Upcoming European Reports

By David Brookes

In just over a week, the intrepid team at Eutopia heads over to Europe for an intensive wine tasting sojourn.

We are off to Dusseldorf first up to visit Prowein….arguably the most important trade event for the wine sector in Europe.

We’ll then head to Burgundy for some individual producer visits as well as attending the Les Grand Jours de Bourgogne, a week long event for trade and journalists showcasing the wines of each village or terroir in the region.

After Burgundy it is off to Spain to visit producers in Rias Biaxas, and Bierzo before heading to Rioja to catch up with fellow Aussie and all round good bloke, Scott Wasley of Melbourne based importers, The Spanish Acquisition.

From Spain, we’ll move to Bordeaux, jump on the journo bus and get stuck into a week of intense barrel tasting for the much-hyped 2009 vintage en primeur campaign. We’ll be running a live en primeur twitter feed during this event so make sure you follow our twitter feed at the bottom of this post to get all the latest on the tastings and general Bordeaux gossip.

Next up it is down to San Sebastian for a report on the pinxos bar scene and a visit to the hallowed ground of uber-grill, Etxebarri to see what all the fuss is about.

And then off to Paris for three days of scouring the city in search of the funkiest new wine bars and most rummage-worthy wine stores to set you up for your next trip to the city of light.

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