Take a wine tour to discover the best italian red wines?

August 23, 2009

WINE TOURISM

Wine tourism refers to the movement of the people to the Wineries, vineyards and restaurants near the wine source for the consumption or tasting of the wine. Many wine regions around the world conduct wine tourism to attract the people. Some of the most important wine tour locations are Hunter Valley in Australia and Chateau de Malle located at Bordeaux, France.

WINE TRAVEL IN ITALY
Every region in Italy, right from the Veneto to Sardinia produces wine. Most of the Italian wines are consumed locally and are not easily found in the Overseas market.

There are many vacation farms found in Italy, known as “Agriturismi” which means ’staying’ in Italian. It is generally a farm house which provides staying facilities along with the information about the products grown.

Following are the main wine tourism places in Italy.

TUSCANY
Tuscany is mainly famous for its super Tuscan wines. A drive along the 14 “strade del vino” or the wine trails shows the different type of wine. Bike tours in this area are very much popular.

CAMPANIA
It is first here in the southern Italy that the wine cultivation started. Wines produced in this region is not popular in the overseas because most the Wine produced is consumed by the local people.

TURIN
It is very hard to believe that world’s best Red wine comes from one of the busiest region in Italy. Langhe district near the town of Alba is the core of the red wine. Renting a Vespa scooter from the district is enough to taste the best red wine in the world. Wine tourism is the best way to explore the red wines of Italy. Following reasons can be stated to justify it:

Most of the varieties of the red wines are not known to the visitors

Most of the wines are consumed by local people.

Only a few varieties of wines are available in the overseas market.

The wine tour is really a feast for wine lovers. For a change of the vacation spot, wine lovers can really take this tour to explore the best red wines from around the world.