WPT Annual Tasting at Mitt Kok

Sweden

WPT Annual Tasting at Mitt Kok

GRANDE PROVA DOS VINHOS DE PORTUGAL NO MITT KOK

Stockholm – November 10 to November 13, 2016

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: January, 28th 2016

General Information

In compliance with the 2016 promotion plan and with the objective of finding new business opportunities for the EA, ViniPortugal will organize the WPT Annual Tasting at Mitt Kok, in Stockholm, from November 10 to November 13, and it will include the presence of 36000 visitors. This event is aimed to EA with distribution in the market.

Portugal’s space will feature 5 seminar/mini-tastings, for a total of 20 throughout the days of the Annual Tasting, conducted by the producers (1 tasting per producer). These seminars/tastings will be directed to professionals in the market and each producer will have the chance to do an exclusive tasting to a restricted group of 10 professionals. Additionally, there will be 2 grand seminars with a local speaker, outside of Portugal’s space, directed to 50 professionals where we will have the chance to present 20 wines (1 wine per each one of the 20 participants in the tasting).

The participation in this fair will be limited to 20 tables – See plan at the end of circular.

We are counting with your presence !

Participation Conditions

· Registrations open to EAs with distribution in the market;

· These events require the physical presence of the EA or other representative of the winery;

· Subject to the “Terms of Participation in ViniPortugal Events”, not sparing document reading.

· Program financed by Domestic Market.

Participation Costs

· Cost per table: 750€*+ VAT (at 23% (maximum of 10 wines per table)

* For EAs that present Port, Madeira or Azores wines (wine that is not subject to promotional tax – D.L. nº94/2012 of 20 of April, regulated by ordinance nº 426/2012 of 28th of December) increases 50% to the base cost of registration, in the proportion of the number of Port, Madeira or Azores Wines signed up for the event. This means that, for each Port, Madeira or Azores wine registered, there’s an extra cost of 37,5€ to the registration base cost.

Each table allows the presentation of a maximum of 10 SKUs. If this limit is exceeded, a fee of 75€ per additional dry wine and 112,5€ per Port, Madeira or Azores wine will be charged.

Payment, Financial Conditions and Penalties

· 1st Payment: 50% upon registration of table and wine selection until January, 28th 2016 (payment after the deadline will feature a penalty of 25%)

· 2nd Payment: the remaining 50% until September, 16th 2016 (payment outside of the deadline will feature a penalty of 25%)

· Payments must be done by bank transfer to IBAN: PT50.0033.0000.45326908938.05 or by Check payable to ViniPortugal.

Registration will only be finalized after payment. Producers registered without payment proof of the first partial payment will not be considered registered.

Services Included in the Participation Costs

The EAs will benefit from:

· Wine and merchandising transportation from Portugal to the event venue, according to the following limits:

o 70Kg per table**;

o 10 SKUs per table.

· Exposure of a selection of wines in the seminars designed for professionals, according to the speaker’s selection. The wine transportation for the seminars is not part of the 70Kg limitation for the event.

· General services in the “General Participation Conditions in ViniPortugal Events”;

**The incompliance of the limits written above, implies a payment of the extra weight directly to the transport agency by the producer (value to be defined afterwards);

In the cases where the EA sends his wines to the transport company in more than one company name, administrative costs will be charged for each additional company name;

In the case of extra costumes taxes, are applied to fortified wines, ViniPortugal will invoice each producer afterwards for the extra values in the correct amount.

Participation Steps

· Step 1: Registration on the online platform and send of the 50% payment proof until January 28th 2016 to: . If the payment is made by check, please send it to ViniPortugal, to “Serviços Administrativos e Financeiros”;

· Step 2: ViniPortugal will confirm the registration;

· Step 3: Sending of the remaining payment until February 16th 2016 to: . In case of payment by check, send to ViniPortugal, to “Serviços Administrativos e Financeiros”;

· Step 4: Send wine and merchandising to the transport company in date and time to be confirmed afterwards;

· Step 5: Inform ViniPortugal through of the effective date of the wine delivery on the shipper.

Space Allocation Criteria

The online registration is not a guarantee of space/table allocation. In case of overbooking, and if the requirements are fulfilled, priority will be given to EA by the following order:

· Highest number of participations in ViniPortugal events in Sweden, in 2015;

· Highest number of participations in ViniPortugal events all over the world in 2015;

· Producers with a history of participations in Annual Tastings in Sweden.

Clarifications

Event: Inês Pinto | | +35121356 98 98

Sofia Salvador

Invoice: Luís Franco | | +35121356 98 90

ViniPortugal

Rua Mouzinho da Silveira, 5, 1250-165 Lisboa, Portugal | telefone+351 213 569 890 | fax +351 213 569 895