Austrian Tasting UK - The Stay-at-home Edition
12 April 2021

Austrian Wine hosted a unique tasting format for the British wine experts in cooperation with the Austrian Embassy London and the Austrian Trade Commission in London. 170 Sommeliers, Press and Trade had the opportunity to discover winegrowers’ portfolios first-hand. Every guest had the chance to select 12 portfolios from a range of 50 winegrowers. Guests received a box of samples of the chosen wineries just before the event. These were delivered in 100 ml bottles. During the course of the tasting on 12 April 2021, winemakers had been available for discussions and networking on the online platform Brella. An incredible number of 280 one-to-one meetings and more than 1300 chat messanges were the result of this exciting format invention. 

9:30 am BST
Welcoming Words
Carmen Augschöll & Michael Tischler-Zimmermann, Austrian Wine

9:45 – 10:15 am BST
Discover Austrian Wine (EN)
Stefan Neumann MS, Dinner by Heston

9:45 – 10:15 am BST
UK Wine Market 2020/21 (DE)
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” (Charles Dickens | A Tale of Two Cities)
Dr. Christian Kesberg, Trade Commissioner Advantage Austria - Austrian Trade Commission London

2:00 pm BST
Why you should boost your Austrian wine sales
Moderated by Patrick Schmitt, The Drinks Business 
Panel: Lance Foyster MW (Clark Foyster Wines), Tina Iorlano (Liberty Wines), Peter Honegger (Newcomer Wines)

4:00 pm BST 
Austrian Wine After hour @Brella Lounge

Organiser: Austrian Wine 
Contact: Ms. Carmen Augschöll & Mr. Oliver Chramosta
Email: markets@austrianwine.com
Phone: +43 (1) 5039267-60

Target Audience: Experts
Charged: No (Registration mandatory)