Spain & Portugal Fine Wine Encounter
Decanter’s second Iberian-focused consumer tasting was a sell-out, with 750 wine lovers flocking to the Landmark London Hotel to try a variety of wines from 102 producers
1 It was a full house in the Landmark London Hotel’s Grand Ballroom on 27 February 2 Luís Pato, of his eponymous winery in Bairrada, Portugal 3 Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW, DWWA Regional co- Chair for Spain & Sherry, led a masterclass on the Grandes Pagos De España, Spain’s single-estate wines 4 Priorat producers (left to right): Alfredo Arribas of Alfredo Arribas and Portal del Priorat; Valentí Llagostera of Mas Doix; Merche Dalmau Cortés of Clos Galena; and José Mas Barberà of Costers del Priorat 5 The Douro Boys (left to right): Francisco Olazabal of Quinta do Vale Meão; Francisco Ferreira of Quinta do Vallado; Cristiano van Zeller of Qunita Vale D Maria; Tomás Roquette of Quinta do Crasto; and Dirk van der Niepoort of Niepoort Vinhos
6 Wine lovers enjoyed a masterclass on the evolution of Ribera del Duero chaired by Sarah Jane Evans MW, DWWA Regional co- Chair for Spain & Sherry (far right) and featuring panelists Miguel Angel Bocos of Pesquera; Jorge Monge of Viña Pedrosa; José Moro of Emilio Moro; Paco Casas of Pago de los Capellanes; and Javier Zaccagnini of Aalto 7 Sandra Tavares da Silva of Douro company Wine & Soul, showing her flagship red Pintas
8 Ton Mata (left) of Cava producer Recaredo and cousin Jordi Mata, who disgorged bottles for masterclass attendees 9 Victor Robla Carreiras (left) of Viños de Arganza in Bierzo 10 Miguel Alonso del Yerro of his family winery Alonso del Yerro in Ribera del Duero with Roland Young of UK importer SpaNiche Wines