“Our lives, our mood and mind as we pass across the earth turn as the days turn” ~ Homer, taking just this snippet from Odysseus’s own Odyssey; it reminds a bit about the eight day Italian Odyssey that I and a great group of other wine writers [bloggers] had embarked...
“We are small. We are new. We want to produce our own wines with our own personality. As a new producer it is important for us to have people listen to our story.” - Federico Bibi, Sales and Marketing Director of Terre Margaritelli Winery In a region where so many...
When Manuela Piancastelli first took a group of bloggers through the Terre del Principe in Campania she called it a “newer” winery. “It’s only 500 years old,” she said as she opened the floor and led us down the dark stairs to a cellar her and her husband – the...
After listening to Micheal Wanbickler’s opening speech at the 2012 International Wine Tourism Conference, I heard someone behind me say “ciao Melba, how are you?” The voice caught me completely by surprise as I whirled around to face the smiling animated face of Sara...
“It is important to drink good wine each day” is a seemingly simple statement promoting quality over quantity, and is unsurprising coming from one ofItaly’s most notable produces. But with this, Teresa Lungarotti encapsulates her family’s ethos that has spread further...
The blogging and traditional media contingent of the International Wine Tourism Conference 2012 had a chance to visit Arnaldo Caprai, a winery known for being pioneers in the revival of an indigenous grape, Sagrantino. And it is here, in Montefalco where the dark,...
Day 1 Session Overview at the IWINETC Excitement brewed over the weekend as the opening address and sessions of the International Wine Tourism Conference edged closer. The conference began on Monday morning with an introductory address by Chiara Lungarotti of...
Watch out for our the IWINETC Media bus! Wine Pleasures has hand-selected a group of highly talented wine media, journalists, and travel consultants from around the world, from the United States and Canada to the United Kingdom, France and Germany. This team of...
Croatia is a country with a strong wine culture and people that have always appreciated its true quality. Almost half of the vineyards in Croatia are not registered for business and trade but can only keep wine for personal consumption. The other half, destined for...