WINEFUTURE - Rioja 2009

November 12^th 2009

WINEFUTURE – RIOJA 2009
Some of the world’s most influential wine writers and educators will be coming to Rioja this fall. WineFuture-Rioja 2009 is an international conference created and owned by The Wine Academy of Spain. The conference, supported by the Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja (CRCD Rioja), will be held in the city of Logroño on November 12th and 13th, 2009. Attending will be Robert Parker, Jancis Robinson, Oz Clarke, Steven Spurrier, Kevin Zraly, Robert Joseph, Mel Dick, Dan Jago and Troy Christensen. They’ll be discussing the current challenges that the global wine industry is facing, providing solutions, ideas, strategies and leadership. Topics that will be covered include the global financial crisis, the environment, improving sales, consumption trends, challenges facing the on-trade, brands, marketing strategies and emerging markets.

Registrations for Winefuture-Rioja 2009 will be available on-line from the official website at www.winefuture.es. In addition, some of the speeches will be available through live broadcast on the website.