BRAND MAKEOVER FOR TILIMUQUI RANGE AT THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH TASTING

La Riojana, one of Argentina’s top three wine exporters to the UK and the world’s largest producer of certified Fairtrade-organic wine, will launch its newly packaged Fairtrade-certified Tilimuqui product range at the inaugural Beautiful South Tasting, due to be held at Olympia, London on 11th and 12th September 2013.

La Riojana’s new look Tilimuqui range has been redesigned to give the wines a more contemporary and elegant feel, whilst keeping them true to their Fairtrade roots. The show line up will include Tilimuqui’s three new vintage releases; Torrontés 2013, made from 100% Torrontés Riojano grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon Bonarda 2013 and Malbec Rosé 2013 made from 100% Malbec grapes.

In line with the Tilimuqui brand redesign, La Riojana is also developing a new consumer facing website, www.tilimuquiwines.com, with the intention of providing a clear, concise and informative overview of the Tilimuqui brand and its origins, as well as an innovative facility to leave visitor reviews.

In addition to Tilimuqui, La Riojana will be showing an extensive selection of wines from its portfolio at The Beautiful South tasting, on both their table in the producer area as well as in the Fairtrade dedicated area of the tasting. Fairtrade certified ranges on show will include its on-trade ranges Santa Florentina, Viñedos de la Posada and its La Mia Vita Moscato range.

RAZA RESERVE FAIRTRADE MALBEC 2011 WINS THE IWC FAIRTRADE AWARD 2013

La Riojana co-operative, one of the world’s largest producers of certified Fairtrade wines, is delighted to have won the 2013 International Wine Challenge Fairtrade Award for its Raza Reserve Fairtrade Malbec 2011.

The highly anticipated winners of the International Wine Challenge 2013 top awards were announced on Thursday 18th July at the IWC Awards dinner & 30th Anniversary Summer Ball held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, in London.

La Riojana’s Raza Reserve Fairtrade Malbec is currently sold in Belgium and La Riojana was thrilled to have their Belgian importer, Leo Ghysels of Oxfam, present at the industry-packed gala dinner to receive the much coveted award.

The Raza Reserve Fairtrade Malbec 2011 won a Silver medal in the International Wine Challenge 2013. When IWC judges taste the wines entered into the competition they are not aware that the wines are responsibly produced. The wine scores are extracted later and the award goes to the highest rated wine in each category.

Other medals won by La Riojana in the International Wine Challenge 2013 include Bronze medals for its Finca Federada Fairtrade Reserve Malbec 2012, its Tilimuqui Single Vineyard Fairtrade Organic Cabernet Sauvignon Bonarda 2012, its Raza Seleccion Fairtrade Organic Malbec-Shiraz 2012, and Commended for its Tilimuqui Single Vineyard Fairtrade Organic Torrontes 2012, Ecologica Fairtrade Organic Chardonnay 2012 and Ecologica Fairtrade Organic Malbec Shiraz 2012.

TILIMUQUI CABERNET SAUVIGNON - BONARDA TAKES GOLD AT DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2013

The moment has come, the results are out and we are celebrating another wonderful win, this time for our Fairtrade certified Tilimuqui Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – Bonarda 2012 which has won a Gold medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2013.

This is an impressive result considering the number of entries to this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards included a record-breaking 14,362 wines from 52 countries, of which only 229 wines were awarded a Gold medal and only 8 of these Gold medals were awarded to Argentina.

Walter Carol, export director commented: “We are extremely pleased with this Gold medal. This is not only good news for our Tilimuqui brand, which continues to win top awards on a regular basis, but also it also confirms the quality of our Fairtrade wines.”

Other medals won by La Riojana in the Decanter World Wines Awards 2013 include a Bronze medal for its Tilimuqui Single Vineyard Torrontés 2012 and Commended for its Ecologica Shiraz-Malbec Reserve 2012.

CAMBALACHE TIME FOR LA RIOJANA – A UNIQUE WINE EVENT IN NORTHEAST LONDON

La Riojana, the world’s largest producer of Fairtrade-organic certified wines, is participating in an exciting new wine tasting event which has been organized by Wines of Argentina at a

Cambalache is not a typical trestle-table, tweed and tedium, slurping and spitting event, instead it has been designed to invoke all the senses and to give an all-round, immersive experience of Argentina, a country known for its passion, complexity and contradiction. The word Cambalache is engrained in Tango history, and is used to describe something that is chaotic, haphazard, filled with contrast and is above all exciting – reflecting both the heart and soul of Argentina.

La Riojana is one of 23 top Argentine wineries to participate in the event and will be offering the 700 guests a chance to sample a selection of its wines available to buy in the UK off trade, including its award-winning Tilimuqui range (Torrontés and Cabernet Sauvignon-Bonarda) and a selection of wines that it produces for The Co-operative’s own-label Fairtrade range (Torrontés-Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Bonarda-Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec).

In addition to tasting wines, visitors to Cambalache will have the chance to try the offbeat art of matching wine with music (hosted by eminent professors Barry Smith and Charles Spence); sample true Buenos Aires street food (courtesy of Borough Market’s Argentine specialists Porteña) as well as the famous Dulce de Leche ice cream (from specialists The Ice Cream Union); experience the spirit of the 40’s with historic cocktails from Galante Bar; witness three of Argentina’s most talented and cutting edge graffiti artists live in action painting a giant mural; learn Argentine slang with James Bracken, author of the cult book Che Boludo; dance Nuevo Tango; meet true Gauchos and soak up the spirit of bohemian Argentine literature