I Encuentro Internacional de Autores de Vino (First International Meeting of Wine Creators)

In Ronda (50 minutes from Malaga and 30 minutes from Marbella), Spain, on April 18 and 19, 2008.

Yo, clifyt — save the dates.

"For the first time ever, a group of internationally recognized journalists — Bernard Burtschy, Bob Campbell, Charles Metcalfe, David Schildknecht, Eleonora Scholes, Ernesto Gentili, Jancis Robinson, James Halliday, Joel B. Payne, John Radford, José Peñín, Josh Greene, Michael Fridjhon, Michel Bettane, Peter Moser, Pierre Casamayor, Robert Joseph, Rodolfo Gerschman, Stephen Tanzer and Victor de la Serna — have chosen the most influential wine creators in the world and will gather them together."

"Every wine creator will have the opportunity to present his wines from his own individual point of view as an interpreter of 'terroir.' These wines have become works of art during the creation process by using nature's resources and share the prominence of the vineyard as well as local climate and geological conditions."

The registration fee is €2,000 if you're a wine professional.

Civilians pay €3,500–€4,000, depending on accomodations and length of stay.

Not to worry, clifyt — we're booking you for an extra night so's you have plenty of time to recover before heading back home to Indiana.

[via The Financial Times February 8, 2008 "How To Spend It" magazine]