Wine Tourism

Wine Tourism is the section dedicated to wine tourism and winery hospitality. News and insights on winery visits, hospitality, wine resorts, tastings, experiences in wine regions, and development models related to wine tourism. Also covering regulations, promotional strategies, markets, and wine tourism trends in Italy and abroad.

Portorož celebrates rosé among blooming gardens and top wine names

Portorož celebrates rosé among blooming gardens and top wine names

On May 23, Portorož will host a new edition of Rose & Rosé, an event that brings together wine, flowers, and lifestyle in the heart of the Slovenian coast. Located just a few kilometers from Trieste, this Upper Adriatic resort is once again focusing on slow tourism and high-quality food and wine, highlighting the Rose […]

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7Pines Resort Sardinia: partnership with Bollinger for the 2026 season

7Pines Resort Sardinia: partnership with Bollinger for the 2026 season

7Pines Resort Sardinia opens the 2026 season with a new collaboration dedicated to the world of Champagne. The resort announces its partnership with Champagne Bollinger, which will bring two new experiential spaces to the property overlooking the La Maddalena Archipelago. The new development involves the rooftop above the Capogiro restaurant, which becomes the Bollinger Champagne

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Sardinia Wine Tourism Network, a pilot project for the island's wine and tourism REC Sardinia wine tourism

Sardinia Wine Tourism Network, a pilot project for the island’s wine and tourism

The Sardinia Wine Tourism Network (RES) aims to build an organized model for regional wine tourism. The pilot project is funded by the Department of Agriculture of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia and was created to integrate wine production, hospitality, territory, and culture. Presented nationally at Vinitaly 2026, the network is developed as a regional-scale

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Franciacorta relaunches international festivals across Vienna, Lugano, Miami, and Munich; Franciacorta surpasses the 20 million bottles sold mark

Franciacorta relaunches international festivals across Vienna, Lugano, Miami, and Munich

Consorzio Franciacorta is inaugurating a new cycle of touring festivals abroad with the aim of strengthening the denomination’s international presence through events dedicated to industry professionals, specialized press, and wine lovers. After the debut in late April in Vienna, hosted at the Hotel Almanac, the 2026 calendar will continue with new stops in markets considered

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Sicily en Primeur 2026, a mini Vinitaly betting on wine tourism

Sicily en Primeur 2026, a “mini Vinitaly”: betting on wine tourism

Sicily en Primeur 2026 aims to become a “mini Vinitaly” of wine tourism. Not in size, naturally. But in approach, ambition, and reading of the moment. The twenty-second edition of the event created by Assovini Sicilia, which opened yesterday in Palermo, shifts the focus from wine previews to a broader vision: wine, territories, hospitality, training.

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Casa 50 lands in Rome: new opening from the 50 Kalò group featuring Mediterranean cuisine and Neapolitan pizza

Casa 50 lands in Rome: new opening from the 50 Kalò group featuring Mediterranean cuisine and Neapolitan pizza

Casa 50, the new format by the Ciro Salvo and Alessandro Guglielmini group, opens in Rome at via Velletri 16/22, just steps from via Veneto. Following its debut in Naples in September 2025, the project arrives in the capital with a format that combines a Mediterranean restaurant and Neapolitan pizzeria. The opening is imminent. The

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Sarajevo: culture, festivals, and nature—the Bosnian capital focuses on summer city breaks

Sarajevo: culture, festivals, and nature—the Bosnian capital focuses on summer city breaks

Just over an hour and a half by plane from Milan and Rome, Sarajevo offers itself as a destination for a summer city break featuring culture, events, and nature. The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina strengthens its tourism offering with a calendar of widespread cultural events and an urban heritage that interweaves different identities. During

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Luxury Tourism, Deloitte: Italy is Europe's Leading Hub for 60% of Investors The Manifesto For Luxury Tourism in Sicily Is Born Taormina

Luxury Tourism, Deloitte: Italy is Europe’s Leading Hub for 60% of Investors

Italy confirms itself as Europe’s leading luxury hospitality hub. This is indicated by 60% of investors surveyed by Deloitte, who believe the country will continue to represent the sector’s main attraction and development hub over the next three years. The data will be at the center of the event “Luxury Hospitality Reloaded: Repositioning and Balancing

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Distillery tourism, the sector accelerates: "It's no longer just an accessory but a strategic asset"

Distillery tourism, the sector accelerates: “It’s no longer just an accessory but a strategic asset”

Distillery tourism is becoming a permanent priority for the Italian spirits sector. This is the message that emerged from the conference hosted by Astoria Wines and promoted by Distillo in collaboration with Simei and Unione Italiana Vini. The meeting brought together producers, consortia, and operators to analyze the opportunities and challenges of distillery hospitality, now

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