Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo established the Messina Hof Winery in 1977, and Messina Hof is now the most awarded Texas wine in national and international competitions! He is Chairman of the Texas Wine Industry Development Advisory Committee and Marketing chair for the...
Master of Wine, Jane Hunt will be attending next year’s 2012 International Wine Tourism Conference in Perugia, Italy. Jane will be speaking about travel and wine tourism as well as hosting the ‘Wines of Italy Grand Tasting’ on Monday January the 30th at 17.30. A...
Lara Dunston and Terrence Carter of travel blog, GranTourismo!, are a globetrotting power couple. She captures the essence of a place with words and he uncovers its soul in photos. Together they focus on slow travel, living like locals and giving back to the...
Melba Allen, of the wine blog Melba’s Wine Discoveries and Travels, is one of the leading women in the wine industry today. Originally from Texas, her love affair with wine began when she was living in Paris as a young model and discovered that she had an incredibly...
Wine is something that is uniquely special to everyone who consumes it. For Tom Plant, wine has become something more than just a hobby. Originally a realtor and an amateur gamer who used to play games to win real money for free, Tom Plant has turned to his other...
Diane Letulle of the wine blog, Wine Lover's Journal, has been blogging about her wine travels for over four years. During that time, she has taken readers along on her journey through wine regions in France, Tokaji and Canada. In addition to blogging about wine...
Marcy Gordon of the wine and travel blog, Come for the Wine, spent years exploring the world as a travel writer and marketing professional. In addition to her published travel works, the self-proclaimed reader, writer, eater and traveler, shares her experiences with...
The 2012 International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop (IWINETC) will be held in Perugia (Umbria, Italy) from January 30 – February 02, 2012. Next year's event will again feature a three-day conference programme with over 40 talks, a one-day workshop for agents...
The 2011 International Wine Tourism Conference was held in the delighful Pousada do Porto, Palacio do Freixo and for 2012 we have decided to hold the 4th International Wine Tourism Conference Conference in a modern hotel complex with wine and jazz themes throughout...