by winepleasures | Apr 29, 2012 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
The Movimento Turismo del Vino (Wine Tourism Movement) is an association created in 1993 that has encouraged Italian wineries to open their doors to visitors: Italy has now become the country of “Cantine Aperte,” the annual event organised by MTV on the last Sunday of...
by winepleasures | Jan 6, 2010 | Wine Conference
Italians do it better? Recently, we visited the Veneto region and we found the wine tourism market is much the same as Spain. Turn up at a winery and it’s closed or come back mañana. Phoning up before hand is clearly the only way to get see and taste what you...
by winepleasures | Apr 3, 2009 | Wine Workshops
Today we begins our lead up to the 1st edition of the Wine Pleasures Workshop Buyer meets Italian Cellar (18 – 20 May 2009). We will be publishing features on both participating producers and importers. Poggio al Santino di Perini Laura. The territory of the...
by winepleasures | Feb 24, 2009 | Wine Workshops
South Tyrol’s wine history goes back to well beyond the Roman period. This region was part of the Roman province of Rhaetia and its wines were in high demand among the eternal city’s patricians. Now, some 2000 years later the South Tyrolean wines are more...
by winepleasures | Feb 15, 2009 | Wine Workshops
Next month sees the 3rd edition of the Wine Pleasures International Organic Workshop to be held in Sitges (Barcelona), Spain. Several Italaian organic and biodynamic wine producers have got together and formed Consortium called Vintesa. Vintesa will be participating...