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Airbnb Adds a ‘Vineyards’ Category [ with 100,000+ Winery Vacation Experiences]

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Last month Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky announced, at a media event in New York, the vacation rental platform’s new features, including a website redesign that now focuses on “Categories”. The 56 Categories were created through machine learning, Airbnb’s curation team and reflect industry trends. According to the company, nights booked in the first quarter of […]

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The Trabocchi Coast – Abruzzo

Articles, Global Wine Holidays, Italian Wine, News, Wine, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Tourism, Wines of Italy /

I’m just back from Abruzzo, Italy – It’s a fascinating region of majestic mountains, national parks, stunning seascapes, charming villages, breathtaking views, and exceptional wines. The coast of Abruzzo ranges from flat golden sandy beaches to dramatic coastlines with high cliffs to pebble beaches, which is on the Adriatic Sea.  The water temperature can reach

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Wine News: NFL signs E. & J. Gallo as official wine sponsor

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This past week the National Football League (NFL) and E. & J. Gallo Winery announced that E. & J. Gallo will be the official wine sponsor of the NFL. The multi-branded, multi-year partnership is uniquely structured to engage NFL fans and will include opportunities for local team activation, player imagery and appearances, on-site presence at

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Grand Tasting of Abruzzo at Palazzo D’Avalos, Vasto – Part l

Articles, Italian Wine, Wine, Wine Economics, Wine News, Wine Review, Wine reviews, Wine Tourism, Wines of Italy /

I was thrilled to be invited by the Consorzio Tutela Vini d’Abruzzo to take part in the “Grand Tasting Vini d’Abruzzo 2022”.  This year, the event was held on June 8th at the historical Palazzo d’Avalos in the town of Vasto, Province of Chieti. The Palazzo d’Avalos showcases some important examples of Abruzzese Renaissance architecture. 

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Les Dames d’Escoffier Ontario Celebrates “The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee”

Articles, Champagne, Cocktails, Events, Les Dames d'Escoffier Ontario, Liz Palmer /

About last night…. Another successful event for Les Dames d’Escoffier Ontario!!  It was a great turnout at our newly designed Wine and Cookbook Library La Bibliothèque d’Escoffier (Ontario) Toronto. “Hats were on!” for the ladies. Rory Sinclair, Piper for Earl of Caithness started the event with some lovely Scottish and Irish tunes ending with God

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Casa Grazia, a Sicilian Winery by Lake Biviere, that is fully immersed in biodiversity

Articles, Italian Wine, Sicily, Wine Education, Wine News, Wine Review, Wine reviews, Wine Tourism, Wines of Italy, Wines of Sicily /

Prior to Sicily en Primeur 2022, we visited a number of wineries. One winery that stood out was Casa Grazia. Maria Grazia Di Francesco, CEO of Casa Grazia opened to the doors of her new cellar and welcomed us to the magnificent rural landscape of Lake Biviere Oriented Reserve. Maria is truly an advocate for

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Firriato “Gaudensius”: A Collection of Impressive Sparkling Wines from this Etna Producer

Articles, Italian Wine, Sicily, Wine reviews, Wines of Italy, Wines of Sicily /

A few weeks ago, I had an amazing tasting experience with Federico Lombardo di Monte Iato, COO of Firriato Winery, and Rossella Marino Abate, Consulente presso Firriato at Riserva Bistrot at the beautiful Cavanera Wine Resort.  Federico gave me an extensive overview of the four different expressions of their sparkling wine label “Gaudensius”. Cavanera Wine

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Cavanera Wine Resort – (Etna) Sicily

Articles, Italian Wine, Sicily, Wine Review, Wine reviews, Wine Tourism /

I arrived at Cavanera Wine Resort ….what amazing views of Mount Etna ….I certainly felt the energy of the volcano!  I can see that staying at Cavanera will seriously push this wine adventure to the next level! The property is on the slopes of Mount Etna, approximately 650-950 metres above sea level, between the vineyards

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Les Dames d’Escoffier Ontario – About Last Night

Articles, Canada, Les Dames d'Escoffier Ontario, Liz Palmer /

Last night Les Dames d’Escoffier Ontario members (and guests) celebrated their first in-person event for 2022. “There was a great turnout last night for our Spring Member’s Reception which was held at the beautiful women’s club Verity on Queen, Toronto” – “It was so nice to see and catchup with everyone over some wonderful wine

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