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PAUL PONTALLIER FROM CHATEAU MARGAUX AND CHRISTOPHER CANNAN NEW ADDITIONS TO WINEFUTURE
2009-09-09 10:01:37
Two new speakers have been added to the impressive list of wine professionals that will take part in Winefuture-Rioja `09. Paul Pontallier from Chateau Margaux and Christopher Cannan have accepted to participate in one the most attractive and interesting panels of Winefuture-Rioja. This will be the closing panel of the conference and will study the challenges that the industry will face in the next years, which will be the trends, upcoming regions and varieties as well as where will the opportunities arise for the wine sector. The speakers that will take part in this panel will be:
Jancis Robinson
Mel Dick
Don St. Pierre
Robert Parker
Jorge Ordoñez
Paul Pontallier
Christopher Cannan
Dan Jago
Moderator: Pancho Campo MW
Christopher Cannan - Europvin
One of the industry´s most experienced and respected wine professionals. Founder of Europvin, one of the most prestigious wine traders that works with top quality single estates in each appellation and represents some of the most legendary wineries in the Rhone, Burgundy, Bordeaux and Spain. Owner of Clos Figueras in Priorat. Decorated as “Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole” by the French government.
Paul Pontallier - Chateau Margaux
General Manager of the legendary Chateau Margaux in the Médoc where he has been working since 1983. Paul studied oenology in Montpelier where he also obtained his Phd in 1981. He was a professor of oenoly in Chile at the Universidad Católica.