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FINE 2026: The International Wine Tourism Fair Strengthening Global Collaboration in Valladolid, Spain

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FINE, the International Wine Tourism Fair, will hold its seventh edition March 3-4 in Valladolid, Spain, reaffirming its position as a leading international business platform for wine tourism professionals. The event will convene specialized stakeholders from Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including wineries, hotels, wine routes, tour operators, and destination management organisations, all focused on […]

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Report: AI Revolutionizes Food and Wine Tourism

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AI is fundamentally reshaping how travellers discover, plan, and experience food and wine tourism. This transformation is particularly pronounced among younger generations, as evidenced by findings from the Italian Food and Wine Tourism Report 2025. This report, published by the Italian Association of Food and Wine Tourism (AITE) and curated by Professor Roberta Garibaldi, highlights

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January Reset: The World’s Top Wine Spas to Begin the Year in Balance (Part II)

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If Part l explored the icons, Part ll turns toward places where wine spas feel almost monastic, deeply rooted in land, tradition, and quiet luxury. These destinations reward slow travel and reflective itineraries, making them especially compelling the first few months of the new year! From the Douro Valley to Burgundy and Sonoma, these wine

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January 2026 Reset: Top Wine Spas to Start the Year in Balance (Part I)

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January is the quiet inhale after the excess of the holiday season. Vineyards lie dormant [depending on the hemisphere] travel slows, and intention replaces indulgence. It’s the moment when wine travellers stop chasing novelty and start seeking meaning, and this is where wine spas come into their own. Wine spas sit at the intersection of

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Perrier-Jouët was my final Champagne of 2025 + the perfect beginning for 2026

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The final dinner of the year always feels symbolic, a quiet threshold between what has been and what is about to begin. To close 2025 and welcome 2026, I chose Perrier-Jouët. Some Champagnes feel like an occasion before the cork even moves, and Perrier-Jouët belongs to that rare category, a house whose history is inseparable

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Pre–New Year’s Dinner: Why Louis Roederer Collection 245 and Cristal 2016 Redefine Celebration

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  Some evenings feel like prologues. The eve before New Year’s Eve is one of them, less noise, more contemplation. It’s the space where conversation deepens, and Champagne becomes less of a party trick and more of an essay in liquid form. This year, my pre–New Year’s dinner is guided by the ethos of Louis

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Champagne Deutz: A Holiday Standard

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Nestled in the premier cru village of Aÿ, in the historic Champagne region of northeastern France, Maison Deutz occupies a place in the pantheon of classic Champagne houses that feels both rooted and unexpectedly electric. Founded in 1838 by William Deutz and Pierre-Hubert Geldermann, this house emerged from the great era of négociant ambition, carving

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Why Meukow Cognac Defines the Season

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The holiday period invites reflection, hospitality, and the quiet continuity of tradition. Selecting a spirit for this time of year is less about simple preference than about heritage, craftsmanship, and the sense of occasion a bottle brings to the table. Two expressions from Meukow: the Meukow Feline VSOP, and a thoughtfully curated Meukow XO pairing

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Why Zenato’s Amarone 2019 and Zenato’s Lugana Brut Make the Perfect Holiday Wine Pairing

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Why I Chose Zenato’s Holiday Gift Pack Holiday wine choices need range, not redundancy. Zenato’s two-bottle holiday gift pack, which includes Zenato Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2019 and Zenato Lugana Brut Classico, delivers that: a refined sparkling white for celebratory openings and a powerful, age-worthy red for the table’s main event. Lugana Brut Classico brings

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Why Bottega has earned a place on my holiday table

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When I curate my holiday sparkling wine selections, I look for producers that balance heritage with contemporary relevance, wines that perform beautifully in the glass, and brands that understand today’s global wine culture – where aesthetics, accessibility, and experience matter as much as craftsmanship. Bottega S.p.A. consistently delivers on all three. Its sparkling wines combine

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