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KEVIN ZRALY APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR OF WINEFUTURE-RIOJA’09
2009-10-01 14:59:06
Madrid, Spain, October the 1st, 2009 –. The founder of the Windows of the World Wine School, Kevin Zraly, has been appointed as the new Technical Director of WineFuture-Rioja’09. This event will gather in Logroño, Rioja, on November 12th and 13th, the world´s leading wine experts. The goal is to study the challenges that the wine industry if facing today. During the conference, the speakers will also discuss opportunities for the industry.
Zraly will take over the responsibilities of the technical direction from Pancho Campo MW who has decided to step down due to personal reasons. Pancho justifies his decission because he wants to isolate the event from any outside situation that could interfere with the success of Winefuture-Rioja `09.
The appointment of Zraly will allow Pancho Campo MW to focus in the defense of his interests and resolve the unjust judicial situation that he is facing. In this way Zraly will be able to take over the responsibilities of coordinating an event that so far has met all the expectations of the organizers, sponsors, and supporting organizations.
Kevin Zraly is arguably the best known wine educator today. He was wine director for the Windows on the World restaurant on top of New York's World Trade Center from 1976 until its destruction on September 11th, 2001.
He is the founder and instructor of the Windows on the World Wine School, now in its 30th year, where over 19,000 students have completed the course. He is also the author of the "Windows on the World Complete Wine Course" book which has sold over 3 million copies.
Kevin also collaborates with Robert Parker Jr. with whom he founded the "Parker AND Zraly Wine Certification Program". Kevin has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Culinary Institute of America since 1990. He is the recipient of the James Beard Award for Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year. He is also the recipient of the European Wine Council Lifetime Achievement Award. Kevin has been featured in The New York Times, People Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, GQ Magazine, and Newsweek.
Kevin has a wide experience in event management since he was the director for the New York Wine Experience and the California Wine Experience, the largest wine events of the United States.
WineFuture-Rioja 09 will gather the World´s leading wine industry experts who will study current issues such as consumption trends, the global economic crisis, the reduction in consumption, the environment, cliamte change, labelling, packaging, branding and the emerging markets, amongst many other topics. The goal of the conference is to analyze the challenges that the industry is facing, providing solutions, ideas and leadership. For further information and registrations please visit www.winefuture.es
For further information contact:
Marta Olea
Media Manager
The Wine Academy of Spain
Tel. +34 636 466 179
Email: media@thewineacademy.es