Old Vine Heroes Award launch & results:
Jan-March 2024

The Old Vine Hero Awards is one of the most far reaching elements of the annual campaign; uniting the global wine industry and recognising the work of those contributing incomparably towards the positive progression of the old vine movement. 2024 will introduce 5 categories to the Old Vine Hero Awards to recognise the breadth and depth of the work being carried out around the world.

The awards are judged by the OVC Global team, OVC Regional Ambassadors and a panel of independent expert judges. Nominations will open at the end of January. Results will be announced on the 25th March in London.

The Wine Society 150th Anniversary Old Vine Masterclass, London
26th & 27th January 2024 (UK)

Three Old Vine Masterclasses at The Wine Society’s London anniversary tastings hosted by Sarah Abbott MW that will explore 8 wines made from vines aged between 100 - 150 years old. In each session Sarah will explain exactly what makes these wines special and what influence she believes the vine age has had on the quality and style.

Circle of Wine Writers ‘Lets talk about: Old Vines: viticulture & vinification’
5th March 2024, 2-3pm (UK)

Join Sarah Abbott MW, co-founder of The Old Vine Conference as she talks to three prolific old vine wine producers about how the careful farming of their heritage vineyards is expressed in the wines they produce. Domenico Veronese, owner of Villa Bogdano 1880 in the Veneto, Andreas Kubach MW, company co-founder and director of Bideona in Rioja Alavesa and a spokesperson from Louis M Martini in California will discuss and compare the different viticultural techniques employed by each winery and the micro-vinification projects they are each undertaking that express the unique characteristics of their old vine plots. Get in touch to receive details on how to register.

An introduction to old vines & their wines, trade & educators workshops
26th & 27th March 2024 (The Netherlands)

Tasting workshops for trade and eductaors based in The Netherlands. Hosted by Fred Nijhuis the workshops will be held in Tuil and Maarn. Based in The Netherlands? Please get in touch to receive details of how to register.

Old Vine Wine Week:
2024 date tbc

A weeklong series of activities designed in conjunction with major trade partners and winery members. Working together to identify great wines and old vine stories to showcase via in-store tastings, old vine wine flights, general merchandising, providing sample stock and utilising old vine winemakers in town to bring the stories to life. Engaging with traditional & social media to build excitement and awareness of #oldvinewineweek and engage, inspire, educate and connect with each channel of the trade about old vine wines.

Old Vine Conference virtual Community Workshops:
30th April 2024, (virtual) & November 2024, (virtual)

Themes and registration coming soon.

The Oxford Wine Club: Old Vines, New Category masterclass
14th May 2024, (Oxford)

Hosted by Sarah Abbott MW.

The Old Vine Conference Annual Trade Tasting & Masterclass:
19th June 2024 (London)

We continue our partnership with 67 Pall Mall and will host our second annual trade and media walk around tasting in their St James’ room. Registration will open in April.

THE OLD VINE CONFERENCE 2024:
17th & 18th October 2024 (virtual)

2024 will see the annual Conference continue in its virtual setting allowing global participants the chance to access sessions live or on-demand. OVC members will be invited to host or join panels to discuss old vine projects relevant to individual sessions. Old vine experts from around the world will share insights and findings from work they are doing and educate our growing and highly engaged global audience of wine trade professionals, media, producers, educators, Masters of Wine and wine enthusiasts.

Old Vine Conference Field-Trips:
Ongoing

Our first Old Vine Conference field-trip was held in November 2022 and brought together 14 international wine trade professionals and media to discover the ancient vines of Northeast Italy. Since then we have hosted similarly eye-opening and content rich old vine fieldtrips to: Campania, Rioja Alavesa and Piedmont and in April 2024 we will visit Jumilla. The itineraries are based on creating an immersive experience mixing vineyard visits with tastings, tours, seminars and workshops organised and hosted in conjunction with OVC member wineries and generic bodies.
Read some of the coverage we’ve received so far from our old vine fieldtrips:

The Old Vine Conference, Veneto Edition - An immersive fieldtrip to the ancient vineyards of Northeast Italy, hosted by Villa Bogdano 1880: Click here to view field-trip coverage

The Old Vine Conference, Campania Edition - An immersive fieldtrip to the ancient vineyards of Campania & Basilicata, Italy, hosted by Feudi di San Gregorio: Click here to view field-trip coverage.

The Old Vine Conference, Rioja Alavesa Edition - An immersive field-trip to Rioja Alavesa hosted by Bodegas Amaren & Alliance Wine: Click here to view field-trip coverage.

The Old Vine Conference, Piedmont Edition - Rethinking Barbera through the old vine lens, hosted by Vinchio Vaglio: Click here to view field-trip coverage.

Press Office for guardians of old vines, old vine wines, their producers & distributors:
Ongoing

Thanks to our regional ambassador network and our extensive relationships with the UK trade and press we are able to run a truly global press office connecting old vine stories and old vine wines to journalists and communicators around the world.