http://disqus.com/by/valedalgares/enTue, 11 Aug 2009 05:42:03 -0000http://winebloggersconference.org/europe/planning/wbc-reflections-from-ryan-and-gabriella/#comment-14623202<p>Dont be sorry Cortes de Cima, I know the name is not easy. Meanwhile thank you for your reply and invitation to visit your cellar, for a long time that I wanted to do it but I would also prepare our winery to receive the participants of the WBC interested. Regards, João</p>valedalgaresTue, 11 Aug 2009 05:42:03 -0000http://winebloggersconference.org/europe/planning/wbc-reflections-from-ryan-and-gabriella/#comment-14567649<p>Hello Cortes de Cima, <br>First of all please apologize my bad English then I would to present myself, we are a new winery operating in the Tejo region (<a href="http://www.valedalgares.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="www.valedalgares.com">www.valedalgares.com</a>) and very attentive to these things of social networks, I have to congratulate your winery for the way that has been present in them, for us you have been an example.<br>I was reading your answer to "Reflections from WBC Ryan and Gabriella" and agree with almost all the comments made but I cannot agree to the paragraph which you suggests another place to make this conference, or any other event of its kind, fortunately Portugal vineyards is not only the Alentejo and the Douro that's the reason of our diversity, being a small country Lisbon remains the perfect spot because it has all the infrastructure necessary to receive this kind of event's, is almost in the center of the country has the airport as well as very good and cheap hotels and very representative restaurants of all Portuguese regions and is relatively cheap travel to anywhere in the country, by car, train or plane.<br>We cannot forget that since we are a small country we can make it a competitive advantage<br>I think one of our problems remains our individualism, and that despite our size our main wineries are very scattered, however, the solution could be made with both parts, wineries and the organization in having programs available to visit the wineries? <br>I ask you not to misunderstand my position but the goal is to contribute to a better organization and especially union between all the intervenient.</p><p>Regards,</p>valedalgaresMon, 10 Aug 2009 07:46:11 -0000