Russia Deal Book Kick-Off:
Wine Evening Oct 29th
Join us with the British Business Club for a Wine Evening to celebrate the New Russia Deal Book 2019
Vinoteka Il Vino
Nizhnyaya Krasnoselskaya 35 bldg 50, Moscow
7:30 to 9:30
We will have a selection of some of Russia’s Finest Black Sea wines hosted by Charles Borden, author of Russian Wine Country: Sleeping Beauty Awakens, and the Russia Deal Book.
There’s Only Room for 25!
There will be a sampling of some of Russia’s best wines and an assortment of wine snacks
Ticket: 3000 rubles
Speakers
Meet Our Speakers
Luke Conner
President, British Business Club
Bringing People and Cultures Together: Division is not an Answer
Luke Conner, President of the British Business Club in Russia, is an English law qualified solicitor with over 13 years of experience in the Russian legal market. A graduate of the University of Manchester and Nottingham Law School, and trained in the City of London. Luke specialises in corporate finance, M&A and banking transactions in the Russian market and internationally.
Vladimir Pukish
PR Director, Fanagoria Estate Winery, Krasnodar Region
The Kuban: Region of Growth
Vladimir Pukish is an author, historian and superb raconteur. Fanagoria Winery, one of Russia’s largest modern wineries, was founded in 1957 on the Taman peninsula near the site of the ancient Greek city Phanagoria (sixth century BC). Fanagoria has more than 3,500 hectares of grape vineyards that include indigenous varieties such as Saperavi, Tsimlansky Black and Krasnostop Zolotovsky and European varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Franc, Aligote, Chardonnay and Riesling.
Maria Matiashova
Sommelier-Winemaker
Signs of Success: Presenting some of Russia’s Best Wines
Maria Matiashova is a Sommelier in Moscow. She previously was Sommelier at Usadba Myskhako winery in Novorossiysk. She gained laboratory experience at other Krasnodar wineries including Villa Viktoria and Fanagoria Estate Winery, and at the North Caucasus Federal Research Center for Horticulture, Viticulture and Winemaking. Maria has a degree in winemaking from Kuban State Technological Institute and a certificate as sommelier from the St. Petersburg wine school “Pro Sommelier”.
Olga Semencha
Tenuta Foresta[Piedmont], Vinoteka Il Vino[Moscow]
Critic’s View
Olga Semencha runs Tenuta Foresta, a family-owned winery in the Piedmont region of Italy. She also has two independent wine boutiques in Moscow: Vinoteka Il Vino, at Nizhnyaya Krasnoselskaya 35 bldg 50 and Leningradsky Prospekt 66. Olga holds regular wine education evenings at Il Vino.
Charles W. Borden
Managing Editor, FinancePlus
Why Russia, Why Now
Charles Borden is Managing Editor for FinancePlus, publisher for mid-market mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital and private equity investments worldwide. He is also IT Manager for OLMA Fund, a Paris private equity fund with investments in France including Domaine Chanzy, a Burgundy wine producer, and Chateau Signac in Côtes du Rhône. He has written several books including Russian Wine Country: Sleeping Beauty Awakens, and the FinancePlus Russia Deal Book.
Where It’s At
Vinoteka Il Vino
Nizhnyaya Krasnoselskaya 35 bldg 50
Moscow
7:30 to 9:30
Sponsors
Thanks to our sponsors for helping us publish the new Russia Deal Book
- Participate on Investment Review Commitee
- Contribute articles on Russian economy and investment
- Present at events
- Distribute their own branded version of Deal Book
