Sarah Jane Evans is an award-winning wine Cava and food writer. She is a Master of Wine, one of 338 in the world, and is currently Chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine. She is much in demand as a speaker at wine tastings and conferences worldwide and we are...
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Expect Stunning Winery Visits at IWINETC 2016
Conference delegates making the journey to Catalunya for the 8th annual edition of the International Wine Toruism Conference, Exhibition & Workshop (IWINETC) for a two day programme of around 30 talks to include a balanced representation of the following areas:...
Dates for IWINETC 2015 La Champagne, France set!
IWINETC is the leading global annual event for the wine and culinary travel industry. The 7th edition of the event will take place in La Champagne, France 8 - 9 April 2015. The event expects to gather over 300 wine and culinary tourism professionals for two days of...
Authentic Terroir
Speakers, John Wurdeman & Ia Tabagari expose the concept of the authenticity as a strategic platform for the development and visibility of the wine regions and wine tourism in the penultimate talk at the 6th International Wine Tourism Conference 2014 held in...
Amber wines & Georgian cuisine. Match that!
We've been in Georgia for the International Wine Tourism Conference 2014 and every meal we've sat down to has been a feast. Restaurant Kopala is no different, serving a succession of traditional dishes from East and West Georgia. Every time we think that the meal has...
Enhance your knowledge, grow in wine tourism & be inspired! IWINETC Preview
From March 29th to 30th, the 6th annual edition of International Wine Tourism Conference (IWINETC) brings together a unique blend of wine and tourism industry professionals, Giorgi Sigua, Head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration kicks off the event with a...
Saperavi (Georgia) & Lenoir (Texas) a lot in common?
Years ago a NASA scientist spoke to the Texas Grape industry about how thousands of years ago the land we call Texas was once located near the country of Georgia prior to the earth’s plates separating into the existing continents. Texas is the home of the grape...
Wine Trail Traveler’s Impressions of Georgia (Sakartvelo)
Georgia stands at a precipice for potential wine tourism, on par with Napa, Bordeaux and Toscana. Terry and Kathy have journeyed to, explored and written about over 1,000 wineries and vineyards in North America, Europe and Oceania. As our wine travel experiences...
The Great Georgian Feast (Supra)
Supra (literally meaning table-cloth) is very much alive and is found on a daily basis in cities as in villages. Spread out before you, you will find a superb range of meats, cheeses, vegetables more often than not organically produced, and often at high altitude amid...