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We have so many great people come to the EWBC each year, many of which are creators of innovative projects such as interactive websites, applications, organizations and more. However, as organizers of the EWBC, we consistently struggle in finding balance in the content we offer, the wines we taste and the time we’re allotted to [...]

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Goodbye Lisbon, it was fun!

On November 3, 2009 By

Wow! That was … intense!

We are all just getting home after a most amazing, fun packed, information rich and simply breathtakingly exciting weekend of wine, discussion sessions, networking trips and tastings. What more could anyone wish for?

120 or so bloggers from all over the globe in one hotel, in the beautiful city of [...]

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Follow along with the #EWBC

On October 30, 2009 By

It is all about to kick off here in Lisbon, with the rooms set up for our first tastings, the sponsors showing their wares to eager participants who arrived early, and the last few (we hope) technical details being ironed out.

If you want to follow along with what is happening at the European Wine [...]

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Doug Cook is the head of Twitter’s search initiatives, the creator of Able Grape, a soon to be two time EWBC attendee, and above all else, Doug is a great friend. At the EWBC, Doug will be on the panel “Social Media to Better Reach Your Readers”, where he’ll discuss how the online wine publishing [...]

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Vinoble is close to my heart. It was one of the first wine shows I attended when I moved to Spain; and personally, I feel it is one of the best wine fairs out there. Unusual in its narrow focus on dessert wines, Vinoble is a rare specimen that attracts those of us who [...]

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Charles Metcalfe, is the Co-Chairman and one of the Co-Founders of the International Wine Challenge, a columnist for Essencia do Vinho Magazine, a legend in the UK wine world for his loquacious and highly entertaining speaking engagements, and with the publication of his latest book, “The Wine and Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal”, [...]

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To date, Infovini is the most complete Portuguese wine informational portal targeted at the end consumer. Infovini comprises the largest wine database in Portugal, as well as vast information about grape varieties, wine regions and wine routes. Therefore, the reason why we are supporting the European Wine Bloggers Conference is not only [...]

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In just over 6 weeks, many of you will be joining us in Lisbon, Portugal, to taste a vast and diverse amount of Portuguese wine. However, many of you may not know a lot about it, and currently find yourself craving more information. So in lieu of your new found passion, we asked the [...]

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For those of you not familiar with the original European Wine Bloggers Conference, its unsuspecting and awe inspiring (at least to us organizers) inception began in La Rioja. The original plan was simply to gather a few wine bloggers together to not only network beyond the virtual realm, but also wrestle through some of [...]

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This is fantastic news! For anyone interested in staying at the host location of the European Wine Bloggers Conference, The VIP Grand Lisboa, you’ll be happy to know that rates have decreased exponentially. If you are a registered participant of the conference and want to stay at the VIP Grand Lisboa, or have [...]

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