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Wednesday, March 31
Wines of Turkey Press Trip
by
Susan
on Wed 31 Mar 2010 08:06 PM BST
A press trip to visit the wine regions of Turkey in spring sounded like an exciting idea back in the middle of a bleak December and I still felt excited as we were about to depart on the last day of February 2010. I’d even done some homework and tasted a bottle of Kavaklidere Öküzgözü from a local Turkish restaurant/deli.
The five day trip was organised by Wines of Turkey, an organisation set up only in the last 3 years by Taner Öğütoğlu and his wife and funded by a small monthly contribution from five of the main wineries. Their first initiative was two years ago when they hired a stand at the LIWSTF and several of the producers came over to represent their wines. more »
Sunday, September 13
Wednesday, April 1
Hidden Spain
by
Susan
on Wed 01 Apr 2009 06:35 PM BST
Having just returned from a breathless and breathtaking tour of some of Northern Spain's less well known DOs on the recent CWW trip, I am filled with even more enthusiasm for 'hidden Spain'. What attracted me to the trip initially was the allure of visiting DO Cigales and DO Bierzo but I found much more to excite me.
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Friday, October 17
IMW Hungary trip October 9th to 13th - A visit to Gere winery in Villány
by
Susan
on Fri 17 Oct 2008 06:15 PM BST
Villány is in the south of Hungary near the Croatian border. When we arrived late at night I could see the lights across the border in Croatia from my hotel room. Our hotel was a small boutique-style establishment with a spa (which unfortunately we didn’t get to see). It is owned by the Gere family with whom our first and only visit in Villány was scheduled for the following morning. more »
Tuesday, July 15
Highlights of a press trip to Vinho Verde, June 2008
by
Susan
on Tue 15 Jul 2008 06:57 PM BST
It had been more than 10 years since I last visited Vinho Verde and I was keen to see all the changes that had taken place. Lying north of Oporto, it has a lush green hilly landscape, and is dissected by fast flowing rivers – more dramatic in scenery the further north you go towards the Spanish border. more »
Sunday, June 8
21st Miguel Torres Wine Course
by
Susan
on Sun 08 Jun 2008 04:15 PM BST
This 4 day trip was aimed mainly at exporters and trade and was very much a multinational event with delegates from Eastern Europe (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia) as well as Israel, Canada and Singapore among others. more »
Thursday, October 4
An organic/biodynamic demonstration in FA Geisenheim vineyards
by
Susan
on Thu 04 Oct 2007 08:35 PM BST
After a long morning of lectures on topics such as organic and biodynamic viticulture, the ORWINE EU funded project and yeast populations in organic & biodynamic vineyards, we now had our first chance to get out into the vineyards at Geisenheim. more »
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Susan Hulme became a Master of Wine in 2005, at that time one of only 250 in the world. She won the Madame Bollinger Tasting Medal, awarded for an outstanding performance in the tasting part of the exam. Details: Panel judge for the International Wine Challenge. Regular contributor to Decanter tasting panels. Member of the Circle of Wine Writers. Former chairman of the Association of Wine Educators (AWE). Editor of the AWE newsletter. Member of the Institute of Masters of Wine Events Committee. I run my own wine education and consultancy company, Vintuition, based in Berkshire and provide all kinds of training and bespoke wine courses for the trade and public. A major part of my work is running in-house training and WSET exams for sales executives at some of the leading on-trade and retail wine companies. Susan Hulme became a Master of Wine in 2005, at that time one of only 250 in the world. She won the Madame Bollinger Tasting Medal, awarded for an outstanding performance in the tasting part of the exam. Details: Panel judge for the International Wine Challenge. Regular contributor to Decanter tasting panels. Member of the Circle of Wine Writers. Former chairman of the Association of Wine Educators (AWE). Editor of the AWE newsletter. Member of the Institute of Masters of Wine Events Committee.
Contact: susan@vintuition.co.uk |
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