EUWINA Campaign approaches European quality wines to Seoul
The European Wine Ambassadors Asia Seminar Program in Seoul was held on July 5th at the prestigious Grand Hyatt Seoul. The program started with a presentation about the European Wine Ambassadors campaign followed by 3 seminars. A selected group of 56 wine professionals attended the seminars.
During the seminars, attendees travelled across some of the most interesting wine production regions in Europe, mastering the secrets behind their geographic characteristics and winemaking techniques. An educational approach involving the Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) in Greece, Unione Consorzi Vini Veneti (Italy) and ICRDO La Mancha (Spain).
In addition, a fine selection of 15 wines from these PDO were tasted during the seminar:
DO LA MANCHA
1.Ópera Prima Chardonnay 2022
2.Latúe Rosado Tempranillo 2022
3.Canforrales Clásico 2022
4.Finca Antigua Garnacha Crianza 2020
5.Campo Amable Reserva 2018
WINES OF GREECE (EDOAO)
6.Anhydrous Santorini 2022
7.Chateau Julia Agiorgitiko 2021
8.Vlachiko 2019
9.Grande Reserve Naoussa Boutari 2011
10.Samos Vin Doux 2022
UVIVE
11.Cielo Prosecco Spumante
12.Sommariva Prosecco DOC Treviso Extra Dry
13.Le Contesse Prosecco Rose DOC Brut
14.Vivaldi Valpolicella Ripasso Classico 2019
15.Riserva Costasera Amarone Classico 2016
Know our 3 beneficiaries!
D.O.La Mancha is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines, with over 190,000 hectares planted to vines, and it is the largest continuous vine-growing area in the world. It is located in the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha in central Spain. La Mancha has a vast wine-growing tradition, which, added to a series of characteristic geological, geographical and climatic elements that define it, make it an ideal territory to produce excellent grapes and subsequently give life to great wines, with very peculiar nuances. La Mancha wines are today among the most exquisite and prestigious in the world, they are tasted throughout Spain and also exported to the five continents, turning Castilla-La Mancha into the leading Autonomous Region of Spain in terms of wine exports in volume.
The Unione Consorzi Vini Veneti–U.VI.VE. was set up thirty years ago involving almost all the region’sConsorzi di Tutela (wine protection consortia). A far-sighted decision that has produced results over time. The U.VI.VE.’s main role is to represent Veneto’s DOC wine sector. Through the consortia, it coordinates the crucial monitoring and control activities of the production and marketing of Veneto DOC and DOCG wines, also with the aim of combating fraud and abuse affecting designations of origin and consortium brands. This protection ranges from guarantees for traceability to winemaking using traditional methods. Strict controls cover every single step of the entire wine-production chain, from the vineyard to the shop shelf.
National Interprofessional Organization of Vine and Wine of Greece. Greece has arguably one of the longest wine histories in the world as wine has always been an integral part of Greek culture since antiquity. Greece might not be the first country to produce wine, but what can be attributed to Ancient Greece is the development of a culture encompassing all aspects of wine: vine growing, production, legislation, trading, and, of course, the art of consuming wine. Despite their huge heritage, the Wines of Greece can promote themselves solely by virtue of their present attributes and not past glories. In the last three decades, a wind of change has been blowing through Greek wine production, turning a relatively traditional agricultural sector into a cutting-edge entity in today’s wine world. Greek producers have invested heavily in people, education, know-how, and technology, starting a steep learning curve.
