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BUDAPEST MEETING OCTOBER 2003
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATED WOMEN IN WINE

The fourth meeting of the International Associated Women in Wine took place in Hungary this time, at the end of October 2003. This was a very productive meeting which went on for 3 days in the beautiful hotel "Gellert" of Budapest.

Among the topics discussed were: the aims of the Association, the meaning of its existence, and its future activities. We also looked at different logos presented by the Greek Association.

The International Organization of Associated Women in Wine is a group of Associations of women involved in wine related activities from all over the world; our target is to enlarge it with other Associations of different countries of the world.

The aim of the Association is to promote the intelligent consumption of wine and to develop the cultural side of the wine world by:

  • Exchanging information and experience between their members
  • Supporting women working in the field of wine
  • Organizing educational activities both for professionals and consumers.

The members of this Association is a unique combination of associations of two kinds of Women Associations:

  • Associations of wine professionals such as : producers, oenologists, sommeliers etc
  • Associations of wine amateurs and connoisseurs

Some propositions from different members are as follows:

  • An information sheet presenting the aims of the Federation
  • Wineries that can receive visitors
  • Help young women to find jobs in our countries
  • List of wineries who are ready to job opportunity to young people
  • Participate to exhibitions and Wine shows
  • Try to get E.U. funding
  • Create prizes for competitions
  • Catalogues of members of each country

This meeting was very well organized by Catalyn Benze, the President of the Hungarian Association and secretary of the International Association.

We had delicious dinners in various excellent restaurants of Budapest , the Hungarian Association organized a very nice wine tasting of very interesting Hungarian wines in an high class Art Galery, and of course the revelation of this meeting was the visit to Tokaj. I am sure that the visit to the Hungarian Parliament will stay in our memories for a long time.