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Casa Ferreirinha hands out Innovation Award to the Wine Searcher Platform

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Casa Ferreirinha has partnered with the celebration of  the second edition of the Golden Vines Awards 2022 as the sponsor of the Innovation category. Created by Liquid Icons, the evermore renowned ‘Wine Oscars’ highlight the  best there is in the sector, with a relevant solidarity agenda.  

From 14 to 17 October, Florence welcomed the Golden Vines Awards 2022, one of the most  renowned award ceremonies in the winemaking sector. Due to the sponsorship of the  Innovation category, one of the nine accolades awarded in the event was the Casa  Ferreirinha Innovation Award, bestowed upon the global platform Wine Searcher and  handed to Julian Perry, CEO. Created in 1999, this is the largest database for the search  and comparison of wines and spirits’ prices worldwide.  

Julian Perry – CEO Wine Searcher
Casa Ferreirinha Innovation Award Winner

This edition of the Golden Vines Awards, hosted by the acclaimed Italian wine producer Marchesi Antinori, was attended by 275 private guests, who enjoyed a world class  programme. The high point was the awards ceremony’s gala dinner, which took place  in the Palazzo Vecchio Salone dei Cinquecento and was prepared by Chef Massimo  Bottura. The event was hosted by singer Ronan Keating and his wife, Storm Keating.

Apresentadores Ronan e Storm Keating_Créditos_Pietro S. D’Aprano
Getty Images for Gérard Basset Foundation

Besides celebrating the excellence in the Fine Wines universe, by distinguishing the best  producers in the industry, these awards have the ultimate goal of raising funds for the  Gérard Basset Foundation. Different initiatives over four days contributed for this purpose,  as did the Golden Vines Fine Wine, Rare Spirit & Experience auction, carried out online  between 1 and 16 October, in which Casa Ferreirinha took part with a three-magnum bottle batch of Barca-Velha, and an experience in the Douro. In total, the more than 100  batches raised over £1M.  

Celeste performs during the Golden Vines Awards Ceremony And Closing Gala Dinner In Benefit Of Gerard Basset Foundation at Palazzo Vecchio on October 16, 2022 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Pietro S. D’Aprano/Getty Images for Gerard Basset Foundation)

Created as a homage to the late Master of Wine and Master Sommelier, and with the  objective of investing in education and training in the wine industry, the Gérard Basset  Foundation is responsible for financing education, training and career scholarships for  young professionals in the wine, spirits and hotel sectors, while promoting diversity,  equality and inclusion.  

Attends the Golden Vines Awards Ceremony And Closing Gala Dinner In Benefit Of Gerard Basset Foundation at Palazzo Vecchio on October 16, 2022 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Pietro S. D’Aprano/Getty Images for Gerard Basset Foundation)

The ‘Wine Oscars’ will return in 2023, in an edition to be held in October, in Paris.

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