Summer is when a wine trip becomes something else. The days are longer. Lunches run into afternoons. Tastings that would end at four in October run until seven, and by then someone has brought out olives and bread and the sun is still on the terrace. The best wineries know this. They plan for it....
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Walk into a wine shop in Greve, and the black rooster stares back at you from a hundred labels. Walk into a wine shop in Rufina, forty minutes northeast, and you'll see almost none. Same country, same grape, same broad name — but two different wines with two very different stories, told by...
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Winery Accommodations in Tuscany: 5 Estate Stays Where You Sleep in the Vineyard Top-Rated Winery Accommodations in Tuscany You wake up somewhere between five and six. Not because you set an alarm — because the light in Tuscany at that hour is the color of a peach, and it's coming in through a...
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Train Routes Through Wine Regions: A Slow Journey to Flavorful Discoveries There's a particular pleasure that belongs to taking the train through wine country. The car waits at the station; the road maps stay folded. You sit by a window, watch terraced vineyards turn the river silver below you,...
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Taste of Etna: Climbing Volcanic Slopes for Unique Sicilian Wines The road from Catania climbs north through orchards of lemon and prickly pear, then through old farmhouse villages, and then — somewhere above the town of Linguaglossa — it changes color. The fields turn black. The soil here is...
Read More about "Taste of Etna: Climbing Volcanic Slopes for Unique Sicilian Wines"Florence is one of Italy’s most beautiful, unique, and artistic cities. It is indeed the capital of the Italian Renaissance and it is home to one of the most stunning churches in the country: Santa Maria del Fiore. We know that you put Florence on your travel bucket list; if you haven’t, you...
There is no right or wrong way to plan a wine tour and to experience a wine tasting, but we thought you might need some tips on how to make your wine trip a one to remember. There are actually so many details you might want to take into account when getting ready for a wine tour, and many of...
The popularity of Natural, Organic and Biodynamic wines has been growing in recent years, in part due to the global environmental issues that the world is facing. In the search for something greener and more sustainable, we tend to buy products that have less environmental impact. Therefore,...
Every year, several sporting events are sponsored by beverage companies or important wine companies. This practice might look very modern and used in our modern society, but it’s actually as old as Ancient Greece; as a matter of fact, Krimisa was the official wine of the Olympics and it...
Have you ever dreamed of spending a weekend roaming around the beautiful region of Tuscany, famous for its luscious green hills, its castles, and its bold red wines? What if I tell you that you can fulfill your dreams all at once? Indeed, many castles in Tuscany are excellent and award-winning...
Global Survey on Online Wine Tastings Winetourism.com presents the Global Report on Online Wine Tastings. The report is based on a survey that was conducted in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Gergely Szolnoki at Geisenheim University. The survey was held in January...
WineFuture 2021 and the road to success for the wine industry of tomorrow It’s hard to imagine but there will be a time in the future when covid-19 will have passed. The wine industry will find that the return of the “normal” world – though welcome – is not devoid of...
The Impact of Covid-19 for Online Wine Tasting Covid-19 has indeed had an impact on all of us. For the wine industry, many wineries have suffered as a consequence of lock downs and other restrictions that change business environment. Together with Prof. Dr. Gergely Szolnoki at Geisenheim...
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How have wineries suffered 2020 and what are the expectations on recovery time post Covid-19? Despite being such a widespread phenomenon, there is unfortunately little data available for the industry, especially on a global scale. As an online marketplace for wine tourism, we are proud to...
What is Wine Tourism – Enotourism – Vinitourism – Gastrotourism? Like the WineTourism.com team, I am sure that at some point you have probably asked yourself what exactly wine tourism is? The fact is that wine tourism is still a nascent phenomenon, and there is no clear consensus in the...
Bordeaux – a wonderful food and wine pairing Bordeaux is one of the biggest wine regions in France. The wine is well-known around the world. However, what people might not know is that Bordeaux also has amazingly delicious food. What can make your day better than having good...
Spain is a beautiful country located in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. The kingdom is known for its people’s relaxed lifestyle, amazing cuisine, beautiful cultural cities, world famous festivals and the extravagant nightlife. With amazing coastline on the mainland as well as on the...
Are you a wine lover and planning to visit Italy soon and try some of the best wines in the world but are not sure about where to go and what to try? Well, you are at the right place! Here at winetourism.com, we have researched and listed some of the best wineries for each region...
The wine region of Burgundy is not very big. It is located on the western slope of the river Saône and stretches more or less from Dijon in the north to Lyon in the south. Except for Chablis, which is a part of Burgundy but is located a bit further northwest away from the rest...
Sauternes, or Sauternais, is located south of the city of Bordeaux and is famous for its truly lovely tasting sweet wines under the Sauternes appellation, from grapes with the fungus Botrytis, although some wineries also make elegant Bordeaux’s dry whites, about 6%...
The river of Rhône runs from Switzerland down through France. When we talk about the wine region Rhône valley it is usually the French part we are talking about. The Rhône valley wine district starts by the town Vienne in the north, down to Avignon in the south. It is usually...
Roussillon is a district in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon and is located between Spain, the Mediterranean, the Pyrenees and the Corbières Mountains and Roussillon is particularly known for its beautiful, red cliffs. Roussillon has a variety of wines and different types of soil. It almost...
The wine region Bourg and Blaye, or Blayais-Bourgeais, as the French call this part in north-east Bordeaux, is actually two wine areas with rather the same weather conditions, soil and wine styles. Many may not even have heard of this wine area as it is not often referred to by critics or...
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