with
neckhangars giving buyers
the chance to win a trip for
two to Château Magnol.
Hall 1, Stand DE-281
Gustave Lorenz produces wines
for the future
From the Banks
of the Murrumbidgee
If one talks about vineyards in
New South Wales, Australia, most
peoples’ minds turn to the Hunter
Valley, a few hours’ drive north of
Sydney. However, the majority of
wines produced in the state are from
Riverina – in the far south.
Some excellent wines come from the
area, including the Botrytis Semillon
from KLN Vineyard, Nugan Estate –
on the banks of the Murrumbidgee
River.
Careful monitoring of the botrytis
infection in the vineyard allows
“super-ripe” fruit to be delivered in
ideal condition for this style of wine.
The fruit is crushed, chilled and
pressed immediately, with the juice
allowed to settle for 18 hours prior
to racking and fermentation – initially
in stainless steel tanks, then to oak for
fermentation and maturation before
blending and bottling.
The wine is a brilliant golden yellow,
emanating enticing aromas of dried
apricot and fig with marmalade and
orange peel balanced with subtle
oak.
It’s a decadent partner to any cheese
platter – or crème brulée.
Hall 3, Stand W-321
Top Alsace producer, Gustave
Lorentz, has released two sweet
wines produced from its Grand Cru
Altenberg de Bergheim estate from
vines aged between 25 years and
45 years.
First is the 100% Gewurztraminer
Selection Grains Nobles 2000
made from botrytised grapes which
combine to produce notes of candied
mandarin, blood orange, and honey.
A wine that is dense and syrupy on
the palate with touches of quince jelly.
This elegant wine ends with grilled
almond notes, coffee and orange
marmalade on the finish. It is a wine
that also evokes memories of one of
the finest vintages of its time, with
both good quality grapes and yield.
This well-structured, balanced wine
offers good acidity and strong ageing
potential.
It is also showing Pinot Gris Selection
de Grains Nobles 2008 made from
100% Pinot Gris grapes which also
offers immense concentration, notes of
dried apricot, quince and caramelised
peach. Its long finish is accompanied
by a syrupy mouth feel and candied
fruit aromas. This fresh and fruity wine
is ideal for foie gras, desserts or a
classy aperitif. This fresh, fruit-driven
wine is testimony to another strong
vintage.
Hall 1, Stand A-313
10 VINEXPO DAILY / DAY 4 / WEDNESDAY 17 TH JUNE 2015

FRENCH PROVINCE:
LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON/SUD-OUEST
LANGUEDOC
GIANT
RELAUNCHES
AS VINADEIS
Bertrand Girard reveals
plans for relaunched
Group Val d’Orbieu-
Uccoar
Vinadeis is the new corporate
identity and umbrella name for
Languedoc-based Group Val
d’Orbieu-Uccoar, which claims to
be France’s largest wine business
with some 1,600 winegrowers
covering 17,000 hectares of vines.
It was felt the group needed
to present itself under a more
recognisable and striking image
and it is hoped the new Vinadeis
name and logo will help reflect
the company’s core values of
history and tradition expressed in a
modern way.
“Our South West”
It will now represent the interests of
its 45 chateaux and 11 wineries as
it looks to build on annual sales of
e2.5 billion.
The Vinadeis corporate image
is represented by the ammonite
symbol which you can often find
stamped in to the stones found in
the vineyards of the Languedoc
Roussillon and is being used to
reflect the integration and evolution
of the company.
Bertrand Girard, the group’s
chief executive, said in a press
conference at yesterday’s Vinexpo,
that he believes a key part in the
company’s future will be developing
bulk wine opportunities. “Sometimes
bulk has a negative connotation,
but it can also be noble. We are
very proud of the bulk side of our
business,” he explained.
So much so that it has invested in a
new bulk wine facility capable of
handling 800,000 hl. “We want
to show traceability in bulk wine,
how it is made and managed,” he
added.
Osmin & Cie specialises in “drinkable”
wines from this surprising region
Lionel Osmin is the son of a jeweller from the
Béarn. He became an agricultural engineer
in 2010 and founded a wine brokerage
house specialising in product from the greater
southwest, running under the slogan “Esprits
Libres” – or “free spirits”. This company
has chosen to represent this area for its
culture and as it’s “ambassadors”, through
a selection of indigenous grapes and
appellations, that can only be described
as “colourful”.
Made from a multitude of terroirs and
grapes, South West vineyards offer wine
lovers an incredible range where diversity
is the master word. Once cultivated, it
produces wines of true character that have
been able to resist uniformity.
Examples include the AOP Marcillac
red with Mansois grapes: a fresh, easy
drinking wine with soft tannins and notes of
red pepper, liquorice and floral.
Or “Foehn”, an AOP Jurançon – a blend of Gros
Manseng and Petit Manseng – which is a fantastic sweet
wine, balanced by a perfect liveliness. It has notes of
vanilla, pineapple, mango and white truffle.
Or try the AOP Irouléguy white wine “Euskal Egun”
which is a blend of Petit Courbu, Gros Manseng and
Petit Manseng resulting in a delicate wine charecterised
by its mineral aromas and aromatic freshness.
Hall 1, Stand AB-283
Reasoned Disobedience
Wines from the South West that
break the rules – in the right ways
Domaine du Tariquet, producer
of wines from the Côtes de
Gascogne and Bas-Armagnac,
is launching new formats for
its two flagship vintages
at Vinexpo. Domaine du
Tariquet Classic will now
be available in half-bottle
and magnum (only with
screw cap) and Domaine
du Tariquet will also be
available in magnum.
In this small region of the
Gers, at the gates of the
Landes, synonymous with
Armagnac and good living, wines with a difference
are grown with a hint of “reasoned” disobedience.
If the wines and Bas-Armagnac of this winemaker now
are considered among the best, it’s because Yves
Grassa, the now famous Gascon winemaker, did not
hesitate, 25 years ago, to transgress the rules of the
traditional vinification of whites to provide a production
whose gustative constants are those of fruitiness,
freshness, elegance and finesse.
Additionally, Grassa was among the first to plant
grape varieties that were far from being in vogue in the
region at the time: Chardonnay, Sauvignon or Chenin;
and worse still he imagined assemblies of traditional
enemies such as Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc,
Chenin and Chardonnay...
Hall 1, Stand A-191
Bertrand Girard
Chief executive, Vinadeis
Hall 1, Stand AB-20
LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
KEY FIGURES
Over 283,000
hectares of vine in
production
Has 30 appellations and crus and five main wine
growing AOC areas:
Corbières AOC, Faugères, Minervois AOC,
and Saint-Chinian AOCs.
Languedoc AOC has three levels:
AOC Languedoc, Grands Vins, Crus
Languedoc regional AOC system
was first introduced in 2007
PRODUCTION
13.5
million hectolitres
in 2013 up 1.5
million on 2012
KEY GRAPE VARIETIES
Languedoc-Roussillon
produces nearly 10% of
world production of rosé
wine
Represents nearly a third
of of all French rosé sales
(2013 figures)
Accounts for around 30% of
all French wine exports
USA becoming key market
with double digit growth in
volume and value sales in
recent years
2,800
winegrowers/producers
Produces over 2 billion
bottles a year
RED & ROSE
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault and
Carignan
WHITE
Grenache Blanc, Clairette Bouroulenc, Viognier,
Picpoul, Marsanne, Roussane, Vermintino and
Ugni.
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REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT: SOUTHERN EUROPE
And Now for Something
Completely Different
Greek wines: an increasingly attractive
alternative
FROM THE BAROLO
HILLS TO VINEXPO
Casa E. di Mirafiore presents its quality range
We asked Konstantinos
Lazarakis, President
- Wine & Spirits
Professional Centre -
Athens, Greece, to tell us
more about his country’s
contingent at Vinexpo.
Vinexpo is the original
international wine exhibition
and despite the fact that Greek
wines are developing a very
strong presence, namely in the
United States and Canada,
Greek Wine producers have,
for over 20 years, believed
that being at Vinexpo is
crucial. It establishes you
among the elite in wine
production around the world.
Today, Greek wine producers
understand that improving
exports will be a key factor
in putting our economy back
on its feet, whereas 10 years
ago, they had little interest in
developing exports, because
the home market was very
strong and they were able
to sell everything they were
producing. Now this is no
longer the case. People are
thinking about exports in a
different way, and this will
be reflected at Vinexpo this
year. We have a number of
important producers coming.
We have great producers
showing their wines and
I believe all the visitors to
Vinexpo should take a slice
of their time at Vinexpo to
come and taste our wines.
International writers agree
today that Greek wines are
nowadays a very valid option
if you want to know what
“wine” means in global terms
in 2015. Greek wines can
be different, can be great,
and can be excellent value for
money.
So it’s a matter of education
for distribution channels…
but also the public?
Education is a big part of what
we are trying to do in fairs
and through other promotional
activities. It’s not the fact that
Konstantinos
Lazarakis
President - Wine & Spirits
Professional Centre - Athens, Greece
people are not aware of
Greek wines, but they think
Greek wines are low quality.
It’s all about bad Retsina.
Actually Retsina can be an
excellent wine, but it got a
bad name mainly due to poor
Retsinas available around the
islands and mainly consumed
by people during their summer
holidays.
So education is essential.
Greek wine is by definition
rare and exclusive. It’s not
something that can be
compared to classic wine
regions around the world.
As an example, just the
Bordeaux region alone is
producing about 40% more
wine than the whole of
Greece.
Hall 1, Stand CD-22
GREEK
WINE
PRODUCERS
UNDERSTAND
THAT
IMPROVING
EXPORTS WILL
BE A KEY
FACTOR IN
PUTTING OUR
ECONOMY
BACK ON ITS
FEET
Head to the Casa E. di Mirafiore
and immerse yourself in quality
wines from this quality producer
of Barolo in the heart of Piemonte,
Italy. Using only home grown
grapes from the original vineyards
of the estate this is a winery that
combines modern winemaking
techniques with traditional
methods. Using long maceration
for greater extraction and ageing
in both oak barrels and concrete
tanks it works primarily with
Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and Barbera
grapes.
Wines available to taste at the
show include Barbera D’Alba
Superiore, with 100% Barbera
and its range of Barolos, all with
100% Nebbiolo, including Barolo
Lazzarita, Barola Paiagallo
and Barolo Riserva. The winery
works hard to produce finessed
wines with velvety finshes, that
offer both strong palates, closelywoven
tannins and softness and
balance.
Its Barolo Riserva has a deep
garnet red colour, spicy notes,
and touches of cocoa, mint,
black cherry, leather and dried
mushrooms all coming together
in a long warm fascinating finish.
PORTUGAL’S DEPUTY PM VISITS
VINEXPO, RIDING ON GOOD NEWS
OF EU FUNDING FOR AGRICULTURE
Paulo Portas, Portugal’s Deputy Prime-Minister undertook an
extensive tour of his nation’s winegrower stands yesterday at
Vinexpo. More than 40 Portuguese winemakers greeted the
Minister at the Wines of Portugal collective stand.
The main aim of Wines of Portugal
is to increase the knowledge and
awareness about Portuguese
wines in its strategic markets and
promote the approach to new
markets and important distributors
and buyers.
The Deputy Prime Minister took
the time to taste numerous wines
and Ports, and discussed at length
with regional winegrowers about
their aspirations for growth on an
international level.
Just a few days ago, the Deputy
Prime Minister celebrated the fact
that Portugal’s farmers managed
to apply for and receive e4.7
billion in EU aid.
“This is indeed an historic day for
agricultural policy in Portugal,”
said Mr Portas, who went on
to say that the investment will
benefit 31,000 agricultural
projects, of which 10,500 are
for the modernisation of farms,
Hall 1, Stand E-129
Paulo Portas
Portugal’s Deputy Prime-Minister
with a further e1,400 million for
the processing and marketing of
products and Portuguese brands.
He says the EU investment has
allowed “the creation of 45,000
jobs.”
Hall 1, Stand BD-60
12 VINEXPO DAILY / DAY 4 / WEDNESDAY 17 TH JUNE 2015

© Les Williams
HOSPITALITY / RESTAURANTS / BARS
WHERE
TO GO
IN
Bordeaux
CLUBS / EVENTS / SHOPPING / CULTURE
From a Village in The Vineyards
to the City of Bordeaux
Sara Matthews started her work as a wine photographer in 1986, when she and her husband, Thomas
Matthews, moved from New York City to a small wine village near Bordeaux, resulting in their book,
A Village in the Vineyards, published in 1993. Sara tells us her story…
Sara Matthews
Photographer
In 1980, I met my husband Tom at my 21 st birthday party
when I arrived in Paris to study architecture at the Ecole des
Beaux Arts with my programme from Georgia Tech. He
was on his way to Bordeaux to do a film about the grape
harvest, and he invited me to come down to visit.
He picked me up at the train station and took me straight
to lunch at La Tupina. We had cassoulet and a nice bottle
of Bordeaux! We always enjoy returning and appreciate
their “cuisine des grands-mères”.
A few years later we returned to the region and spent
18 months living in a little village in Entre Deux Mers called
Ruch. We did a book about our experience there called
“Village in the Vineyards”. This was when I began to take
pictures about grape growing and wine making, and I’ve
been doing it ever since.
I would suggest to visitors to Bordeaux to spend time
wandering all the beautiful streets around the Place de la
Bourse, the Grand Theatre, and the Place du Parlement.
Bordeaux is an 18 th century city, as opposed to Paris,
whose buildings are mostly from the 19 th century. I love
the beautiful colour of the stones, especially reflected in
the late afternoon sunlight, and appreciate the classical
architecture.
MANY VISITORS
DON’T REALISE HOW
BEAUTIFUL ENTRE
DEUX MERS IS.
Many visitors don’t realise how beautiful Entre Deux Mers
is. I recommend taking a drive out into the countryside, to
visit a winery and some of the beautiful gothic churches in
the region. Then swing by Saint-Emilion and have a nice
lunch or dinner before returning to the city. Saint-Emilion
is quite close to Ruch and we spent many happy days
exploring all its little twisting streets and great restaurants.
I have seen so many changes in Bordeaux over the years;
it just keeps getting better and better. In the 1980’s the
buildings were mostly covered with dark soot and the
whole city was grey. I give a lot of credit to Monsieur
Juppé and his team for all the positive changes that have
transformed this city for the better.
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