Iter Vitis Caucasus begins with honourable principles
Iter Vitis is a cultural route of the Council of Europe dedicated to wine landscapes and the heritage of wine production that has forged civilisations. This Cultural Route unites different wine producing countries including France, Croatia, Israel, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. It is a point of discovery for Europe’s heritage taking a journey […]
Tourism, gastronomy and wine are inseparable in Europe
An international conference of the Iter Vitis European Cultural Route, took place in Motovun, Istria County on November 14-16, where IGCAT’s President was a key note speaker. The From heritage to brand conference, held as part of the Iter Vitis European Cultural Route General Assembly, brought together more than 200 experts, tourism employees, winemakers and […]
Wine Art VAS, an unique combination of culture, art and wine
Wine Art VAS is a company created by Sofia and Natalia Vas. As an artists, they have collaborated on different projects for years, but recently they gathered their passions for art and wine and have created Wine Art VAS, a new project that have them embarked on this new adventure where they design, develop and […]
Western Australia: Culinary tourism high on the agenda
New independent research, commissioned by Tourism Research Australia and Tourism Western Australia, shows an increased focus on culinary tourism is in line with visitor trends and expectations. The research found more than one million domestic visitors to Western Australia last year actively sought out food and wine experiences or determined where they were going to stay, […]
Visits to wineries have increase 40% in six years
Newsletter EUHTStPol. Wine tourism has been recovering the usual rhythm since the economical crisis. The number of visitor to wine cellars associated to the Wine Route in Spain has increased to 1.689.203 on 2013, this is 18.08% that the year before according to the sixth annual report of the Observatorio Turístico. The study stresses that ‘wine […]
New tourism campaign puts focus on food and wine experiences
Tourism Australia has unveiled the latest evolution of its global campaign – ‘There’s nothing like Australia’ – with exceptional food and wine experiences from around the country playing a starring role in an effort to convert the global appetite for Australia as a travel destination into more visits. “Restaurant Australia is all about bringing together the […]
Andorra Red Music 2014
From 6 to 8 June 2014, Andorra will sound much better!… with Andorra Red Music,a new festival that combines good music and good wine in exceptional surroundings at the heart of Andorra la Vella’s historical centre. Andorra Red Music is an event of musical styles like el R&B, Pop and Reggae, Rock, Funk and Soul, with international […]
US overtakes France as world's top wine consumer
US drinkers have for the first time overtaken the French as the world’s No. 1 wine consumers, a report showed on Tuesday, with Americans developing a greater and more refined taste for France’s national beverage. According to the report released by the International Vine and Wine organization,OIV, US consumers bought 29.1 million hectolitres of wine […]
China's red wine record: a lucky challenge
Who is the biggest consumer of red wine in the world? The Chinese. One glass at a time, the Asian giant made an historic step, outdoing France (second) and Italy (third) in the world placement for the biggest consumer of the wine with a “lucky” color. Ruby red stands for good luck: it’s the meaning […]
Creative Juices to Flow at New Christiansburg Art Studio
Travis Williams, The Roanoke Times Nikki Sprecher is hoping to create a buzz in the New River Valley when she opens her Wine and Design art studio next month in the Food Lion Plaza shopping center on North Franklin Street in Christiansburg. The studio will be one of 36 locations of the Raleigh, N.C.-based franchise […]
