{"id":3853,"date":"2015-02-21T08:34:04","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T07:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewineplace.es\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2017-07-18T12:53:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T10:53:50","slug":"busy-times-for-a-wine-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/busy-times-for-a-wine-buyer","title":{"rendered":"Busy times for a wine buyer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">February and March may be cold and gloomy but for me these are exciting times as many of the important buying decisions of the year are made. \u00a0 Wine professionals around Europe are now tasting the new releases and new vintages. As always there are high expectations and flurries of rumours about how the new northern hemisphere wines are looking. \u00a0So I pack my bags and go and do some serious tasting as well as talking with producers, friends in business, trade sources who help me to establish a much clearer picture of where I should focus my attention to bring new and cool wines to\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewineplace.es\/\">www.thewineplace.es<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next week I will be in London tasting for three trade tastings.\u00a0 Firstly I will be tasting with <strong>Enotria<\/strong>, one of the leading distributors in the UK. I am particularly keen to taste some Pinots from Oregon in the US, particularly the<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omerocellars.com\/the-story\/\">Omero Pinot Noir<\/a><\/strong> from Willamette Valley, which gets rave reviews, to compare it with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frommwinery.co.nz\/en\/our_wines\/winemaking_philosophy\/index.cfm\"><strong>Fromm Pinot Noir<\/strong> <\/a>from New Zealand that is in the current list.\u00a0 Also <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascherivini.it\/welcome_eng.lasso\">Ascheri Barolo<\/a>,<\/strong> is on my \u2018must have\u2019 list of wines.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3855\" src=\"http:\/\/thewineplace.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SITT-Spring-2014.jpg\" alt=\"SITT-Spring-2014\" width=\"539\" height=\"359\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following this tasting I will attend the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sittastings.com\/spring\/london\/\">SITT<\/a> \u2018Specialist Importers Trade Tasting\u2019<\/strong>, where many small and medium sized specialist producers from around the world and distributors will be exhibiting.\u00a0 This is a great opportunity to make new contacts, learn about new producers and their wines and hopefully discover some gems. \u00a0 Next day I will go to <strong>Boutinot UK<\/strong>\u2019s wine trade tasting to see what is new in their selection.\u00a0 Boutinot produce and import some really great wines, such as the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Boutinot Les Coteaux<\/span>, a real favourite with members, so it will be fun to catch up with their winemakers and taste some of their new vintages particularly from the Rhone where their wines excel.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By the end of this marathon day of tasting I know that I will be well and truly exhausted and in need of a cold beer to refresh my palate.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">(title image thanks to\u00a0cliparts.co)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February and March may be cold and gloomy but for me these are exciting times as many of the important buying decisions of the year are made. \u00a0 Wine professionals around Europe are now tasting the new releases and new vintages. 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