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FICB International Congress ~ REPORT
Hello fellow KOV members and world travelers !
There is not much new to report on the FICB front so I will summarize the details of upcoming events for your calendars.
The first ever Wine Discover Tour was held in Madeira Portugal September 22-26, 2022. Ten members of our Brotherhood were in attendance. As of this writing there were a couple of spots available among the 50 expected attendees. A number of KOV members are registered already.
The next FICB General Assembly is set for Saturday, February 4, 2023 in Paris. Don’t underestimate Paris in the winter months - no crowds and easy access to museums and monuments are a welcome benefit. It’s also a nice way to meet other FICB members and partake in a wonderful lunch at the Musée du Vin with a huge variety of surprise wines brought by the delegates. Other events are often scheduled around that weekend. It’s worth your attendance and all are welcome!
The next FICB International Congress is scheduled for Oporto, Portugal May 27-31, 2023 with an extension to the Lisbon area June 1-3, 2023. Registration has been brisk and will close soon so if you are interested, you are strongly encouraged to sign up today. You can find links to the program and registration at the bottom of our home page at www.KOV.org.
The Ladies of Pannonia have rescheduled the Wine Challenge and Tasting in Hungary for May 23-28, 2024. Save the dates on your calendars. Details will be published in the spring of 2023.
Speaking of international travel, the FICB has published a printable multilingual Lexicon of Wine terms in 5 languages (English, Italian, French, German and Spanish) that you might want to print and take with you as you visit international wine regions. Simply go the website (www.winebrotherhoods.org), and click the “Lexicon 5 Languages” tab to access and print.
Soon to be published will be a guide to conducting Blind Tastings for all to use. Input is being sought by the committee which includes our own Master Knight Dave Barber of the Nation’s Capital Chapter.
Our Brotherhood has answered the call for FICB’s Diploma of Honor candidates. The San Francisco / Bay Area Chapter nominated, and the Grand Council has approved, Supreme Knight Joanne Dickenson DePuy for consideration this year and (long overdue), Warren Winiarski for consideration in 2023. (The FICB allows for one nominee per year per Brotherhood). Both of these icons of the Napa Valley have been or are featured in our Arbor Magazine.
It’s a privilege to represent you.
