Faye Cardwell Wine Events & Communication

10/03/2025

Heading to ProWein? I will also be there on Sunday 16th meeting friends and clients. If you would like to meet, just drop me a line.

If you're around on Monday 17th, I would like to invite you to join the Friuli : Masterclass & After-Fair Party :

1) Masterclass with Professor Paolo Sivilotti from 2pm to 3pm in the Masterclass Forum : Hall 12, stand D02.

Discover the wines of this diverse region of Italy's north-east spanning rich terroir over mountains, hills and plains. Join Professor Paolo Sivilotti for a sensory journey through different labels that illustrate the variety and richness of this fascinating region. The session will be held in English.

2) Friuli's after-fair Party!

As the second day of Prowein closes, the party starts at Friuli. Join 39 wineries in Hall 15, booth E32 for music, regional delicacies and exquisite wines. DJ set will start at 6pm and go on to 10pm. The more the merrier but registration is appreciated.

I'll drop the link for registration in the comments or you can also find it in Friuli : Masterclass & After-Fair Party

22/01/2025

Always an immense pleasure to organise Slow Wine's presentation and tasting in Munich 🤩, held yesterday at the Enoteca in Eataly.

We had over 200 trade professionals and 40 wine lovers in the Enoteca yesterday to discover the wines of the 28 participating wineries. The main comment I hear when people leave has always been "wow, what an amazing selection of wines". That's thanks to Slow Wine for recognising the wineries that are doing an amazing job of interpreting their terrroir.

Thank you so much to those of you who made it - on either side of the table - and to Abbie Louise Photography for perfectly capturing the essence of the event.

15/01/2025

Zwei weitere kommen auf die Liste... Ihr findet Ferrari Trento und Cantina Giuseppe Sedilesu auch nächste Woche bei Slow Wine München 2025.

Noch nicht angemeldet? Das Masterclass-Programm wurde heute Morgen veröffentlicht. Tickets für den Fachhandel sind über den Link auf der Veranstaltung erhältlich.

E’ una storia familiare, di vignaioli e della loro passione, che affonda le radici nella tradizione.

08/01/2025

Eines der Weingüter, die mit ihren hervorragenden Weißweinen an der Slow Wine München 2025 teilnehmen. Ein Wahrzeichen und Pionier des Weinbaus im Südtiroler Eisacktal 🤩

Il Kerner festeggia 95 anni: nato dall’incrocio di Riesling e Schiava, questo vitigno simbolo della Valle Isarco stupisce per freschezza da giovane e per eleganza dopo anni di affinamento [...]

06/01/2025

Und wir sind bei 25 für Slow Wine München 2025! Schön zu sehen, dass Cantina Gurrieri, Corte Martini und Mongarda Valdobbiadene Prosecco auch dabei sein wird.

25 Weingüter, die ihr Terroir zum Ausdruck bringen: familiengeführt, von Hand geerntet, Weine, die mit größtem Respekt für ihr Land und die Menschen, die dort arbeiten, hergestellt werden.

Teilnehmende Weingüter (Stand heute, 6. Januar)

Abruzzo Pesolillo
Abruzzo PEVÌ - Pescara Vini
Alto Adige Abbazia di Novacella
Alto Adige Salurnis
Friuli Venezia Giulia Edi Keber
Marche Casalfarneto
Marche Le Canà
Piemonte Cantina del Pino
Piemonte Castello di Verduno
Piemonte Mossio Fratelli
Piemonte Ratti
Piemonte Tenuta Il Nespolo
Sardegna Tenuta Masone Mannu
Sicilia CVA Canicattì
Sicilia Gurrieri
Sicilia Tenuta Gorghi Tondi
Toscana Avignonesi
Toscana Poggio La Noce
Trentino Cantina Micheli
Veneto Corte Martini
Veneto Il Pignetto
Veneto La Collina dei Ciliegi
Veneto Mongarda
Veneto Quota 101
Veneto Vigneto Due Santi

Noch nicht angemeldet? Link in Event...

12/12/2024

Good News from Italy : wine experts are up, especially to Germany. Sparkling wine mainly to thank

Die italienischen Weinexporte haben sich 2024 trotz der Branchenkrise positiv entwickelt. Zwischen Januar und September 2024 stiegen die Exporte im Vergleich zu 2023 um 5,6 Prozent. Vor allem Perl- und Schaumweine sind der Wachstumsmotor. Wein-News auf....

10/12/2024

Erste Liste der Weingüter, die an der Slow Wine München 2025 teilnehmen. Wie immer gibt es neue Namen, neue Weingüter zu entdecken sowie einige bekannte Favoriten.

ABRUZZO
Pesolillo
PeVì - Pescara Vini

ALTO ADIGE
Abbazia di Novacella - Kloster Neustift . Wine
Salurnis

MARCHE
CasalFarneto
Le Canà

PIEMONTE
Cantine Castello di Verduno
Mossio Fratelli
Ratti
Tenuta il Nespolo

SARDEGNA
Tenuta Masone Mannu

SICILIA
CVA Canicattì
TENUTA GORGHI TONDI

TOSCANA
AVIGNONESI
Poggio La Noce

TRENTINO
Cantina Micheli

VENETO
Consorzio Prosecco d'Asolo
Il Pignetto
La Collina dei Ciliegi
Quota 101
Vigneto Due Santi

21/11/2024

When I asked my database of wine importers and distributors how 2024 was looking what did they say?

- Over two-thirds said that their turnover was down compared to 2023. There were a couple of exceptions, one wine bar that is doing so well they will expand to a retail outlet, and a couple of respondents who said their 2024 income to date was similar to 2023 but the general mood was that this year was down.

- Why? Again 68% of respondents gave the answer that their customers are just buying less wine and 50% noted that people are just looking to spend less. A quarter of respondents noted that they have fewer orders but in general those orders are higher and customers are prepared to pay for quality. There is a move to buying less but better confirming the trend that Germany is no longer purely price driven.

- What’s their plan for 2025? The real aim of my survey was to gain a better understanding of whether it’s worth producer’s time coming to Germany and for consortiums to invest in the sorts of events I organise. Here the mood is still upbeat. I offered a few different strategies including : “expand product range beyond wine” and “stop my activity”and only one respondent said that they would expand beyond wine. For the rest, even when it’s tough, they’re staying in the business. Strategies included looking to expand their sales channels and broaden their selection to be able to offer something new to their customers and limit their activities to those that they know work.

Conclusion : Selling wine to Germany is a tough business to be in at the moment but it’s not all doom and gloom. Well-priced, quality products will find retailers and distributors looking to woo their loyal customers. The next event I'll be organising is the SLOW WINE presentation in Munich on 21st January. Registration will be open shortly.

13/10/2024

I do a lot of online corporate wine tastings but sometimes it’s also great to do them in person - especially when you have the right partners to make them magic.

Business and wine event this week organised at Boque auf Croque with a Piedmontese wine and food theme. Wines chosen from Borgo Maragliano and Marchesi di Barolo, and delicious catering supplied by Ristorante I Martinelli.

10/09/2024

Happy to hear that Giovanni Manetti will be carrying on his excellent work for another 3 years with Chianti Classico

Giovanni Manetti, class of ’63 and “chiantigiano” to the core, was confirmed as President…

17/06/2024

Last week's The Italian Show : an event bringing the best of Italian food and wine under one roof. I spent most of the time in the Enoteca area were Corinna Siena animated three wine and food sessions with her quintessential Sicilian style 🤩 apart from a moment when I spoke in a panel about the trends on wine consumption and pizza in Germany. There were some really excellent products (the pesto was to die for!). Thanks for everyone who made it out to Eisbach Studios to take part.

09/06/2024

This is what I love doing : bringing people together with wine. Whether it’s wine drinkers for tastings of different labels, or wine professionals looking for new wine producers for their portfolio, making connections is what makes me happy.

Friday night I hosted 20 women at the Blue Heron Wine Shop for a summer tasting. We explored a Cremant and a Mcc, a white and then a rose. We took a moment to really think about what we were smelling and tasting and then answered the most important question - do I like it? I sold out of most so they definitely did ☺️

Next one scheduled for 13th September

21/02/2024

It was time for Vernaccia di San Gimignano to take the limelight yesterday in Munich. Through two masterclasses presented by Christoph Raffelt, wine professionals and press got to experience the diversity of this, one of Italy’s oldest wines. Between the masterclasses and free tasting 66 labels were available to explore.

Huge thanks to everyone who took the time to attend and to the Consorzio della Vernaccia di San Gimignano - die Seite in deutscher Sprache for the amazing diversity of wines on show.

19/02/2024

Noch nicht für die Masterclasses und die Verkostung des Vernaccia di San Gimignano morgen angemeldet? Wir haben noch ein paar Plätze für die Meisterklasse um 14 Uhr frei. Link in den Kommentaren unten.

Masterclass mit Christoph Raffelt und freie Verkostung von über 40 Weinen im Restaurant MONA

14/02/2024

Look at this for a lineup. I’ve closed the recruitment for hosted buyers but if anyone wants to come down, just send me a PM. I have codes for wine professionals to get free tickets to enter 😉

La 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 ha fatto boom! Giunta alla terza edizione, la nostra è 𝒍𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝑭𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒆.

Lo dicono i numeri: oltre 150 aziende straniere (su circa 900 totali) provenienti da ben 27 Paesi, più di 5 mila vini in degustazione! Non solo Francia (39), Spagna (17), Austria (16) e Germania (7): alla Slow Wine Fair troverete anche Cantine da nazioni "insolite" come Messico, Giappone e Svezia.

Oggi è l'ultimo giorno per approfittare della promozione di San Valentino, cosa state aspettando ancora? 👉https://slowinefair.slowfood.it/news/Promozione-San-Valentino/

01/02/2024

A few highlights from Jan
🤩 Two amazing trips to Italy including a couple of days in Venice, I’d forgotten just how special a city it is
🤩hosting my first ever wine tasting for total strangers at the shop. They left a review saying it was truly unforgettable so I guess I did a good job 😜I definitely had fun anyway (getting over my fear of speaking in public and imposter syndrome!)
🤩Organising the sixth edition of the Slow Wine event in Munich which was attended by over 300 people. Masterclasses were jammed and the feedback on the quality and variety of wineries was amazing
🤩 a dinner with strangers (apart from 2!) thanks to a post on my International wine lovers in Munich Community on FB. Wine is how I got to meet most people in each city I’ve lived so it was special to see connections and friendships start from this community I’ve been fostering more intentionally for the past few months 😍
🥶most of the time it’s been cold and snowy but oh so beautiful…

Thank you January. Can’t wait to see what’s coming up in Feb 🤩

24/01/2024

Vielen Dank an alle, die am Montag zur Slow Wine World Tour 2024 München gekommen sind 🙏

So viele kleine Weingüter mit interessanten Weinen, eine tolle Atmosphäre und viele interessierte Besucher 💯

Einige der besten Fotos.

📸 by Abbie Louise Photography

16/01/2024

Guter, sauberer, fairer italienischer Wein? Welche Restaurants und Weinbars in München - oder darüber hinaus - haben eine großartige Weinkarte?

Ich würde gerne Ihre Empfehlungen hören 😉