Over 4,000
people visited the D.O. Valdeorras appellation Wine Fair, in which stood out
the interest and participation of the Japanese businessman Masashi Kamada.
A total of
23 wineries participated in this wine event, which was closed on Sunday evening
and - still waiting for an official confirmation - was attended by over 4,000
people.
The
coincidence of the celebration with other wine fairs in the province has not
made decrease the number of visitors at this, as confirmed by Jorge Mazaira,
Technical of the Regulatory Council of the D.O. Valdeorras appellation, which
highlighted 'the loyalty of the people who each year come to taste the best
wines from the region's wineries '.
The
technician noted the presence of the Japanese businessman Masashi Kamada, who
expressly requested to come and see first hand the evolution of red and white
wines of the Appellation, for future agreements to import the Valdeorras
production to the Nippon country.
At the
event, the winner wineries of the '13th tasting of the15th D.O. Valdeorras Wine
Fair' that took place last Thursday and Friday were awarded; at this, the three
best red and white wines of the region were chosen, among 50 that were
presented.
As for
white wines, the first award was for the Ruchel wine, from Ruchel Winery; the
second was to Quinta da Peza, from the same winery; and the third for Cepado
wine, from Cepado Winery S.L.
The first
red award was for the Memoria de Ventura wine, from A Pinguela S.L. Winery; the
second to Alan de Val, and the third award was given to Sampayolo, from the
Sampayolo S.L. winery. There was aslo a special mention to wine Juan Sales
wines, from Roandi winery.
According
to Jorge Mazaira, the jury agreed with the fact that the selection was very
difficult as the level of all the wines presented was very high 'with minor
differences'.
While this
was happening in Valdeorras, the Coroa Winery was sharing its presence between
the Fair and the New York City International Film Festival, in which
contributed to the release and promotion of the Galician Film
"Vilamor", directed by the nominee for best director Ignacio Vilar
(Petín Valdeorras ), offering for free its wines during the presentation act in
the American city.
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