Loire Wines Experience at Sydney Good Food and Wine Show
Loire Wines have announced their presence at Sydney’s 2024 Good Food and Wine Show in partnership with Taste France, a brand committed to highlighting French products on the international stage.
Taking place from 21st to 23rd June 2024 at the Sydney International Convention Centre, the Sydney Good Food and Wine Show is a three-day festival showcasing some of best food and drink available in Australia.
This is the first year Loire Wines will be attending the Sydney edition of this annual festival – a key date in all Sydney-based foodies’ diaries – and they will be collaborating with Taste France to bring a selection of five exciting and informative masterclasses all about the vibrant world of Loire Wines.
Hosted by Cassandra Charlick, award-winning wine expert based in Margaret River, these masterclasses will provide consumers with an in-depth knowledge of key aspects of Loire Wines’ identity. The masterclass cycle will be kicked off with ‘From Source to Glass: A Terroir Journey Along the river Loire’ during which Charlick will take participants on a journey spanning the 800km making up the Loire River, exploring in more detail how the climate and landscape makes these wines unique.
To home in on specificities of certain wines, the masterclasses ‘Rosé Moments’ and ‘Exploring Loire’s Sparkling Wonders’ will provide consumers with everything they need to know about some of the Loire’s most iconic products: their rosé wines (notably Rosé d’Anjou and Cabernet d’Anjou) and their sparkling wines(Crémant de Loire, sparkling Vouvray and Saumur, amongst others).
For any foodies out there – the rosé masterclass will focus largely on pairing Loire rosé wines with world foods: showcasing the beautiful diversity within wines from this region. For those new to Loire wines, the ‘Seasonal Showcase’ masterclass would be ideal: this session is devoted to highlighting how wines from the Loire can easily be adapted depending on the seasons, giving consumers insights into which Loire wines work best at what time of year.
For consumers keen on the environment, the ‘Loire is Leading the Way’ masterclass shines a light on the vital work winemakers in the Loire Valley are embarking on in order to remain as environmentally conscious as possible – with a range of biodynamic or organic wines to try. From a leisurely cruise down the Loire River through its wines, or a detailed introduction to Loire’s iconic rosé and sparkling wines, without forgetting the important work on sustainability, these masterclasses are sure to delight and educate all levels of wine-lover.
Loire Wines Experience at Sydney Good Food and Wine Show
DATES : Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd of June 2024
LOIRE MASTERCLASS TIMETABLE:
AVAILABLE FRIDAY 21st, SATURDAY 22nd and SUNDAY 23rd : – From Source to Glass: A Terroir Journey Along the river Loire – 10:30am to 11:15am – Rosé Moments: Exploring Loire Rosé wines with International Flavours – 11:45am to 12:30pm – The Loire is Leading the Way – 1:00pm to 1:45pm – Seasonal Showcase: Tailoring Loire Wines to the Seasons – 2:15pm to 3:00pm – Exploring Loire’s Sparkling Wonders – 3:30pm to 4:15pm
REGISTRATION LINK: https://goodfoodshow.com.au/sydney/experiences/loire-wine-experience/
LOCATION : Sydney International Convention Centre, Halls 1-3
About Loire Wines Council
(Interloire) InterLoire, the Loire Wines Council, brings together 3,000 winegrowers, merchants and cooperatives from France’s third largest appellation wine region, accounting for some 80% of the Loire’s total wine production by volume.
Referred to as the Garden of France, Loire is known for its magnificent chateaux, rich history and 3 distinct wine regions – Pays Nantais, Anjou-Saumur, Touraine – each with its own characteristics of grapes, appellations and styles.
The wine-growing regions dotting the Loire’s banks feature more than 48,500 hectares of vineyards, 34 appellations of origin and 1 protected geographical indication. Selling 280 million bottles per year – be they red, rosé or white; still or sparkling; dry or semi-dry, supple or sweet.
Loire is France’s leading producer of white wines and ranks second for rosés and sparkling wines. Australia is the Loire Valley’s 7th export market in volume with 10,402 hectolitres exported in 2023, valued at €4.7 billion.
Website www.vinsdeloire.fr/en
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To find out more about Loire Wines’ work with Taste France, click here.
About Cassandra Charlick
Cassandra Charlickm based in Margaret River, is an award-winning wine journalist, travel and food writer, television presenter and MC. She’s the Western Australian correspondent for Decanter, and her “Travel by the Glass” column can be found in International Traveller. Cassandra facilitates wine masterclasses and tastings for trade and consumers and is regularly called upon for commentary at wine tastings.
Cassandra is the 2024 IWSC Emerging Wine Communicator of the Year award winner. In 2023, Cassandra was awarded a fellowship at the Wine Writers Symposium in Napa Valley. She was also selected as the fellow for the Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show in Mildura, one of Australia’s most progressive wine shows that celebrates the diversity of Australian wine styles and grapes.
Website : https://www.cassandracharlick.com/
Instagram : @CassCharlick
