Upcoming Events
2010
March
Thursday 4th March
Essência do Vinho
Discover Portugueses finest wines from over 50 top wineries.
Venue: Essência do Vinho - Palácio da Bolsa , Oporto, Portugal.
Category: Trade and Press
Contact: Ana Sofia de Oliveira Viniportugal
Tuesday 9th – Wednesday 10th March
Hospitality Expo 2010
Hospitality Expo, the exhibition for the Irish hospitality Industry has been bringing the pub, hotel, restaurant and nightclub sectors together for over 30 years. Hospitality Expo incorporates Pub Expo (formerly known as Vintra). Hospitality Expo also incorporates Restaurant Expo and Hotel Expo offering the opportunity to reach these key target audiences.
Venue: RDS Simmonscourt - Dublin
Category: Trade and Press
Contact: Deirdre Quinn, Exhibition Director, SDL Exhibitions Ltd.
Direct Line: +353 (0)1 4055547
Mobile: +353 (0)86 2323905
Email: deirdre@sdlexpo.com
Web: www.sdlexpo.com
Wednesday 10th March
Masciarelli Press & Trade Tasting
H2G wine will be holding a tasting featuring Masciarelli their Italian wine on Wednesday 10th March. The tasting will feature mostly wines made from local indigenous grapes but will also feature some great versions of international grapes including the barrel fermented Chardonnay named by Nicolas Belfridge MW as the best Chardonnay in Central Italy. Each wine tasted will be accompanied by a Tapas sized food serving to illustrate the food friendliness of the wines.
Venue: Honest2Goodness - Glasnevin, Dublin 11.
Time: 4.00 – 6.30
Category: Trade and Press
Contact: Colm Carter, H2G Wine, 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11.
Tel: 087-9914291
Email: colm@honest2goodness.ie
Thursday 11th March
Masciarelli Consumer Tasting
Venue: The Clarendon Bar, 32 Clarendon Street, Dublin 2.
Time: 7.00
Category: Consumer tasting. Tickets are limited due to the size of the venue and will be available on a fist come first served basis. Payment in advance is required. Tickets are priced €15.00 each.
Contact: Colm, Paul or Chris on 01-6745731 or email them at info@thecorkscrew.ie
Tuesday 16th March
Le Caveau Trade Tasting
Le Caveau will be holding a trade tasting of wines from their southern and south-western France portfolio (as this part is a seated tasting, please contact Le Caveau to book a place in advance).
Time: 10.00 – 5.00
Venue: Fallon & Byrne, Dublin 1.
Category: Trade and Press
Contact: Pascal Rossignol on 087 231 2716 or Claire O’Boyle on 086 380 3804
Email: claire@lecaveau.ie
Sunday 21st – Tuesday 23rd March
ProWein International Wine Fair
ProWein is the leading trade fair for the wine and spirits industry.
Venue: Düsseldorf Fairgrounds - Düsseldorf, Germany - Dusseldorf
Category: Trade and Press
Web: www.prowein.com
Monday 22nd - Friday 26th March
Alimentaria 2010 - International Food & Beverages Exhibition
Location: Barcelona
Contact: The Communication and Press Department, Alimentaria Exhibitions
Alimentaria 2010 - International Food & Beverages Exhibition
Location: Barcelona
Contact: The Communication and Press Department, Alimentaria Exhibitions
April
Thursday 8th - Monday 12th April
VinItaly
VinItaly is an international show whose main focus is on Italian Wine, though there are other countries who exhibit at the show.
Venue: Vinitaly - Verona Exhibition Centre, Italy.
Category: Trade and Press
Web: www.vinitaly.com
Friday 16th - Sunday 18th April
Waterford Festival of Food
An exciting and varied programme of food trails, culinary demonstrations, children's workshops, fine-dining and farmers markets all celebrating the best of local produce.
Web: www.waterfordfoodfestival.com
Tuesday 20th April
Oddbins Press Tasting
Venue: Old Wesley Rugby Grounds, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
Time: 2.00
Category: Press Only
Contact: Alexandra Young
Tel: (087) 676 1606
Email: Alexandra_Young@oddbins.com
May
Wednesday 5th May
Italian Wines Press Tasting
Venue: Italian Cultural Institute, 11 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2.
Time: 11.00 - 1.00
Category: Press Only - by Invitation
Category: Press Only - by Invitation
Contact: Simon Keating, Italian Trade Commission
Tel: +353 1 2375490
Email: s.keating@ice.it
Saturday 8th - Thursday 13h May
IFFA 2010
IFFA is the leading international trade fair for processing, packaging and sales in the meat industry.
Venue: Frankfurt am Main
Web: http://iffa.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en/besucher/willkommen.html
Tuesday 18th – Thursday 20th May
London Wine Trade Fair
The London International Wine Fair is the single most important event in the international wine and spirits calendar. No other trade event has the same diversity of wine and spirits without any bias towards a particular country or region.
Venue: Excel London, London.
Category: Trade and Press
Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd May
Burren Slow Food Festival
A celebration of artisan food in Co. Clare. Cookery demonstrations, talks, workships and farmers market. Organised by the Slow Food movement in Ireland, this is a must for anyone interested in good food.
Venue: Burren Slow Food Festival, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare.
Category: Consumer show
Sunday 23rd May
TouchWine Ireland 2010
TouchWine Ireland 2010 Charity Touch Rugby Festival.
Venue: TBA - TBA
Category: Open to the public
Contact: John Mc Donnell, Wine Australia
Tel: (065) 7077264
Email: ireland@wineaustralia.com
Monday 24th May
Wine Australia Tasting 2010
Venue: TBA - TBA
Category: Trade and Press
Contact: John Mc Donnell, Wine Australia
Tel: (065) 7077264
Email: ireland@wineaustralia.com
Saturday 29th – Monday 31st May
Vie Vinum
This show has approximately 520 exhibitors – producers, importers and distributors from Austria and all over the world.
Venue: Hofburg Imperial Palace,Vienna - A-1010 Wien.
Category: Trade and Consumer show
Web: www.vievinum.at
June
Friday 4th - Sunday 6th June
COTECA
COTECA Hamburg, International Trade Show for Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Business
Thursday 10th –Sunday 13th June
Taste of Dublin 2010
A celebration of the best of Ireland's speciality food and drink. Dublin's finest restaurants and most celebrated chefs serve up sample dishes to delight all taste buds. Great food, great wine, great company and live music entertainment make this one of the high points of the summer for food and wine enthusiasts.
Venue: Iveagh Gardens, Dublin.
Category: Consumer show
September
Thursday 23rd – Sunday 26th September
Galway Oyster Festival
This is one of the most famous of Ireland's food festivals. It has been running since 1954 and celebrates the start of the oyster season with a lively programme of fun events and activities such as the Oyster Opening Championship and the Gala Ball.
Venue: Galway International Oyster Festival, Co. Galway.
Category: Consumer show
October
Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd October
Dingle Food & Wine Festival
The Dingle Food & Wine Festival takes place on the scenic Dingle Peninsula. Featuring taste trials, cookery demonstrations, farmers markets, special restaurant menus and lots more.
Venue: Dingle Food and Wine Festival, Dingle, Co. Kerry.
Category: Consumer show
Web: www.dinglefood.com
Sunday 17th - Thursday 21st October
SIAL 2010 - The Global Food Marketplace
Location: Paris Nord Villepinte, France.
• 1,700 exhibitors, including 500 French and 1,200 international exhibitors
• 50 new products for the catering industry received awards in 2008
• 20,700 visitors from institutional catering, chains, wholesale, import, etc
Web: www.sial.fr
