The benchmark in quality Spanish wine, the show will be held from 3 to 5 February 2025 at the Montjuic venue of Fira Barcelona, where the spotlight will be on wines made from heirloom rootstock, an age-old heritage now given new value. Prestigious winemakers and experts will be holding tastings and discussions, exploring industry trends, such as the surge in white wine production and the challenges posed by climate change.
Titled “Old Vines, Historical Heritage”, Barcelona Wine Week 2025 will bring together renowned winemakers and experts whose work revolves around producing exceptional wines from vineyards between 50 and nearly 300 years old. Today the industry is placing more value than ever on these vines for the superior quality of their grapes, their capacity for adaptation, and the power to express the terroir of their place of origin.
One of the event’s highlights will be the participation of winemakers such as Raúl Pérez, one of the most emblematic figures in the Spanish wine-making scene, who earned 100 Parker points in 2023 with a wine from the heirloom rootstock of El Bierzo. Also present will be Ricard Rofes, oenologist at Scala Dei, the winery with the oldest vines in El Priorat, and the Master of Wine Fernando Mora (Bodegas Frontonio), who has recovered historic vineyards in Alpartir (Zaragoza) and now produces some of the finest Grenache in the world.
A key tasting will be led by Doug Frost, one of the few experts to hold both the prestigious titles of Master of Wine and Master Sommelier. This session will also feature winemakers using pre-phylloxera rootstock, some of which are nearly 300 years old, from regions such as Lanzarote (Bodegas El Grifo), Pontevedra (Bodegas Gerardo Méndez) and Valladolid (Javier Sanz Viticultores). To analyse this trend, three of the top sommeliers in the country, including Fernando Mayoral (Best Sommelier in Spain 2024) will participate in a group activity.
Simultaneously, the Wine Tasting Journey, a space hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Food, will showcase the wealth and variety of heirloom wines and offering a self-guided tasting of over 80 labels from across the country.
In addition to the potential and peculiarities of heirloom vines, the BWW conference sessions will address other issues such as new approaches to entering the wine industry and the rise of white wines. This session will feature sommeliers from Paco Roncero (Mª José Huertas) and Disfrutar (Rodrigo Briseño) restaurants, as well as other experts. Other major challenges in the industry such as sustainability and adapting wineries to climate changes will be featured in specific talks.
Industry and business
Barcelona Wine Week 2025 will be gathering nearly 1,100 exhibitors in what will be the largest edition in its four-year history. The show, which will be held for the first time in the two halls of Fira Barcelona to accommodate the high level of participation, will remain focused on generating business opportunities for the exhibiting companies. To do so, it will reinforce its hosted buyers programme geared towards large importers and distributors from strategic countries for exports of Spanish wine and invite nearly 700 international buyers. It will also be inviting a thousand domestic buyers which include large distributors, specialised merchants, and the HORECA channel, the main means of distribution for Spanish wine producers.
The previous BWW, held in February 2024, brought together 952 exhibiting wineries, 73 Designations of Origin and nearly 21,000 professional visitors.
