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Istria & Vinistra pave the way for wine & culinary tourism in Croatia

When many people think of Croatia they do not think of wine and culinary Tourism. Think again! The Croation National Tourist Board breaks Croatian down into digestible chunks and include Kvarner, Dalmazia, Zagrabria Slavonia and Istria. Istria (or ISTRA to Croats) is where Continental Croatia meets the Adriatic Sea. The coast or “Blue Istra” gets [...]
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Have a glass of wine ready! IWINETC 2012 Programme available!

The IWINETC 2012 online Conference Programme and IPhone App are officially Ready!  Download the App for moment to moment access to all of the talks, Speakers and Speaker profiles, Daytime Tours and Evening Activities, Social Programme, Workshop Participants and information, and conference news! You will find content about the Plenary Sessions with Michael Wangbickler and [...]
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Wine Tourism is a Financially Stable & Viable Business!

In June 2011 the Great Wines Capital Global Network conducted a market research project titled the Financial Stability and Viability of wine tourism business in the GWC. They ask around 500 wineries around the world some interesting questions such as: How much does a wine tourism spend at the winery? In Italy (Florence) 200 USD, [...]
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Is it all just exam technique to become a Master of Wine?

To date, there are just 289 Masters of Wine in the world throughout 23 countries, 79 of these are female. These numbers reflect those people in the global wine community who have achieved excellence in the knowledge and communication of wine – more commonly known as Masters of Wine (MW’s).  Wine Pleasures spoke with Jane Hunt [...]
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The Great Spanish Wine Quiz

The Great Spanish Wine Quiz, part of the After Conference Programme at the 2011 International Wine Tourism Conference in Oporto proved to be very enjoyable and humbling. Winning team had three Spanish based players including the Carles Tubella (Vice Presidente de la Cámara Comercio de  Reus, Stephen Fallows (Faisca Turismo Consulting) and Carles Sala (Sala [...]
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Glowing Words for #iwinetc from The Franschhoek Wine Valley

The 3rd International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop ended last week and since then we have been inundated with positive feedback. Here is just one of the many received from Jenny Prinsloo, CEO of the Franschhoek Wine Valley: “I am delighted that I attended.  I found the Conference added great value, particularly the seminars on [...]
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Media Release from Wine Pleasures #iwinetc

The 3rd International Wine Tourism Conference and Workshop closed last week, following a great week of, business, meetings, networking, talks, winery visits and wine tastings. This year’s edition attracted 173 delegates from over 30 countries. New countries to have representation included Argentina,Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Latvia, India and South Africa, The number of tour operators and [...]
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Day 1 of the 3rd International Wine Tourism Conference 2011

Michael Oudyn of Wine Tripping and member of the Blogger- Media Fam Trip sums up day 1 of the 3rd International Wine Tourism Conference 2011: First we were given a regal welcome by His Royal Majesty Dom Duarte de Braganca.  He encouraged us to enjoy wine and Portugal, two things we needed very little encouragement to do. The [...]
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Boutique Vinho Verde Producers get Thumbs Up from Bloggers & Media

International Wine Tourism Conference Blogger Fam Trip. Our second day in Vinho Verde started at Paco de Calheiros.  The sun was bright, the breeze gentle and filled with perfume of Camelias from the largest Camelia tree we have ever seen.  The beautifully antique appointed manor house and breathtaking view of the valley, was intensified by [...]
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Paço de Calheiros Hosts Bloggers for Vinho Verde Grape Escape

We’ve arrived in Porto for the 3rd International Wine Tourism conference a couple of days early. We’ve been lucky to be invited to a special pre-conference wine event, a two-day tour of northwest Portugal’s wine regions, with a group of wine, food and travel writers and bloggers from around the world.  An imposing white manor house [...]
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