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The fifth Verema Encounter (V Encuentro Verema) is coming up soon. On January, 27 th will start a long weekend plenty of extraordinary wine experiences. The programme includes a lot of different activities and I am just going to talk about the main ones (you have a “complete” programme –ermm... in Spanish- here) 

Friday evening we have an incredible vertical tasting: 12 vintages of Alion, from the very first vintage (1991) to the 2002 vintage. Xavier Ausás (oenologist of Vega Sicilia) will talk about “Evolution and trends of Ribera del Duero wines” and after that he will also conduct de vertical tasting.

On Saturday morning, we will hear Miguel Torres (Grupo Torres) talking about “Spanish wines in a globalized environment”. After that we will enjoy four of the best Jean Leon wine vintages. On this morning we’ll also hear Álvaro Palacios, one of the most acclaimed Spanish winemakers, talking about “Recovering of our vine patrimony” while we taste some of his wines from Priorat and Bierzo areas.

In the evening there will be a round table about Champagne A.O.C. The oenologists from Bollinger, Gosset, Laurent Perrier, Pol Roger, Roederer and Salon will explain us their wine projects while we taste some of their best champagnes.

On Friday evening and also the whole Saturday there also will be a mini wine fair with quite a lot interesting wine cellars from all around Spain. This is the provisional list of invited cellars:

 - Abadía Retuerta (D.O. Ribera del Duero)

- Álvaro Palacios (D.O.C. Priorat)

- Alvear (D.O. Montilla-Moriles)

- Ánima Negra (Baleares)

- Bodegas Aalto (D.O. Ribera del Duero)

- Bodegas Mauro (Vino de mesa de Castilla y León)

- Mauro II (D.O. Toro)

- Bodegas y Viñedos Paixar (D.O. Bierzo)

- Bodegas Bilbaínas (D.O.Ca. Rioja)

- Bodega Chozas Carrascal (D.O. Utiel-Requena)

- Bodegas Luis Cañas (D.O.C. Rioja)

- Bodegas Pirineos (D.O. Somontano)

- Bodegas y Viñedos Alión (D.O. Ribera del Duero)

- Bodegas Vega Sicilia (D.O. Ribera del Duero)

- Bodegas y Viñedos Pintia (D.O. Toro)

- Casa de la Ermita (D.O. Jumilla)

- Bodegas Emilio Moro (D.O. Ribera del Duero)

- Bodegas Enate (D.O. Somontano)

- Bodegas Enrique Mendoza (D.O. Alicante)

- Gramona (varias D.O)

- Bodegas y Viñedos del Jaro (D.O. Ribera del Duero)

- Bodegas y Viñedos Cal Grau (D.O.Q. Priorat)

- Viñedos y Bodega Manuel Manzaneque (D.O. Finca Élez)

- Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta (D.O.Ca. Rioja)

- Mas Martinet Viticultors (D.O.Q. Priorat)

- Bodegas Osborne (D.O. Jerez)

- Castillo de Peralada Vinos y Cavas (D.O. Empordà-Costa Brava)

- Bodegas Remirez de Ganuza (D.O.Ca. Rioja)

- Bodegas Roda (D.O.Ca. Rioja)

- Bodegas Sierra Cantabria (D.O.Ca. Rioja)

- Bodegas Miguel Torres (varias D.O.)

- Bodegas Jean León (D.O. Penedés)

- Marqués de Griñón (D.O. Dominio de Valdepusa)

- Bodegas R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia (D.O.Ca. Rioja)

- Viñas del Vero (D.O. Somontano)

- Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino (D.O.Ca. Rioja)

- Dominio de Tares (D.O. Bierzo)

- Grupo Yllera (varias D.O.)

 Finally, this year Verema Prizes, result of the votes of Verema forumites, are:

* Winecellar of the year 2005: Viñedos y Crianzas del Alto Aragón (Enate)

* Winecellar with best “trajectory”: Vega Sicilia

* Best wine of 2005: Trasnocho 2002

* Man of the year in the wine business: Carlos Falcó

*·Restaurant with best wine service: El Celler de Can Roca

 

And just an small number of privileged people (about 200) will enjoy that amazing wine experience, so we will keep you informed.

Regards.