The #Winelover community has over 12,000 members on Facebook. Andre Ribeirinho talked about the community and the activities they carry out in the WBIS 2014 session dedicated to PR, Wine bloggers and Publishers.

1. A community of people who love wine.

2. What is #winelover?
A strong, connected, and dynamic community
working to promote cooperation among
people who love wine
through the use of social media.

3. Umbria is for the #winelover
A space at Vinitaly to share the love for wine.
Social Media presentations and discussions.
Master classes with Masters of Wine.
Fun tastings with wine consumers.

4. #wineloverweek
A week discovering Portugal’s Food & Wine culture.
Visit to wine regions and tastings at wineries.
Meeting local wine professionals and consumers at Hangouts.
#winelover group invited to Adegga Wine Market,
a consumer wine tasting event.

5. #winelover Hangouts
BYOB Dinners around the World:
Eisenstadst, Stockolm, Budapest, Ljubljana, Friuli, New York,
São Paulo, Lisbon, Porto and Brussels.
A great opportunity to meet local and international #winelovers
and to share favorite wines and food pairings.

6. #winelovers at WBIS
#winelover group invited to WBIS.
Presentations and Panels to discuss what the
#winelover Community can do for wine business development
through people who love wine, food and social media.

7. Valentine’s #winelover Celebration
1st anniversary of the #winelover Community!
Invitation and support from Umbria wine region.
Visits, wine tastings, food & wine competition with Umbria wines.
Masterclasses with MWs and Fun tastings with wine consumers.

8. Why #winelover?
#winelover builds connections.
#winelover builds awareness and visibility.
#winelover creates opportunities for business.
Wine Consumers
Wine Professionals
Wine Regions
#winelover
Wine Retailers
Wine Events
Wineries

9. Find #winelover
Twitter
http://bit.ly/winelovertwitter
Facebook
http://bit.ly/winelovergroup
Google
http://bit.ly/winelovergoogle