European Wine Bloggers Conference

With wine as its inspiration and anchor, L’AND Vineyards is a 5-star tourism development that sets itself apart due to the way in which we blend and reconcile extraordinary rural landscape with wine culture and the possibility to produce one’s own wine and other agricultural produce. The signature contemporary architecture and reinterpretation of Mediterranean patio-houses in the roman and Arab traditions are upheld by a premium service infrastructure. And above all else, we guarantee sustainable development, construction and management, along with a highly personalized, private and exclusive setting help make L’AND Vineyards a unique development in Portugal.

We are supporting the European Wine Bloggers Conference because we want wine bloggers to not only learn about this very unique and exciting project, but also for us to learn about social media through you. Hence, on the eve of Saturday, October 31st, we will host an exclusive dinner for you at the internationally renowned Restaurant Eleven.

For those of you not familiar with Restaurant Eleven, it is considered one of the premier restaurants in Lisbon, propped above Parque Eduardo VII, next to the Amalia Rodruiges gardens, and just a short walk from the EWBC host hotel, VIP Grand Lisboa. Hence, your views of not only the old city of Lisbon, but also the Tagus River, are not only breathtaking but memorable.

The etymology of the word stems from 11 friends who desperately wanted to create a world-class restaurant both in and for Lisbon. They hired three architects – Joao Correia, Cristina Santos Silva and Ana Menezes Cardoso – to fashion a 2 story building that embodies both minimalism and organic design. With floor to ceiling windows, light beautifully bounces off the exquisite artwork of two renowned Portuguese artists: sculpture Joana Vasconcelos and photopher Jorge Crus.

The restaurant’s Chef is Joachim Koerper, who was formerly at Girasol, a two Michelin-star restaurant in Spain. The gastronomic concept of Eleven is deeply linked to Joachim Koerper’s skills and to his desire of adapting his creativity to the environment where his restaurants are located, recreating traditional recipes and finding new ways to use the ingredients available from the local markets. Joachim practices a market cuisine of the season since he changes his menus to use the best ingredients available during each season, every day.

We trust you will enjoy this dinner, and hope that this will be the first of many conversations we will have in the near future.

For any questions you might have, please never hesitate to contact me:

Marlene Tavares

Sousa Cunhal Turismo SA
Av. Liberdade 212  SL Dta – 1250-147   Lisboa
Tel.+351 213304542/3 Fax: +351 213304544
Web site: www.l-and.com
Email: m.tavares@l-and.com