Decanter event: Spain & Portugal
Held in February at The Landmark London hotel, the latest Decanter Spain & Portugal Fine Wine Encounter offered guests the opportunity to attend masterclasses, meet leading winemakers and taste a range of top wines from exciting regions including Priorat,
1 Dirceu Vianna Jr MW spoke at the day’s first Discovery Theatre session: ‘ Portugal, a journey through authenticity and diversity’
2 Sarah Jane Evans MW, DWWA Regional co- Chair for Spain & Sherry, hosted ‘A thrilling comparison of classic versus modern Spanish wines’ masterclass with Peter Sisseck of Dominio de Pingus 3 Decanter readers arriving at The Landmark London hotel 4 No small measures for Charlotte Symington as she pours Graham’s 20 Year Old Tawny Port 5 The panel for the ‘ Spanish masters of terroir from Rioja, Ribera and Bierzo’ masterclass: (left to right) Ricardo Palacios from Descendientes de J Palacios; John Stimpfig, Decanter’s content director; Javier Zaccagnini of Aalto; and Juan Carlos López de Lacalle from Artadi 6 Julian Reynolds from Reynolds Wine Growers chats to guests 7 Juan Carlos Sancha from organic winery Bodegas Juan Carlos Sancha
8 José Ramón Urtasun of Bodegas Remírez de Ganuza 9 Chema Ryan, winemaker for Muriel Wines, hosted ‘ Vintage Rioja with Conde de Los Andes’ 10 Olivia Bayés of Marco Abella and Merche Dalmau of Clos Galena 11 ‘ Discover the ageing potential of Douro wines’ masterclass with (left to right) Joana Pinhão from Quinta Vale D Maria, Francisco Ferreira of Quinta do Vallado, Dirk van der Niepoort from Niepoort Vinhos, Francisco Olazabal from Quinta do Vale Meão and Tomás Roquette of Quinta do Crasto