by winepleasures | Jan 31, 2011 | Wine Conference, Wine Tours
We’ve arrived in Porto for the 3rd International Wine Tourism conference a couple of days early. We’ve been lucky to be invited to a special pre-conference wine event, a two-day tour of northwest Portugal’s wine regions, with a group of wine, food and travel writers...
by winepleasures | Jan 28, 2011 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
Chefs Álvaro, Domenico, Holli, Rui are all sharpening their knives ready for the International Wine Tourism Conference in the Great Wine Capital of Oporto from 31 Jan to 3 Feb 2011. Conference delegates and workshop participants are in for some pretty tasty treats as...
by winepleasures | Jan 27, 2011 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 winner Chef Holli Ugalde is all set for the 3rd edition of the International Wine Tourism Conference and a packed Blogger/Media programme of winery, restaurant and hotel visits. “I’ve been finishing all of my last minute...
by winepleasures | Jan 25, 2011 | Wine Conference, Wine Tours
Oporto based Gabriela Gonçalves is a talented artist who paints with wine as well as with traditional watercolors and oil paints. Her unique wine paintings came to our attention during the EIBTM 2010 trade fair and we quickly contacted Gabriela to explore the...
by winepleasures | Jan 21, 2011 | Wine Tours
Some 300 wine and travel lovers and professionals will descend on the The Great Wine Capital of Oporto, Portugal from 30 Jan to 3 Feb for the 3rd Intertational Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop. Five days of pure unadulterated wine reverence. The conference will...
by winepleasures | Jan 19, 2011 | Wine Conference, Wine Tours
‘The Wine & Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal’ is a comprehensive guidebook to Portugal for people who like eating and drinking. Charles Metcalfe and Kathryn McWhirter explain all there is to know about Portugal’s wines, foods and cooking, as well as writing about...