Wine Marketing

First Board Meeting of 2026 – Fédération Internationale des Journalistes et Écrivains des Vins et Spiritueux [FIJEV]

I’m honoured to take part in today’s Board meeting of the Fédération Internationale des Journalistes et Écrivains des Vins et Spiritueux [FIJEV], engaging with colleagues on governance, global collaboration, and the evolving role of informed, ethical wine communication in a rapidly changing media landscape. Tradition matters. Rigour matters. So does adapting to what’s next. Academia […]

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

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

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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Niagara Icewine Festival 2026: Elevating Winter Wine Tourism at the Edge of Niagara Falls

The Niagara Icewine Festival returns in 2026 with an expanded footprint in Niagara Falls, marking a significant evolution in the region’s winter wine tourism strategy. With Niagara Parks serving as presenting sponsor, the festival integrates Niagara’s globally recognized Icewine heritage into some of Canada’s most iconic winter landscapes, reinforcing the destination’s position as a four-season

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

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)

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

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

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

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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Champagne Laurent-Perrier: Two Iconic Expressions for the Holiday Season

Among the many Champagne houses that balance intellectual rigour with pure pleasure, Laurent-Perrier stands confidently at the top of the pyramid. For the holiday season, two cuvées in particular capture my attention, both for celebratory exuberance and contemplative depth: Grand Siècle No. 26 and Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé. Each expresses a different philosophy of luxury –

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