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Each session had a capacity for 50 attendees
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Decanter showcased a selection of ten DWWA 2017 award-winning wines from Portugal at the Christmas Wine Experience, an event organised by the luxury wine hotel The Yeatman in Porto, Portugal.

Two DWWA masterclasses took place on 1st and 2nd December and were led by Sarah Ahmed, Regional Chair for Portugal at DWWA, and Beatriz Machado, DWWA judge from 2013.

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The masterclasses were held on 1st and 2nd December
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The masterclasses were held on 1st and 2nd December

Sarah Ahmed, DWWA Regional Chair for Portugal, and Beatriz Machado, DWWA judge, led the masterclasses
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Sarah Ahmed, DWWA Regional Chair for Portugal, and Beatriz Machado, DWWA judge, led the masterclasses

Each session had a capacity for 50 attendees
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Each session had a capacity for 50 attendees

Selection of ten DWWA 2017 winners from Portugal
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Selection of ten DWWA 2017 winners from Portugal

Attendees had the opportunity to try some Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals
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Attendees had the opportunity to try some Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals

The masterclass was in English and Portuguese
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The masterclass was in English and Portuguese

The Yeatman hotel in Porto, Portugal
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The Yeatman hotel in Porto, Portugal

Showcase of award-winning wines at the DWWA table
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Showcase of award-winning wines at the DWWA table

Nerea Sanz
Nerea Sanz
Decanter Magazine & Decanter World Wine Awards

Nerea Sanz is a marketing and events manager specialising in the wine industry. She was Decanter’s senior awards marketing executive from 2015 to 2018, before she left to take the position of events manager at Bancroft Wines. Prior to Decanter, she gained wine marketing experience at London-based Vinopolis. Originally from Zaragoza, Spain, she moved to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur area in 2019.