{"id":12530,"date":"2015-08-24T06:12:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T06:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=12530"},"modified":"2015-08-24T06:12:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T06:12:21","slug":"in-tampere-finland-for-a-wine-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/from-the-road\/in-tampere-finland-for-a-wine-symposium","title":{"rendered":"In Tampere, Finland, for a wine symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m in Tampere<\/a> – Finland’s third\u00a0largest city, on an isthmus between two lakes. It’s described as the Manchester of Finland, because of its industrial past. And in the gorgeous August sunshine, it looks quite nice.<\/p>\n

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I’m here for the Wine Symposium<\/a>, which has been organized by the Finnish Sommeliers Association. Yesterday was Day 1, and I had three two hour lectures to deliver. I’ve never done this sort of intense lecturing before, but I think it went OK and I didn’t even come close to running out of things to say.<\/p>\n

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Today’s program is a bit easier on me: just one 2.5 h lecture. But there will be wines to taste. I’m looking forward to listening to someone else talk! And I’m on a panel, too.<\/p>\n

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It has been great to meet some really nice people. After the symposium we had a long, fun evening in Gastropub Tuulensuu<\/a>, which has a truly incredible selection of self-imported Belgian beers, including some epic Geuezes and Lambics. More later!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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