ProMendoza opens Shanghai office
ProMendoza, the export and investment promotion agency of Argentina's premier wine region, will open a dedicated Asian office in March 2011 at Shanghai's exhibition centre.
David Furer is a Californian wine writer, educator, consultant and speaker, who has worked for over 20 years in the wine trade. He has appeared in publications such as Decanter, Wine Business Monthly in the US and SommelierS Int’l in France. He formerly served on the Circle of Wine Writers’ executive committee and is a sommelier with accreditation from the Court of Master Sommeliers. In his book, Wine Places, he collaborates with photographer Charles O’Rear to capture some of the world’s vineyards, wineries and winemakers.
ProMendoza, the export and investment promotion agency of Argentina's premier wine region, will open a dedicated Asian office in March 2011 at Shanghai's exhibition centre.
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