The three European-based wine educators, two of whom are renowned award-winning sommeliers, will present Flavours - A Whole New World@ProWein in Düsseldorf, Germany, in early March. ProWein is one of the most important international wine trade exhibitions and annually draws exhibitors from some 50 countries and close to 40 000 delegates. The New World initiative and masterclass sessions will form a show-within-a-show over the three-day event that runs from March 4 to 6.

The Flavours@ProWein presenters include Andreas Larsson, a multiple winner of sommelier titles, including Best Sommelier in the World awarded by the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale, Best Sommelier in Europe, Best Nordic Sommelier and Best Sommelier of Sweden. He is currently the wine director of leading Swedish restaurant PM & Vänner in Växjö and is also a wine writer and educator. Caro Maurer MW, who was the first German woman to earn her Masters of Wine, is a wine writer based in Bonn and contributes to a range of leading publications in Germany. She too is a wine educator and also judges in international wine shows. Ronan Sayburn MS, one of just 180 Master Sommeliers worldwide, is a former winner of the UK Sommelier of the Year title and is the director of wines and spirits at Hotel du Vin, a prominent group of boutique hotels in the UK.

The New World masterclass sessions will showcase the wines of the five countries, matching them with foods in a bid to focus on the versatility of New World offerings as viable and also affordable alternatives on wine menus. The pairings will be presented by the trio in a series of seminars.

The intention of Flavours@ProWein is to highlight what we produce in a fresh and appetising way. This is the third consecutive year the five countries are working in concert. Each year we accent a particular feature common to us all that offers a new way to introduce our best-of-best wines. This year we are raising their food-friendly profile.

Wine is essentially about conviviality and enjoyment, and there is no better way to express that than at the table. Each of the five will focus on their signature wine flavours and use the opportunity to demonstrate their appeal when paired with both innovative and more traditional foods.

We have deliberately involved three personalities whose training is European, so they can apply their own sensibilities and traditions in pairing our wines and in this way make them exciting but also accessible to a broad-based audience.

We are extremely proud to have significant opinion-leaders of the calibre of Andreas, Caro and Ronan to demonstrate to both the off and on-trade, just what our wines can deliver.

The spirit of co-operation amongst the five wine regions, despite the growing competition for a share of global consumer spend, was a reflection of their ability to rise above national interests to enhance the standing of New World wines. The specificity of each region will in no way be compromised, however. We are working in unison to express what makes each of us unique and distinctive. We are presenting a carefully collated spectrum of tastes.

Flavours@ProWein will be housed in Hall 6, G90. Seminar places are limited to 60 delegates at each session. Larsson and Sayburn will present in English, while Maurer will present in German. Seminar bookings will be handled from the Hall 6, G90 on each of the three days. Delegates are urged to visit the Flavours@ProWein stand early each morning to guarantee their reservations, given that most of last year’s Down2Earth@ProWein seminars were oversubscribed.

For more information please visit www.flavours-prowein.com and follow #NWProWein on twitter.

We are thrilled to announce that this year’s Wines of Chile (WoC) USA Grand Tasting will again take place in New York City, the global epicenter of food and wine and the premier market for Chilean and Imported wines. The Tasting, to be held on Tuesday, June 12th, will afford you the opportunity to showcase your wines to the Tri-State region of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut!

The Grand Tasting will be held at the contemporary and renowned Metropolitan Pavilion, located in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. Chelsea, the cultural heart of NYC, is known city-wide for its energetic nightlife and countless restaurants, an ideal location for our event. Being centrally located in Manhattan and easily accessible by public transportation, we are expecting this to be our largest and most successful event to date.
More details to come as the dates draws nearer!

ProChile is leading the promotion of organic Chilean products on the West coast at the 2012 Fresh Ideas Organic Marketplace in Anahiem,CA on March 8, 2012. This is the second time ProChile will participate in this event because of last years success. Wines of Chile’s Lori Tieszen will be promoting and pouring examples of Chile’s premium organic wines at the exclusive Wines of Chile table. Over 500 people are expected to attend.

The 2012 Fresh Ideas Organic Marketplace will be held outside Anaheim Marriot Hotel in Anaheim, CA on March 8th, 2012. Fresh Ideas Organic Marketplace is hosted alongside the Natural Products Expo West, which features over 3,400 booths and was attended by 58,000 people in 2011. The Organic Marketplace will attact consumers, trade and press alike who are interested in promoting and buying organically produce products.

If you are interested in offering wines for this event please contact Jake Pippin, jpippin@winesofchileusa.com for event and submission details.

Twenty years in 2012! Mark your calendar for the 20th celebration of the Hospice du Rhône wine conference taking place April 26-28, 2012 in Paso Robles, California.

For the past 20 years, three-days in the late spring have been reserved for an exclusive weekend surrounding all things Rhône. A palate provoking weekend embracing the enchantment, history and tastes of the twenty-two Rhône varieties. Throughout the weekend, tip your glass with worldly Rhône wine producers, journey through the largest international collection of Rhône variety wines and savor exceptional cuisine all while taking in the inspiring and spirited Rhône community.

Be sure to check out the Hospice du Rhône website for all latest information!

Wines of Chile is participating in its seventh Wine Blogger tasting. The theme for this tasting will be Coastal Whites & Seafood on April 12, 2012. This tasting will explore the amazing coastal white wines of Chile, which will be paired with exciting seafood recipes from a New York City chef.

The online tasting, moderated by Fred Dexheimer, Master Sommelier, will run for two hours with each winemaker discussing their wines as well as a question and answer period from bloggers. We will also feature the New York chef as a special guest; the chef will speak about the recipes that were created to pair with the wines the bloggers will taste.

The winemakers will meet in Santiago for the event, which will be hosted through a new web service that will include the integration of Twitter into the chat room. We will be hosting the tasting via video conference so that 50 bloggers from around the US can sign on from their computer and interact with the winemakers online

If you are interested in offering a wine for this event please contact Jake Pippin. jpippin@winesofchileusa.com with wine information (wine, winery, vintage, SRP, DO).