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Tasting notes with a business touch: fresh from the Italian Taste Summit 2024. Episode 1 Tasting notes with a business touch: fresh from the Italian Taste Summit 2024. Episode 1 Italy On March 6-7 Villa Reale di Monza (Monza. Italy) was hosting the eighth edition of the Italian Taste Summit, a major B2B event attended by 200 participants including Italian winemakers, international buyers and importers, journalists and influencers from around the globe. Italian Taste Summit offers its participants a special format of pre-arranged face-to-face meetings between winemakers and buyers, as well as a busy schedule of master classes and commented tastings. Victoria Makarova shares her impressions of the event. More
Marinela Ardelean: Charting the Bright Path Ahead for Romanian Wines Marinela Ardelean: Charting the Bright Path Ahead for Romanian Wines Romania It is the great pleasure for the Wine Travel Awards team to welcome Marinela Ardelean as the WTA nominee in Wine & Food Influencer / Expert Opinion category! Marinela Ardelean holds an executive MBA and a PhD in Marketing. Although she was raised amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Maramures in Transylvania, her love for wine and spirits flourished during her stay in Italy, a place she now considers her second home. More
The Wine Travel Awards Guide 2022–2023 — Traveling Around the World The Wine Travel Awards Guide 2022–2023 — Traveling Around the World Wine Travel Awards Guide Good news from the Wine Travel Awards team: starting this year, the advertising campaign for the award nominees will last at least a year and a half instead of a year and a half as it used to be before. This happened due to the improvement of the award algorithm: now the catalog of nominees — The Wine Travel Awards Guide — will be released at the beginning of the year following the award year and distributed at the world’s leading wine exhibitions until June. This adds six months of active marketing for each new participant — so we invite you to join us: there are 27 days left until the application deadline. More
Toast to Elegance: London Wine Fair 2024 Showcases the Finest in Vinicultural Excellence Toast to Elegance: London Wine Fair 2024 Showcases the Finest in Vinicultural Excellence Great Britain The London Wine Fair 2024 will take place from 20-22 May at Olympia London. It is the UK's biggest and most loved wine trade fair, connecting over 10,000 drinks industry professionals. This year, London Wine Fair, the official exhibition partner of Drinks+ and Wine Travel Awards, brought together more than 400 exhibitors and over 10,000 visitors. The WTA Awards Ceremony was held for the second time at London Wine Fair 2024. More