{"id":312674,"date":"2025-10-15T14:57:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/events\/international-conference-the-sea-of-wine-alicante-historic-capital-of-mediterranean-wine\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:38:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:38:23","slug":"international-conference-the-sea-of-wine-alicante-historic-capital-of-mediterranean-wine","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/dev.alicanteturismo.com\/fr\/events\/international-conference-the-sea-of-wine-alicante-historic-capital-of-mediterranean-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"International Conference \u201cThe Sea of Wine. Alicante, historic capital of Mediterranean wine\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"\u2018383\u2019\" data-end=\"\u2018703\u2019\">As part of the appointment of <strong data-start=\"\u201c434\u201d\" data-end=\"\u2018491\u2019\">Alicante as Spanish Capital of Gastronomy 2025<\/strong>, the city is hosting <strong>from 29 to 31 October<\/strong> the <strong>international conference<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"\u2018537\u2019\" data-end=\"\u201c609\u201d\">\u00ab\u00a0The Sea of Wine. Alicante, historic capital of Mediterranean wine\u00a0\u00bb <\/strong>, a high-level event that will bring together experts from the European and Mediterranean wine sector.<br \/>\nThe meeting will address the <strong>history of wine from its ancestral origins to its current role<\/strong>, with the participation of specialists from Spain, Italy, France, Sicily, Armenia, Bosnia, Hungary, Egypt and Georgia. Its objectives are to recover and highlight the history of Alicante wines, considered the oldest Designation of Origin in the world (1510), as well as to showcase the diversity and current quality of the region&rsquo;s wines, from Monastrell and Muscat to native varieties that are being recovered.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"\u2018705\u2019\" data-end=\"\u2018925\u2019\">The programme for the conference, which is being held at the Archaeological Museum of Alicante (MARQ), is available on its <a href=\"https:\/\/reunionescientificas.marqalicante.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PROGRAMAcast-marq-1.pdf\" target=\"\u2018_blank\u2019\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"\u2018705\u2019\" data-end=\"\u2018925\u2019\"><strong data-start=\"\u201c1688\u201d\" data-end=\"\u20181720\u2019\">Complementary activities:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"\u2018927\u2019\" data-end=\"\u2018975\u2019\"><strong data-start=\"\u201c927\u201d\" data-end=\"\u2018973\u2019\">&#8211; Guided tastings in iconic venues:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"\u2018976\u2019\" data-end=\"\u20181514\u2019\">\n<li data-start=\"\u2018976\u2019\" data-end=\"\u20181134\u2019\">\n<p data-start=\"\u2018978\u2019\" data-end=\"\u20181134\u2019\"><strong data-start=\"\u201c978\u201d\" data-end=\"\u20181033\u2019\">29 October, 7:00 p.m. \u2013 Santa B\u00e1rbara Castle:<\/strong> <em data-start=\"\u20181034\u2019\" data-end=\"\u201c1057\u201d\">\u2018Tasting history\u2019<\/em> with Sarah Jane Evans, focusing on great classic Mediterranean wines.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"\u20181135\u2019\" data-end=\"\u20181321\u2019\">\n<p data-start=\"\u20181137\u2019\" data-end=\"\u20181321\u2019\"><strong data-start=\"\u201c1137\u201d\" data-end=\"\u20181184\u2019\">30 October, 7:00 p.m. \u2013 Casa Mediterr\u00e1neo:<\/strong> <em data-start=\"\u20181185\u2019\" data-end=\"\u201c1209\u201d\">\u2018Youngsters with history\u2019<\/em> with Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Huertas and Beth Willard, presenting ancestral wines and native varieties that are being revived.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"\u20181322\u2019\" data-end=\"\u20181514\u2019\">\n<p data-start=\"\u20181324\u2019\" data-end=\"\u20181514\u2019\"><strong data-start=\"\u201c1324\u201d\" data-end=\"\u20181395\u2019\">31 October, 5:00 p.m. \u2013 Cloister of the Co-Cathedral of St. Nicholas:<\/strong> <em data-start=\"\u20181396\u2019\" data-end=\"\u201c1420\u201d\">\u2018In Fondill\u00f3n Veritas\u2019<\/em> with Pedro Ballesteros and Ferran Centelles, a tribute to the historic Fondill\u00f3n wine of Alicante.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"\u20181516\u2019\" data-end=\"\u20181686\u2019\"><strong data-start=\"\u201c1516\u201d\" data-end=\"\u20181529\u2019\">Reservations:<\/strong> Places are limited and can be requested via the official website: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vinosalicantedop.org\/catas-congreso-internacional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"\u20181604\u2019\" data-end=\"\u20181684\u2019\">Congress tastings<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"\u20181725\u2019\" data-end=\"\u20181916\u2019\"><strong data-start=\"\u201c1725\u201d\" data-end=\"\u20181752\u2019\">&#8211; Taberneros Route:<br \/>\n<\/strong>From 20 October to 15 November, 25 establishments in Alicante will offer tapas paired with Alicante PDO wines, combining tradition and culinary innovation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"\u20182223\u2019\" data-end=\"\u20182325\u2019\"><strong data-start=\"\u201c2223\u201d\" data-end=\"\u20182237\u2019\">Organised by:<\/strong> Alicante City Council, Turisme Comunitat Valenciana, MARQ and the Regulatory Council of Alicante PDO Wines.<br \/>\n<strong data-start=\"\u2018264\u2019\" data-end=\"\u2018275\u2019\">Dates:<\/strong> 29 to 31 October 2025<br data-start=\"\u2018303\u2019\" data-end=\"\u2018306\u2019\" \/><strong data-start=\"\u201c306\u201d\" data-end=\"\u2018316\u2019\">Location:<\/strong> Alicante (MARQ and various iconic venues around the city)<br \/>\n<strong data-start=\"\u20182327\u2019\" data-end=\"\u201c2347\u201d\">More information:<\/strong> <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/reunionescientificas. marqalicante.com\/el-mar-del-vino\/\u2018 target=\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"\u201c2348\u201d\" data-end=\"\u20192444&quot;\" target=\"_blank\">Full conference programme<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the appointment of Alicante as Spanish Capital of Gastronomy 2025, the city is hosting from 29 to 31 October the international conference \u00ab\u00a0The Sea of Wine. Alicante, historic capital of Mediterranean wine\u00a0\u00bb , a high-level event that will bring together experts from the European and Mediterranean wine sector. 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