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In Search of Gold in Georgia

March 10, 2014 – 8:56 am

Jason and his argonauts set out in search for the golden fleece which was believed to be in Colchis. Colchis is the area next to the Black Sea in the country Georgia. Modern day gold hunters can visit Tbilisi to search for the perfect golden gift. While in Geprgia in September 2013, I wanted to […]

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Georgia One of the Top Ten Countries to Visit in 2014

January 12, 2014 – 8:01 am

Rough Guides has released their top ten countries of the world to visit in 2014. Georgia was fifth on the list. The description includes hiking in the Caucasus Mountains, the taverns of Tbilisi and the resort city of Batumi on the Black Sea. The guide also mentioned that Georgia is not spoiled from mass tourism. […]

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IWINETC Media FAM Members Produce Multiple Articles Even if it Snows

January 9, 2014 – 5:59 pm

The media group attending the 2014 International Wine Tourism Conference, IWINETC,  in Tbilisi Georgia is taking shape. As of this writing there are 21 people in the group. Each have different publications where they will write articles about the conference, winery visits, wines and foods. There is so much to cover on the trek to […]

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Wine Tourism Conference

January 8, 2014 – 7:43 am

We realize that it is costly to attend conferences. Travel to the conference destination, the conference itself, lodging and food add up. Wineries/vineyards, wine tour operators, tour operators not necessarily focusing on wine and those in the lodging trade should consider attending a conference related to wine and travel. What wine tourism conferences are available? […]

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Pondering Favorite Wine Travel Experience

December 29, 2013 – 9:11 am

As 2013 comes to a close, I find myself thinking about our wine travel experiences during 2013. Which was my favorite? We did travel to wineries on Long Island, New York as well as Istria region of Croatia. While on the trip to the International Wine Tourism Conference in Zagreb, Croatia, we also visited wineries […]

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International Wine Tourism Conference Early-Bird Special

November 25, 2013 – 10:48 am

We have been to the last two International Wine Tourism Conferences. Thus far, the conference sites have been in Europe. In 2012 we attended the conference held in Perugia, Italy. While in Italy we visited wineries in Umbria and Campania. This year’s conference was in Zagreb, Croatia. While in Croatia we visited wineries in Istria […]

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Wine Trail Traveler’s Impressions of Georgia (Sakartvelo)

October 4, 2013 – 8:12 am

Impressions of Georgia (Sakartvelo)…

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Struggling to Understand 8,000 Years Ago

September 9, 2013 – 6:32 am

Understanding time has much to do with our own experiences. I have no problem understanding two and three hundred years ago. While teaching fifth grade in the Prince George’s County Public School System, I would help take over 100 students on an overnight field trip to Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. Both of those […]

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Qvevri and Qvevri Wine

August 19, 2013 – 8:46 pm

Our interest in Georgian wines began at the 2012 International Wine Tourism Conference in Perugia, Italy. After a day of conference sessions and a wonderful evening at a winery, we returned to our hotel. In the lobby was a small delegation from Georgia with a few Georgian wines. I joined them for a while and […]

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Traveling Brings Out the Unique and Unusual

March 25, 2013 – 12:01 am

For the past two weeks we had the opportunity to visit wineries in Croatia, before IWINETC and later wineries and other sites in the Friuli region of Italy. When traveling away from home somehow it seems easier to notice the unusual and unique.

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