Wine-related events

method of judging wine

wine competition

event in Vevey, Switzerland

right|thumb|Entrance to the 2011 VinItaly expo. right|thumb|One of the many "press meetings" held by producers, officials and organizations that happen throughout the VinItaly exposition when new partnerships are announced or wine industry awards are given. Vinitaly is an international wine competition and exposition that is held annually in April in Verona city, region of Veneto, in northeast Italy. The event is exclusively for wine professionals featuring an average of 3000 wines from several dozen countries. First held in 1967, VinItaly has been called the "most important convention of dome

street event in Yerevan, Armenia

lunch celebrating the end of the grape harvest in Burgundy, France

event that takes place annually at the Grimaldi Forum in the principality of Monaco

thumb|right | alt=Close-up image of blue, green, and brown signage with "Vinexpo" in white lettering, with people walking on a red carpet visible on the right background | Panneau Vinexpo Bordeaux logo from event in 2007 Vinexpo is one of the largest exhibitions for wine and spirits professionals from all over the world, held in Bordeaux in uneven years. The first event dates back to year 1981 gathering 524 exhibitors from 21 countries 11,000 professional visitors from 50 countries. In 2015 it grew to 2,350 exhibitors (2,400 in 2013) from 42 countries. Current Vinexpo Chief Executive Officer i