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What is Chianti for you?
Share your thoughts on www.chiantiexperiences.com, a collective notebook documenting the experiences of travelers in the Chianti wine producing area in Tuscany. Leave your notes, sketches, photos, and videos, or whatever you want to share about your encounter with places, wine and people in the Chianti.
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Following the vision of becoming a worldwide leading organization of major cities linked to internationally renowned wine regions and aiming for excellence in tourism, business services and education, the Great Wine Capitals Global Network has continuously reinforced its online – communication strategies. This week, our main facebook page has...
Spring, one of the most picturesque seasons in Rheinhessen. Everything starts to flourish, the temperatures are moderate and the new wines are mostly bottled. Time to taste the outcome of last years grape harvest. In combination with some delicious regional asparagus and other goodies - a feast for the senses. Explore the taste and the beauty of...
Wines Of South Africa's Second Sommelier Cup
From March 2013, Wines of South Africa (WOSA) will be running the second WOSA Sommelier Cup competition. With 11 countries competing for the ultimate honour, this is destined to be the experience of a lifetime. The competition consists of two parts: the Semi-Finals, which will be played in each of the...
Tuscany is the queen of wine resorts for the wine tourism experience and is the region with the most offers in Italy. The Centre for Tourist Studies of Toscana Promozione, which recently got together buyers and producers from around the world, totalling a turnover of 225 million Euros, has identified 65 top wine resorts in Tuscany.
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The head of a Marlborough wine business, dubbed the "first lady of New Zealand wine" by her peers, was inducted into the New Zealand Wine Hall of Fame last month.
Jane Hunter, who has been at the helm of Hunter's Wines since 1987, received the honour at the Easter Show Wine Awards 2013 black-tie event in Auckland.
Mrs Hunter who also picked up the...
The north American newspaper Huffingtonpost, on its online version, puts in the spotlight an article of the travel blog fodors.com, in which Porto is presented as one of the “Six Must-See Small European Cities”, together with Aix-en-Provence, in France, Bruges, in Belgium, Córdoba, in Spain, Ferrara, in Italy and Luzern, in Switzerland.
One may...
In a flourishing collaboration between the international network for wine innovation, Winespiralprojects (WSP) and the Great Wine Capitals (GWC), nine innovative architectural masterpieces from the nine different Great Wine Capitals have been contemplated and highlighted in a News feature.
The Winespiralproject is an international information,...
Cities of Wine / Censis: Food and Wine Tourism in Italy is "Green", Social Is Trendy but still a Niche. Environment is Number One Appeal Factor (23%) While Tourists (89.2%) an Municipalities (83%) Click Away on the Web
The focus is on environment and social networking is an important trend but still a niche. This is wine tourism according to the...
WHAT’S NEW IN THE NAPA VALLEY FOR SPRING/EARLY SUMMER 2013
Budding vines throughout the Napa Valley means spring is here, and with it comes a buzz of outdoor activities, dining experiences, artistic endeavors, hotel packages, and a new music festival set to take over in May. From hikes and golf clinics to a new lounge and bar at The Restaurant at...
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May 2, 2013
Mindy Joyce, a GWC Guest Blogger, wrote the article "A magical trip to Bordeaux, a better trip to...