IWINETC 2017 is proud to present an engaging Conference Programme, packed full of inspirational education addressing business concerns and challenges and exploring all that's up and coming in the wine and culinary tourism industry. Session topics include branding...
Industry & Trends
There’s Exciting Wine to Discover on the Mountain
Etna Wine is on a roll ticking all the boxes: distinctive indigenous grape varieties, cool-climate conditions at altitudes between 400m to1,100m; myriad soil types from volcanic ash and pumice to patches of limestone and sand; terraced slopes and even some...
Discovering Etna’s Volcanic Wines
When it comes to planting vines one of the last places you may want to consider is planting them on the slopes of an active volcano. Recent outbursts of Sicily’s Mount Etna provide sound arguments for this with lava flows wiping out precious vines within minutes. So...
Hurry! IWINETC 2017 early bird registration ends 31 August!
That’s right…you can register online to attend the International Wine Tourism Conference (IWINETC 2017), the leading global event for the wine and culinary tourism industry, taking place from the 28th – 29th March in Sicily’s Etna DOC region, Italy You can register...
IWINETC Sicily 2017 Venue Announced
The 9th Annual International Wine Tourism Conference, Exhibition & Workshop will be held in the Sicily, Italy the 28th & 29th of March 2017. The International Wine Tourism Conference, IWINETC, is the leading global event for the wine and culinary tourism...
La Gelsomina Amphitheatre of Vines, A Spectacle to Behold
Having just visited the Tenuta Monte Gorna winery, we weaved our way along the side of Etna to rendezvous in Milo with Maurizio Garozzo, Sales Manager of the La Gelsemina winery. Milo in about 25 kilometres north of Catania.and was the meeting point to head to our...
IWINETC got off to a bubbly start today!
It's been a great day for Cava today, here are just a few of the highlights... IWINETC Networking events kicked off today with visit s to 5 producers with Cavas amongst the 50 Great Cavas competition 2016 namely Codorníu, Gramoma, LLopart, Vallformosa & Vilarnau....
Official IWINETC Grand Cava Tasting – The Line Up
Cava offers the best value of any of the Sparkling wines from around the world but as there is a huge diversity in terms of terroir, dosage, and ageing one should choose carefully. 8 Premium Vintage Cavas will be on the tasting menu at the Sarah Jane Evans led...
Feel like one of family at Vallformosa
Vallformosa are a historic winery who, despite celebrating their 150 year anniversary in 2015, are at the forefront of modern Cava and wine production. This is a family run business that has a reputation for producing exceptional, and affordable, Cava that can be...










