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Past Events

Enjoy Roussillon wines for the Holidays

New York Wine retailers Sussex Wine and Spirits and 67 wine introduce you, this winter, to the Roussillon wines for your holiday entertaining and gift giving need. Come and taste them on December 5th (Sussex Wine and Spirits) and December 14th (67 Wine).  [ read more... ]

Unique Roussillon wine pairing dinner – Tuesday, August 14th

On August 14th, the wines of the Roussillon were the focus of db bistro moderne’s Tasting Table Tuesday. Executive Chef Laurent Kalkotour created and presented 5 delectable courses to perfectly complement the 8 superb Roussillon wines selected by Sommelier Caleb Ganzer, a great fan of  [ read more... ]

Grenaches of the World 1st International Competition – January 24th, 2013 in Perpignan

Perpignan will host the 1st International Competition “GRENACHES OF THE WORLD” on Thursday, January 24th, 2013, a prelude to the Muscat World Meeting (25th, 26th, 27th January 2013). For more information about this unique event, please click here.

Society of Wine Educators – San Mateo, CA

The 36th Annual Society of Wine Educators Conference took place in July in San Mateo, California. 8 exceptional Vins Doux Naturels Hors d’age (including one dating back to 1875 and one from 1925!) were tasted during a unique Roussillon wine seminar led by Eric Aracil.  [ read more... ]

International Wine Center – New-York, NY

On May 3rd, at the International Wine Center, an extraordinary gathering of Masters of Wine and Master Sommeliers were introduced by Eric Aracil to Roussillon Terroirs through AOP Red Fortified Sweet Wines. During the seminar, a selection of 6 Rivesaltes, Banyuls and Maury were served  [ read more... ]

Johnson and Wales

In April 2012, Eric Aracil, Export Manager of the CIVR, gave a series of exceptional seminars to students of the Johnson & Wales Hospitality program on J&W campuses in Providence (RI), Charlotte (NC) and Miami (FL). These lucky students had the opportunity to taste a  [ read more... ]

A Walk-Around Tasting of Roussillon Wines in New York – For Trade and Press only

On Tuesday, October 25th 2011, 18 Roussillon producers came from the region to present their wines to the New-York market. The selection included dry, red, white and rosé wines, as well as the region’s famous fortified sweet wines, Vins Doux Naturels.

Roussillon Wines Featured at New York Consumer Tasting Event

On Friday, November 4th 2011, 10 wines from Roussillon were featured in the 3rd edition of “Around the World in 80 Sips”. More than 700 consumers got the chance to discover the fabulous wines from the region including wines from the appellations Collioure, Côtes du  [ read more... ]