This is the story of a vineyard estate, in Salnés Valley, in Galicia: Ouso da Torre, with its century-old vineyards, which is a part of the Cambados history, Albariño’s capital. This vineyard was a maincharacter and witness of the Rías Baixas Origin Appellation borning. As always, in 2023 its grapes were harvested by hand, but this time, in addition, we use digital traceability, strain by strain, satellite control during transport and digital control on the elaboration process in the winery. As an exclusive preview, we can taste a sample of the future 2000 numbered bottles of this albariño Terra de Asorei 2023 Century-old vines, which will be ready by October 2025. An albariño with soul.

A unique tasting celebrating female excellence and winemaking artistry. Discover exceptional wines crafted by extraordinary women. A sensory experience that connects history, terroir, and authenticity from the top national appellations, with wines signed and presented by women themselves.

Presentation of the DO Penedès winery nursery project and presentation of the wines of the first vintage. Tasting of 7 wines. We are recovering the tradition of winemakers making their own wine. It is a project for the future and for the territory.

Star Wine List of the Year is the celebration of the great wine lists and the teams behind them. The awards are created by the acclaimed guide Star Wine List and are held around the World. Now, for the first time Star Wine List is bringing the awards to Spain. An international jury of top sommeliers and wine experts will judge the entries. Among the jury members are:

Raimonds Tomsons, ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2023

Paz Levinson, ASI Best Sommelier of the Americas

Ferran Centelles, Drinks Director at the elBullifoundation

The event is by invitation.  

White wine is consumed more and is more popular than in a few years. It has a much greater role in the market. Red wines are consumed less and those that are successful are lighter, with less alcohol content and less intensity. What has caused this change in trend? Does this represent a certain revolution in white wine or are we simply in a recurring cyclical moment? Is it a fashion or does it respond to a deeper trend?

Coinciding with the CENTENARY celebrations of the Rioja Qualified Designation of Origin in 2025, this tasting will take a tour of the historic region, showcasing wines from CENTENARY VINEYARDS and OLD VINEYARDS over 50 years old from the DOCa Rioja. The wines to be tasted also take a tour of the three areas of the Denomination (Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Oriental) and their very diverse styles.

Three women committed to the production and promotion of wines born from old vines will present their philosophies. Some are dedicated to recovering old vineyards, while others defend the unique character of each wine in the hospitality industry. In their approach, they prioritize old vineyards for the maximum expression of their authenticity. During the presentation, they will offer a special tasting of their own selections, where they will explain the properties and qualities of each one, highlighting the depth, complexity, and balance achieved with long-standing vine traditions.

A pioneering and innovative ecosystem at an international level in the drinks and wine sector, driven by excellence in its four pillars: university education, research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It is a project that encompasses the entire value chain, with a cross-cutting vision of all drinks, interdisciplinary and open. From its locations in Vitoria and Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa, along with San Sebastián, it will contribute to the transformation of the wine and beverage sector, becoming a reference point.

A round table featuring three of the most prominent wineries in the preservation of pre-phylloxera vineyards. During the event, the valuable legacy of these century-old vineyards will be highlighted, and some of the authentic enological gems born from them will be tasted. The speakers will share their experiences with traditional viticulture and how these vines, which have stood the test of time, continue to produce wines of exceptional quality and deep historical roots. A unique opportunity to discover wines that carry the most authentic history in every glass.

Increasingly extreme weather events, rising temperatures, drought, etc, affect vineyards and especially the most delicate and fragile plants. Old vines are the least productive but they are the most prized and valuable for wineries. But how does climate change affect them? Are they more vulnerable to extreme weather events? What techniques and care are most appropriate to face the challenge of climate change?

Family Torres, through their passion for viticulture, has contributed to preserving old vineyards in the territories where they are present, both in Spain and in Chile, giving them a voice through wines that speak of history, culture, and heritage. For this tasting, Mireia Torres and sommelier Sergi Castro have selected 5 expressions of old vines from vineyards they own of different varieties and territories, which are the essence of some of the great wines of this century-old wine family.

Discover the Denomination of Origin Terra Alta through the expertise and perspective of Pedro Ballesteros, Master of Wine, with a selection of the most representative wines from the DO Terra Alta. Grenaches and Carignans that reveal their complexity through extended aging and vintage wines.  

The activity requires prior  registration at comunicacions@doterraalta.cat.

Presenter: Juanjo Martínez CEO and founding member of CLUB CLAVE F&B

Speaker: Pepe Macías, Global F&B Manager at Iberostar and founding member of Club Clave de F&B.

In this presentation, Pepe Macias will present a detailed analysis of the economic impact of wine within hotel F&B, highlighting key figures and strategic opportunities for both hotel chains and wineries.

CLUB CLAVE F&B participants:

• Pepe Macías, Global F&B Iberostar.
• Carlos Teruel, F&B Corporate at Pierre Vacances.
• José Romero, F&B Corporate at Meliá.
• Javier Bello, F&B Corporate at Accor Hoteles.
• Ignacio Bernaldo, Director of Operations atLopesan.

ModeraTor:

• José Luis Mejias. Founding member and ambassador of CLUB CLAVE F&B

Topics to be addressed:

• Decisive factors for including a wine on a hotel menu.
• Economic benefits for wineries by positioning themselves in the hotel offering.
• Contribution of the hotel sector to the tourist promotion of wine-growing areas.
• Data and conclusions obtained through studies carried out by the Club Clave de F&B.

The vision and presentation of three renowned wine masters on their work and personal experience in the recovery of old vines in Spain, as well as their impact on the national and international markets. These experts will share their approach on how ancient vineyards preserve the essence of the land and give a unique identity to wines. The presentation will be accompanied by a grand tasting of carefully selected wines that illustrate and confirm their theories, providing attendees the opportunity to taste and understand the true oenological value of these historic vines.

We want to let you know that we are Vinyataires Lliures, producers of wine by hand with our own grapes. Who we are, what unites us and what has led us to establish ourselves as a Guild.

We will present ourselves with a video, we will explain our concerns and claims with the Gremi’s manifesto and we will tell you about our experiences in the first person.We will hold a round table with the participation of several members of the guild.

Consumers are increasingly drinking wine by the glass rather than whole bottles. This is due to health and economic factors, but also to the search for quality over quantity. How can a professional deal with this, in order to achieve the client's objective by offering the highest quality of service and maximising costs?

We explore a growing trend: the use of cork stoppers in sparkling wine bottling.

A recent research project driven by the wineries Gramona and Recaredo, along with cork manufacturers Francisco Oller and TESA, and supported by the Catalan Cork Institute Foundation, the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine, and the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, has demonstrated that sparkling wines undergoing secondary fermentation with cork achieve a distinctive physical and sensory profile and are also more highly valued by consumers.

We will see the first results of the project by tasting 4 sparkling wines.

We bring together three of the country's best sommeliers, ready to share their passion, knowledge, and stories linked to wines from old vines, which carry the memory of the land and those who work it. In this exceptional presentation and tasting, the sommeliers will offer insights into one of the great winemaking legacies of our country: old vines. Through their presentations, they will reveal the quality of these grapes and the wines they produce, delving into their historical value and oenological richness. Each will present a special selection, leading a masterful tasting.

Isabel Mijares Awards Ceremony by Mujeres de Vino for the best women oenologist, sommelier, viticulturist, woman of the year, communicator, winery manager, salesperson...

What do old vines bring to the world of wine?

What historical value do they have?

We will taste the best ClàSSic Penedès from old vines, to understand the great heritage value inherited and the responsibility of maintaining these jewels.

CEOs and executives of large wineries face an increasingly challenging reality: a structural decline in demand, climate change, cost pressures, and tougher competition.

In this uncertain context, investing in data and analytics has become an imperative for industry leaders to optimize their business strategies and ensure the long-term survival of their companies.

Industries such as aviation, hospitality, and retail joined the data revolution more than 50 years ago.

Today, this transformation has finally reached the wine industry, bringing unprecedented opportunities and a renewed wave of optimism.

Only 15 years ago, social media had not become popular and wine recommendations were made through the specialized press, professional guides and blind tasting contests. They were few and had an extreme influence. A good score could be decisive for a winery and was very important for positioning itself in the market. Now there are more specialized media, more contests and more rankings that coexist with prescribers with their own channels on social networks. What effect does the atomization of the prescription have on the consumer? And on the wineries? Is it still decisive to appear in guides, win contests, etc?

Last year, the ‘Magnificent 7’ was too small for us to review the excellence of the wines from the Spanish designations of origin that are the protagonists of this great tasting in the Príncipe room of the Fira de Barcelona exhibition centre in Montjuic. The 7 became 10 with the DO Ribera del Duero. In this fifth edition of the Barcelona Wine Week, 10 wonderful wines have been selected, most of them white, but also a red and even a sparkling wine, from a DO Rías Baixas that continues to grow with wines that constantly gain more prestige driven by the pull that Spanish white wine is experiencing. The journalist and sommelier Ramon Francàs has selected from among fifty wines with an Atlantic soul the ten Magnificents that will star in this unrepeatable journey. The evolution of Rías Baixas wines has been extraordinary since their take-off on the market, which began in the 1980s, and continues unstoppable today.

The wine industry holds the belief that old vines produce higher quality wines, with low yields but capable of producing grapes full of character and expression of the terroir. However, we wonder if this is merely a perception based on the romanticism of tradition. During the presentation, a blind tasting will take place to explore this question. Through sensory analysis, various factors will be evaluated: Are these wines truly of greater aromatic complexity, structure, or depth than those from younger vines? Or, on the contrary, could the differences be subtle, even imperceptible? What is truth, and what is myth?

A dialogue between Designations of Origin, winemakers, international prescriptors and international buyers to talk about the importance of the international reverse missions and international commissions as a great international projection (commercial and positioning) of Spanish wine, delving into what international prescriptors and buyers are looking for and expect from these visits, as well as the continuity after the visit.

The climate crisis presents significant challenges for producers and winemakers. In this context, water stands out as perhaps the most crucial resource—not only because plant survival depends on it but also because it's essential throughout the wine production process. This panel will explore water usage and management from a global perspective, highlight the most effective tools, and discuss the various scenarios the industry will need to navigate in the near future.

We will share the historical knowledge of three renowned winemakers, hailing from different corners of the country, who love and work with very old vines, considered an identity symbol of their wineries, wines, and philosophies. Each of them, with a career marked by passion and respect for winemaking tradition, will, through a masterful tasting, show us how old vines not only define the character of their wines but also represent a cultural and oenological legacy they carefully preserve. Their approach reflects the balance between history and innovation in winemaking

Spain's top sommelier María José Huertas junto con Diego Vejas Barbolla y David Robledo - los top 3 sumilleres en España en 2024 - come together with Agustin Trapero to celebrate the launch of the annual Top 100 Sommeliers ranking 2025 at Barcelona Wine Week.

Chaired by Charlotte Hey, co-founder of Top 100 Sommeliers  global will lead the discussion on the importance of  sommeliers in the restarant sector, their role and why it is crucial to celebrate and recognise the excellence of wine service in Spanish restarants today.

A renowned sommelier will lead an exclusive masterclass for 25 participants, including media representatives and wine industry professionals from the United States. This event, organized as part of the European Union-funded campaign Taste the Difference, will offer attendees a guided tasting of carefully selected wines from various wine regions of Catalonia, highlighting their unique qualities and rich cultural heritage

Enoalma by enoAula&BWW pays tribute to the distinguished career of Custodio L. Zamarra, one of the most iconic figures in the world of sommellerie in Spain. For over five decades, Zamarra has been the soul of Zalacaín restaurant, where he served as sommelier with unmatched expertise. His deep knowledge of wine, dedication, and charisma have left an indelible mark on Spanish gastronomy, inspiring generations of sommeliers and elevating the art of service to new heights. We honor his person, his passion, and the excellence he demonstrated in this craft.

The tasting of five exceptional vintages from the Teixar Vi de Finca Qualificada, marked by extreme climates and guided by Ferran Centelles, will serve as the central theme to explore the Tarragona origins. This includes understanding the geographic distribution of planted areas by age and altitude, as well as presenting various studies on the resilience of Garnacha, particularly Garnacha Peluda, to climate change, presented by Xoán Elorduy. Finally, Rick Fisher will share insights on the perception of this wine in the U.S. and propose ways to enhance its awareness and dissemination.

We will understand what a ''vino de pasto'' is, the return to the past on which the traditional fortified Andalusia that we know today was founded.

What was there and what was actually drunk 3 centuries ago?

Why is it now coming back as a trend and what does it mean for both the present and future consumption and understanding of it for new generations?

What varieties are made and how does the particular Jerez terroir intervene in the wide diversity of these wines?

Is it the new Jerez 2.0?

All these questions will be addressed through a presentation on the evolution and history of these wines and through an interesting tasting of styles and projects that are leading the way today.

A technical presentation and wine tasting led by MW Fernando Mora, where he will present in-depth his final thesis on the classification of old vineyards, a work that earned him the prestigious Master of Wine title. During the session, the unique characteristics that define these vineyards will be analyzed, highlighting their historical and oenological value, as well as their ability to produce wines of great complexity and character. The tasting will include a selection of wines from old vines, offering attendees a unique educational and sensory experience.

The I International Wine Tourism Forum, organized by the Catalan Tourist Board (ACT) and directed by Lluís Tolosa, a sociologist specialized in wine tourism, will be held next Wednesday, February 5, within the framework of Barcelona Wine Week 2025 (BWW).

In this first edition, the Forum will focus on 'World Reference Projects in Wine Tourism', with five thematic sessions: a first session dedicated to the international perspective of wine tourism, followed by four sessions dedicated to the cases of Bordeaux, Porto, Georgia and China, with the participation of fifteen international speakers.

An unprecedented round table and tasting, led and moderated by Master of Wine Fernando Mora, will bring together three internationally recognized winemakers to discuss the various realities surrounding old vine wines. This meeting will address key topics related to oenological value, history, and the challenges of working with ancient vineyards. Participants will share their experiences and viewpoints, providing a comprehensive perspective on the impact of old vines on the quality and authenticity of wines, as well as their relevance in today’s market.

Launching a wine-making project is not easy, it has a very high economic cost and high risks. To minimize these risks, new models are emerging to create new wineries. There are collective projects that are inspired by old agricultural cooperatives and also winery nurseries, public or private, that offer entrepreneurs the possibility of starting with more controlled risks.

Technical debate led by three of the most influential voices in the national sommelier scene. A round table, accompanied by a master tasting, will highlight the authenticity and unique character of wines made from old vines. The participants will analyze the specific qualities these vines bring to the final product, from grape quality to the complexity of the wine. This event aims to emphasize the historical and oenological heritage represented by these vines, underscoring their importance in the identity of wines and their role in differentiating within a global market.

During the Hotel Wine Fest (January 22 - February 5), the chefs of 8 hotels in Barcelona will create tapas and dishes inspired by the culinary traditions of 8 Denominations of Origin, paired with their wines. A professional jury will award the “Maridaje Alimentos de España” Award to the most outstanding proposal. Additionally, the hotel with the highest public rating will receive the Best Experience Award.

Participants: DO Cava (El Palace Barcelona), DO Rueda (Cotton House), DO Utiel-Requena (Majestic Hotel), DO Alicante (Monument Hotel), DO Valencia (Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona), DO Jumilla (Grand Hotel Central), DO Yecla (Kimpton Vividora), and DO Bullas (Hotel Neri). More info: hotelwinefest.com

Immerse yourself in an oenogastrotourism tasting that combines tradition, passion and the soul of a unique region. A sensory journey featuring the freshness and authenticity of D.O. Navarra wines, paired with pintxos made with local products and a selection of amazing tourist destinations. 

The activity requires prior  registration at comunicacion@navarrawine.com

10 different references wine tasting on which to explain cultwines trend.