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The wineries in Puglia that open their doors to visitors are spread along nearly 250 miles of heel, from the Nero di Troia hills around Castel del Monte to the Negroamaro flatlands south of Lecce. Few of them run a tasting room the way Napa or Tuscany does: you book ahead, a family member walks … Read more
Milo Etna wineries make the only Etna Bianco Superiore there is: the rules allow the name on one village alone, a cluster of terraces at around 700 meters on the volcano’s east slope, facing the Ionian Sea. It is a white that rewards a visit more than most, because the place explains the glass. These … Read more
Etna wine tours sell the same promise from every hotel desk in Taormina and Catania: a volcano in the morning, a cellar in the afternoon. What changes is the ratio. Some spend two hours on lava fields and pour three glasses at the end; others skip the craters and sit you down in front of … Read more
The Hospices de Beaune wine auction is the oldest charity wine sale in the world, and the one date every Burgundy lover circles in November. On Sunday, November 15, 2026, the 166th sale fills the covered market hall of Beaune with bidders, barrels sold by the cask and a town that turns the whole weekend … Read more
The Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne is the one weekend of the year when every Burgundy appellation is poured under a single roof. On November 13 and 14, 2026, the Palais des Congrès in Beaune hosts the 153rd edition: growers, négociants and cooperatives at long circular counters, a glass in your hand, and the … Read more
The Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival sets up on the Central Harbourfront for four nights at the end of October, with Victoria Harbour behind the glasses and more than 300 booths in front of them. It is the one week of the year when a city with no vineyards of its own pours the … Read more
The Rioja wine harvest festival filled Logroño for seven days in September 2026, and almost none of it happened in a winery. The grape treading is a civic ceremony held in a city park, the wine fountain runs on a street corner, and the fireworks are scored as a competition. Here is what the week … Read more
Saint-Émilion wine tours from Bordeaux all sell the same three things: a medieval village, a château, a glass of Merlot. What separates them is everything in between. One spends forty minutes in a single cellar and is back in the city by six; another visits three estates and feeds you lunch in the vines. These … Read more
The best Brunello tastings in Montalcino are not in the village. They are ten or fifteen minutes down a gravel road, in a cellar under the house, poured by the family that owns the vines. That is also the catch: every visit on this page needs a car or a driver, and a time booked … Read more
Merano WineFestival runs from November 6 to 10, 2026, and it is not one event but four. A Friday given to organic and biodynamic growers, three days of the main festival, a closing day of Champagne, and a food and spirits hall under canvas behind the building. All of it happens inside an Art Nouveau … Read more