Barcelona Wine Festival under way

This morning I attended the opening session of the Barcelona Wine Festival, which continues through tomorrow. This event is a travelling festival organized by the Wine Academy of Spain and was previously held in Marabella, Spain (of course, using the name of that city, not Barcelona). The event is unique in its combination of being a space for both the wine trade and the consumer.

The first session of the day focused on wine regions of Spain gaining attention on the international level. The session was moderated by Wine Academy founder, Paco Campo, and featured presentations by representative of several unique wineries including the ledgendary Priorat pioneer Rene Barbier of Clos Mogador winery, Victoria Benavides, one of the Dos Victorias of the same-named winery, and Francesc Grimalt of Ànima Negra. The panel presented their wines and the stories of their creation and answered questions from the audience.

Besides the conferences, the BCN Wine festival offers tasting of wines from Spain and around the world. Later presentations will include talks by Jancis Robinson and other notable persons from the world of wine.