About     FAQ     Contact      Advertise With Us      Press   

Tag Archives: IWINETC

Wine Tourism Is Alive – But Why?

Thea Dwelle, on her blog Luscious Lushes – a wine blog, wrote an entry titled, “What exactly is this wine tourism thing?” Thea closed her article asking a question about what attracts you to a business. Another question pops into mind, “Is wine tourism even necessary?” After traveling to 870 wineries/vineyards and writing about each […]

Friuli Preview

Spending our first Christmas alone, Kathy and I decided to have dinner out after the Christmas Eve mass. We went to Clyde’s of Columbia and enjoyed a festive atmosphere. While at Clyde’s, we were serenaded by the Wilde Lake High School Madrigal singers. The wine list had a good selection and bottles were half off. […]

IWINETC (International Wine Tourism Conference) Early Bird Registration is Now!

Save 55 Euros by registering for the Annual International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop (IWINETC) now. T

Wine Tasting Thousands of Miles Apart

A group of writers used Twitter to renew our friendships and taste wines together. This was our first tasting together since February 4th in Napoli, Italy. This time we tasted four Messina Hof wines. The day also reminded Kathy and me about our first Drink Local Wine Conference that was held in Texas and featured […]

IWINETC Blogger/Media FAM Wine Tasting

In the photo below the vineyard weeping does not correspond to our feelings on the day after taxes are due. Rather it is a sign of renewal and life about to spring forth. The last time our IWINETC blogger/media FAM group were all together, the February snows had made their way to Campania and whitened […]

International Wine Tourism Conference in 2013

Tourism agents and travel wine specialists will want to consider attending the International Wine Tourism Conference in Croatia in 2013. Croatia is in the region associated with the birthplace of wine. The 2013 IWINETC Conference takes place March 15 – 17. The conference will be held at Zagreb’s Regent Esplanade, a five star hotel. The […]

IWINETC Blogger/Media FAM Wine Tasting

When you spend a couple weeks with a group on tour you begin to establish bonds. In January and February of this year we went on a blogger/media FAM tour of wineries in Umbria and Campania Italy. The trip also included the International Wine Tourism Conference in Perugia. We arrived in Italy a few days […]

The Accidental Wine Tourist: IWINETC Seminar

“The Accidental Wine Tourist” was presented by William R. Eyer at the International and Wine Tourism Conference 2012 in Italy. Below is a brief summary of the presentation by William Eyer, from Cuvee Corner Wine Blog. In his presentation he noted he had become a wine fan several years ago. William has traveled to Italy three times […]

Nearing Doppel Level of Wine Century Club

We download the free application for the Wine Century Club years ago and added it to our wine journey. This club is designed for novice wine drinkers to career sommeliers that enjoy the wine journey. Taste 100 different varietal grapes, send in your application and you’ll receive a certificate (suitable to frame) and membership in […]

IWINETC Session: Role of the Wine Festival in Wine Tourism…

At the 2012 International Wine Tourism Conference, John Hudelson from Central Washington University in Washington presented “Role of the Wine Festival in Wine Tourism and Regional Identity.” The information he provided from a survey may help festival planners increase attendance at wine festivals. His focus was on a wine festival in the Hudson River Valley […]


info@winetrailtraveler.com            Sitemap                      Privacy Policy

Copyright: Terry and Kathy Sullivan 2006-2013