Millessime Bio 2011--The World Organic Farming Wine Fair

           
            Date:24-25-26 January 2011
            Venue: Exhibition Centre Montpellier-France
            Participant: Professionals only

            The 2011 show will be busy with conferences and meetings

            Monday 24 January
            5pm: Official opening ceremony with representatives from the
            Languedoc-Roussillon Regional Assembly.
            Tuesday 25 January
            9.30am-12.30: Professional organic wine meeting (winemaking
            regulation, diagnosis, structuring of the organic wine sector). With
            Mrs Mercier (director of the "French Organic Agency" or Agence Bio),
            Mrs Lardier (INAO), Mrs Mellier (Ministry of Agriculture) and Mr
            Hulot (European Commission, Agriculture Department) and Mr Julien
            (President of the AIVB-LR).
            
            2pm-3pm: organic wine sales in Canada.With Ubifrance and report from
            an importer.
            
            3pm-4pm: Organic wines in 14 key markets: potential for French
            organic wines. With Ubifrance.
            
            4pm-6pm: Organic wine around the world. Presented by three Millésime
            Bio 2011 exhibitors from Argentina, Egypt and the USA, moderated by
            Rodolphe Wartel, director of "Terre de Vins" magazine.
            
            8.30-11.30pm: "Soirée des Vignerons" (winemakers party cocktail
            evening), award ceremony for Millésime Bio Challenge.

            Wednesday 26 January
            10-11am: What is an organic wine? With the AIVB-LR's viticulture
            consultants and some of the association's member-growers.
            
            11am-12.30pm: Reducing sulphur levels in wines and sulphur-free
            wines. With P. Ferranti (University of Naples, Italy), Ph. Cottereau
            (IFV) and L. Maillefer (Lotelduvin).