by winepleasures | Sep 17, 2010 | Wine Conference, Wine Tours
Thea Dwelle, the well regarded wine and travel writer of Luciouslushes.com, has a keen interest in the relationship between social media and wine. She describes her work as an effort of love, with her goal being the free exchange of wine information. As part of this...
by winepleasures | Sep 15, 2010 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
Paul Bonarrigo, owner of Messina Hof Winery and Resort with his wife Merrill, will be quick to tell you Texas wine tourism is second only to Napa Valley. As an emerging wine producing area innovation, creativity and brand building is responsible for the success of...
by winepleasures | Sep 14, 2010 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
Mariana Gil Juncal, Editorial Director & Head Sommelier of the Baco Wine Club in Argentina, understandably has quite a bit to say about wines from Argentina. As Gil Juncal notes Argentina is ranked among the top five countries in the world regarding both wine...
by winepleasures | Sep 6, 2010 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
In January 2010, we wrote about how Celebrity Wine Review TV is engaging audiences to share their passion for wine. The online wine review show worked with Wine Pleasures last year during the 2nd edition of the International Wine Tourism Conferenceand during their...
by winepleasures | Sep 1, 2010 | Wine Tours
Familiarization Trips (Fam Trips, for short) for Tour Operators and Travel Agents are common practice for the travel industry. For the tourism provider it is probably by far the most cost-effective marketing tool they can invest in to gain greater market share and...