Durante los días 23 y 24 de enero ha tenido lugar la 19.ª edición de la Boston Wine Expo, un evento que contó con la presencia de bodegas de todo el mundo junto con expertos consagrados y público apasionado por el vino. Boston es una de las paradas obligatorias en las citas que a lo largo del 2010 se producirán por la geografía del país.

Entre los exhibidores se encontraban catorce bodegas castellano-manchegas agrupadas bajo la DO La Mancha y apoyadas por el Instituto de Promoción Exterior de Castilla-La Mancha (IPEX). El resto de empresas españolas optaron por mostrar sus vinos a través de sus distribuidores y fue Navarra la única región, aparte de Castilla-La Mancha, que dispuso de un espacio propio.

Muchos de los exhibidores participaron agrupados bajo su bandera de procedencia con el fin de aunar esfuerzos. Destacaron las apuestas hechas por Italia, Argentina y, por supuesto, EEUU en el sentido de incentivar el consumo del vino día a día y no sólo para ocasiones especiales.

Los asistentes a la misma pudieron degustar alrededor de mil ochocientos vinos de más de cuatrocientas bodegas entre locales y foráneas. Además, se cocinaron algunos platos y se desarrollaron distintos seminarios entre los cuales destacó “The Wines From Castilla La Mancha” a cargo de Charlie Arturaola.

28/01/10 Oficina económica y comercial de España en Nueva York.

Durante los diez primeros meses de 2009, las importaciones de vino en Corea del Sur cayeron un 35% con respecto a 2008, como consecuencia de la desaceleración económica y la depreciación del won. Según datos dados a conocer por el Servicio de Aduanas, entre enero y octubre, la cuarta potencia asiática importó vino por un valor total de 64 millones de euros, frente a los 98 millones de euros del mismo periodo de 2008. Este descenso pone fin a un periodo de 11 años de crecimiento ininterrumpido, ya que desde la crisis financiera asiática de 1998 hasta este año, las importaciones de vino a Corea se multiplicaron por 11 en volumen y por 26 en valor.

Las perspectivas del sector para el 2010 apuntan, no obstante, una posible recuperación del sector ante la acelerada recuperación económica y al acuerdo de libre comercio (TLC) entre Corea y la Unión Europea, que se espera que entre en vigor durante 2010. Este tratado contempla la eliminación del arancel de 15% que se aplica en la actualidad al vino, lo cual reducirá el preció de venta del vino al consumidor.

Según los datos del Servicio de Aduanas, en 2009 Francia sigue siendo el primer país de origen de las importaciones con 20,7 millones de euros, seguido de Chile, favorecido por el TLC entre ambos países, Italia ocupa el tercer lugar y España se mantiene en sexta posición con 3,5 millones euros.

08/12/09 The Korea Times

Los pasados 27 y 29 de octubre, en Moscú y San Petersburgo tuvo lugar el V Salón del Vino y Productos Gourmet organizado por la Oficina Comercial de España en Moscú y el Instituto de Comercio Exterior (ICEX) con la colaboración de la Cámara de Comercio de Toledo. Como en ediciones precedentes, el objetivo de los organizadores de promocionar y aumentar el conocimiento y la distribución de la oferta vinícola y de productos gourmet en el mercado ruso ha sido satisfecho.

58 empresas españolas e importadores rusos expusieron sus vinos y productos al público profesional ruso. Entre los más de 1000 asistentes totales al evento, estuvieron presentes gran número de importadores y distribuidores de productos agroalimentarios y vino de Moscú, San Petersburgo y otras regiones de Rusia. Asimismo, visitaron el Salón un número importante de representantes del canal Horeca, cadenas de distribución, sumilleres, estudiantes de las principales escuelas de sumilleres en ambas ciudades, así como prensa especializada.

Paralelamente a la exposición tuvieron lugar dos seminarios-degustación para profesionales que igualmente contaron con una gran afluencia de público: Dulces de España (ponente Gerónimo Jiménez Serrano de la empresa Doña Jimena) e Introducción a la Conserva (ponente Nelly González Concheiro de la empresa Conservas Ramón Peña).

02/11/09 Oficina comercial de España en Moscú

 

El Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior (ICEX) y la Oficina Comercial de la Embajada de España en Seúl organizaron el pasado 19 de octubre un almuerzo de maridaje sobre vinos españoles y comida coreana. El evento, enmarcado dentro de la promoción de la feria de vinos españoles que se celebrará los días 11 y 12 de Noviembre, atrajo a 41 profesionales del sector, entre los que figuraban periodistas, importadores y managers de cadenas hoteleras. La encargada de dirigir la presentación fue Kim Jong Im, doctora en Ciencias de la Alimentación y Nutrición, representante de varias academias gourmet y reconocida cocinera por sus programas en la televisión coreana y su colaboración en eventos oficiales del Gobierno. Kim Jong Im introdujo 3 vinos tintos y uno blanco y aconsejó los platos tradicionales coreanos con los que combinaban mejor, que los asistentes al evento pudieron degustar junto con el vino seleccionado. El almuerzo, presidido por el Embajador de España en Corea del Sur, forma parte de las actividades desarrolladas por el ICEX y la Oficina Comercial en Seúl para dar a conocer el vino de las 23 bodegas que tomarán parte en la Feria de Vinos de Noviembre y que está coorganizada por la Cámara de Murcia.

22/10/09 Oficina Económica y Comercial de España en Seúl

Originally from Burgundy, it is an early budding vine, which makes it sensitive to spring frosts.

It can be found in some outstanding Spanish Wines from Tierra de Castilla in Castilla La Mancha wine region in Spain.

This is one of the most extensive varieties in the world, owing to its capacity to adapt. Its bunches are small or medium – hardly surpassing 10 cm in length -, cylindrical, compact and sometimes with one or two wings, and with an average weight of 75 to 125 grams, depending on the soil fertility and the state of health of the vines.

The grapes are slightly oval, small, amber in colour, with quite a thin skin and consistent pulp. It has an early maturity. It is ideal for fermentation and ageing in oak barrels. The wine produced is strong, fruity and of good acidity, bringing harmony and balance.

Land of Vineyards

Syrah adapts very well to the most dry zones in Spain. It is grown to produce Spanish wines from La Mancha, Mentrida and Jumilla, where it is becoming more consolidated to mix with Monastrell and in Wines from La Tierra de Castilla.

The plant likes sun, has a low yield (ideal to show off its qualities), buds late and is resistant to diseases. Its bunches are of medium size and are compact. The grapes are small, oval in form and blueish in colour. The skin is thin but quite resistant, the flesh is soft, juicy and pleasant tasting.

The wines have body, a good degree of alcohol and smoky aromas -violets, black olives, leather, tobacco and liquorice. They are dark red in colour.

To extract the best of this variety, the fermentations are long and the ageing in wood, so they are wines very suitable for quality ageing. It mixes very well with different varieties such as Garnacha, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot.

Land of Vineyards

One of the grapes from the Bordeaux region that sometimes accompanies the red wines produced from Cabernet and Merlot.

Medium yield and maturity, although its budding is very early. The bunches are small-medium in size. It is susceptible to oidio and to wind. It produces wines very rich in tannins, mature with a high level of colour, very suitable for mixing with wines of other varieties in small quantities.

In Castilla-La Mancha it has been adopted by some growers of Spanish Wines from Tierra de Castilla for the production of signature wines.

Land of Vineyards

Originally from France. It is extended over all the Spanish geography most notably in the Designations of Origin Jumilla, La Mancha and Méntrida and in many Wines from Tierra de Castilla.

The plant is vigourous, high yielding, early budding (it is affected by spring frosts) and resistant to diseases. Its bunches are cylindrical, of medium size, but not very dense, with medium sized grapes blueish-black in colour. It complements Cabernet-Sauvignon, Bobal and Tempranillo very well for ageing. We also find it together with Garnacha in young wines.

The wines are soft, alcoholic, aromatic and easy-drinking. The colour is ruby with violet tones and the palate gives grassy and spicy notes. The nose results fruity (plums). As a variety it stands up well to wood, giving a balanced wine, with body, a dark red colour with an orange rim.

Land of Vineyards

Originally from Bordeaux ( France) it can be found in all the warm areas of the world. It is called the Emperor of the red varieties. In Wines from Tierra de Castilla it has attained great acceptance, to the point of becoming the third most produced red grape in La Mancha.

The plant is vigourous with not very high yields. It adapts well to the region’s climate.

The bunches are medium sized and not very compact. The grapes are small, round, with intense colour, and have thick skins. It is a variety that has extended all around the world and it is used to improve the ageing of wines. It works very well in crianzas due to its high tannin content.

The wines are dry, with body, alcoholic and acidic, with an intense violet colour. The nose is profound and intense, floral ( violets) fruits (berries) and vegetables ( pepper). They are tasty on the palate.

Land of Vineyards

Hello and welcome to Wines from Castilla La Mancha

Today we are in a winery from la Roda (Albacete)Spain

Wine from Tierra de Castilla. Surely one of the best wineries in Castilla La Mancha

And we have with us winery owner Tomás Ruiz

Hello Ramón, How are you?. He is going to tell us a litte about the winery and his wines.

Ok, Tell us something about the winery

The winery is an old project

Our family started the last century, more than 100 years

with vinification and winemaking professionals

My grandfather owned a winery

And in 1994 I started with the new project

With the plantation of “espaldera” vineyards

And How many hectares of vineyards?

we currenly have 70 hectares

Exclusively for our own production. we test existing

and foreign varieties

And at the end We have decided. What are the varieties are you planting?

We have tried with many varieties and at the end we are planting

11 different varieties. 5 red and 6 white varieties

Of course we have tempranillo typical of this area

And then we have merlot, Syrah, Cabernet

And petit Verdot which is adapting very well to this soil

And among the whites varieties we are a little bit innovative

A part from Chardonnay which is well know all around the world

We did some testing and right now we have viognier

Moscatel de grano menudo

And even we have something really interesting with albariño

which is something new in this area and we have some wine bottled with albariño.

And the gewürztraminer which is one the wines we are going to taste later on

Yes, we started experimenting in 2000

And this year we already have some in bottle, we have decided that has good quality

to be commercialized

ok, let´s talk about two of your products

we are going to taste, as we said, your Gewúrztraminer 2008

And also a 2004 Syrah with three months in oak

Both wines as you can see are named 1564

I would like you to tell me the story about this name

as we are an innovative winery and we want to do different things

in the name of the wines we are trying to be original

1564 has something to do with la Roda as a land of vineyards

Then 1564 indicate the year when the church of La Roda was built

And from that, I like the name a lot

With a nod to history and the village where the wine is coming from

Let´s try the first one

The gewúrztraminer.

2008 vintage

100% gewúrztraminer

We have launched this prodcut this year

This is a wine powerful in aromas, powerful wine in the mouth

If you notice the color of the wine, is typical gewúrztraminer yellow straw color

greenish…clean

This is a very aromatic wine

On the nose….floral aromas

Pineaple…ok…very good…violet

And the main aroma from Gewurztraminer: fresh lychee fruit

Let´s see in the mouth

In the mounth express the fruit…meaty fruit

floral as well. Very long finish

Really good. 13.5%

And as we has said, you only have vino de la tierra de Castilla

You are not under any Denomination of Origin

Once you let the wine breathe to ‘open’ , new aromas and tones are coming up

this wine goes well with fish and seafood

and I would also recommend it with

mushrooms

And it goes well with foie as well.

this can go with a lot of food. i think is a wine to be drunk with food

this is a very interesting wine as this variety can barely be found in Spain

I have seen some people planting it in somontano

Here we did some testings and i think the wine is really good

Let´s see the red one

2004 syrah

crianza wine

Silver medal concourses mondial de Bruxelles 2006

In recognition to the planting of this variety in this area…it´s been years

This is one of the first varieties we planted

some people say that one of the best Syrah can be found in Castilla La Mancha region

Tell me…As you see this wine is dark red

purplish…and the oak is giving different tones of red

2004 vintage

this wine has a “half Crianza”. This is not the same crianza than those of the Denomination of origin

We like wines with a beautiful integration of wood

Toasty notes, vanilla

if you smell

red fruit and blackcurrant

smoky and vanilla aromas

you told me that this wine has three month in oak

we keep the wine in oak…and we taste it

in order to find the perfect balance between fruit and oak

so,periodically, depending on the wine, we taste it

and when we think is the right moment…for that balance

This is the characteristic that we are looking for our wines

A wine that improves with age.

Adn this one still is..

On the nose almost the same…long finish

Silky, full bodied

Long finish…

As you said before…rainsins and liquorice

All of our wines have liquorice

i think is coming from the terroir

liquorice always appears in our wines

let´s summarize your range

what the consumer can find in the market

We have tasted these two, but you has also monovarietal range

yes, we have a monovarietal range

As all of our wine are coming form our own production we have

Our range starts with monovaritals

young wines no oak, we Tempranillo, Cabernet

and some of them have been awarded too

I think merlot is one of them

Yes, merlot is golden medal Brussels 2008

And the Syrah won the best value red new wave Spanish wine awards 2006

yes, indeed

A blind tasting of 700 Spanish wines chosing the best 100

And then is one winner in each category

And your Syrah won the best value red in the Uk. The judges were wine experts and Masters of Wine

then we have the top range. wine with crianza, oak. we have tasted one of them.

A Syrah. We also have a coupage, French, American and Romanian oak

This is what we normally do with our coupage

we also have a Petit Verdot

Named Xintros…this one over here

Also awarded with international medal

And, do you also have Ice wine?

let me tell you before that

That we also have a barrel fermentation white

Viognier, Chardonnay, Albariño coupage

Fermented in French oak

And as your were saying

Ice wine. Made from tempranillo grapes

we pcik up the grapes in December

The grapes are left on the vine to ripen and raisin

And we pick up the grapes by hand and with a special frementation

controling the temperature

avoiding high temperatures and then we stop the fermentation

leaving some sugar

The wine has a typical tone of tempranillo raisin grape

with a sweet background

This wine goes well with starters

As I was telling you with the gewúrztraminer, goes well with foie and mushrooms

Very interesting products

working with “non-Castilla La Mancha” varieties

And even with varieties that nobody else in this region is planting at the moment

Thank you for letting us share this moment with you at your winery

Thank you for visiting us

I hope the audience will enjoy. Congratulations on your products…i like them very much

Thank you very much

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