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Spain's Peñín Group Launches International Expansion Drive with U.S. Debut of Best-Selling Guide to Spanish Wines
Twenty-Six Wineries Join Jose Peñín to Present Peñín Guide 2007 to Wine Media and Trade Professionals at Exclusive New York Event
Madrid, Spain and New York, New York, April 12, 2007 - Leading Spanish wine journalist Jose Peñín joined twenty-six of Spain's most exciting emerging wineries for an exclusive presentation at the W Hotel Union Square in New York today. The event marked the U.S. launch of the Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine 2007, the most widely-read Spanish wine book in the world.
To mark the occasion, José Peñín led a press conference for New York media, followed by a walk-around tasting of twenty-six Spanish wineries heralded as the “New Values of Spanish Wine” as selected by the editors of the Peñín Guide. Over 200 press and trade participated in the presentation and tasting.
The event signals a new international expansion phase for Grupo Peñín. The company's acclaimed Guide aims to become the world reference on the Spanish wine industry, providing critical information and reviews on over 7,500 Spanish wines. Through the Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine the company has hundreds of business contacts worldwide, and is establishing a global consultancy and business-to-business information exchange centred on trends and opportunities in the Spanish wine industry.
Grupo Peñin plans to make the “New Values of Spanish Wines” tasting an annual event.
For this year's edition, the wines selected as “new values” of 2007 included:
Peique Selección Familiar 2002 (Bodegas Peique. D.O. Bierzo)
Care XCLNT 2004 (Bodegas Añadas, D.O. Cariñena)
Terruño Córcoles 2003 (Bernal García Chicote, D.O. La Mancha)
Manuel de la Osa 2004 (Bodega Manuel de la Osa, D.O. La Mancha)
Ariyanas Terruño Pizarroso 2005 (Bodegas Bentomiz, D.O. Málaga)
Braó 2005 (Bodegas Acustic, D.O. Montsant)
Pago de Cirsus Reserva de Familia 2003 (Pago de Cirsus Iñaki Núñez, D.O. Navarra)
Pardás Xarelo (Celler Pardas, D.O. Penedés)
PQ 2005 (Bodega Palacio Quemado, D.O. Ribera del Guadiana)
Alba de Bretón Reserva 2003 (Bretón, D.O. Rioja)
Digma 2003 (Castillo de Sajazarra, D.O. Rioja)
Primum Vitae Reserva 2001 (Vallformosa Rioja, D.O. Rioja)
Absum Colección Tempranillo 2004 (Irius, D.O. Somontano)
Gil Luna 2003 (Gil Luna, D.O. Toro)
Vega Enix Laurenti 2002 (Finca Anfora, D.O. Ribera de Andarax)
Cadozos 2003 (Dehesa de Cadozos, V.T. Castilla y León)
Casalobos 2004 (Casalobos, V.T. Castilla)
Vallegarcía Syrah (Pago de Vallegarcía, V.T. Castilla)
Lacruz 2003 (Finca Loranque, V.T. Castilla)
Torre de Barreda Pañofino 2004 (Torre de Barreda, V.T. Castilla)
Pago del Ama Syrah 2004 (Bodegas y Viñedos Cigarral Santamaría, V.T. Castilla)
Tagonius Crianza 2003 (Tagonius, D.O. Vinos de Madrid)
Qubél Barrica 2003 (Bodegas y Viñedos Gosalbez Ortí, D.O. Vinos de Madrid)
Gran Colegiata Campus 2002 (Bodega Fariña, D.O. Toro)
Tocs 2004 (Bodega Terres de Vidalba, D.O. Priorat)
Monegrillo 2006 (Monegrillo, D.O. Manchuela)
Grupo Peñín and the Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine are accessible online at www.grupopenin.com and www.todebook.com. To purchase a copy of the Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine 2007 please contact peter.hawker@antique-acc.com or visit www.antique-acc.com.
To request more information about Grupo Peñín and the Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine please contact Grupo Peñín at (+34) 91-411-94-64, and by email ahernandez@grupopenin.com, or contact HG Marketing at 718-403-0097 or email info@hgmarketing.net.
ABOUT GRUPO PEÑÍN AND THE PEÑÍN GUIDE TO SPANISH WINE
The Peñín Guide is the definitive wine guide for buyers and sellers of Spanish wines globally. Author, Jose Peñin, is a veteran journalist, and a leader of wine opinion in Spain. Currently in its 17th edition, The Peñín Guide has an annual print run of 30,000 copies and is widely referenced in Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada, Brazil, Switzerland, Russia and Japan. 2007 also marks the U.S. launch of The Peñín Guide.
The Peñín Guide of the Spanish wines is published by Grupo Peñín's Peñín Communications, an established Marketing, Branding and PR company, specialized in wine and gastronomy. The group is chaired by Mr. José Peñín and managed by Ms. Mercedes Cubillo. Twenty-four highly trained wine communications specialists currently work at Peñin Group and are responsible for reviewing over 11,000 key brands, and editing over 7,500 wine reviews for publication in the annual Peñín Guide.
