{"id":402,"date":"2021-07-30T12:12:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T12:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soletotravel.com\/?p=402"},"modified":"2022-12-28T19:56:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T19:56:49","slug":"wine-tourism-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soletotravel.com\/wine-tourism-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Tourism in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Wine Tourism in Italy is constantly growing in the last few years, making this sector one of the Top\u00a0 activities in Italy. The possibility of being outdoors, visiting wineries and vineyards, tasting local products, meets the preferences not only of Wine Lovers but of any type of traveler.
\nIn this article, we will pay particular attention to a niche sector now in continuous expansion, organic vineyards and wines in Italy and its connections with tourism in the regions of greatest production.<\/p>\n
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A wine is defined as organic when it comes from grapes grown without the use of synthetic chemicals in the vineyards. Furthermore if the grapes grown without the use of chemical herbicides and pesticides, while in the cellar the vinification takes place using only traditional and authorized oenological products and processes.<\/p>\n
The attention paid to organic agriculture and organic wine is constantly increasing, a trend that has been consolidated for more than 10 years. However, possible thanks also to the greater sensitivity of consumers towards ecological and genuine products.<\/p>\n
Italy is one of the leading nations in Europe and in the world in the organic wine sector, testified by the continuous growth of vineyards cultivated with respect for the environment.<\/p>\n
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The success of the Italian organic wine is further evidenced by the appreciation of consumers and by the numbers, indicating an increase in sales of 72% for red wine and + 151% for organic white wine.t.<\/p>\n
Organic wine meets the favor of Italian and foreign consumers. Particularly interesting are the export numbers which already represent 38% of wines exported to Germany, 12% of those in the USA and 10% in Canada and Switzerland.<\/p>\n
The success of organic wine is due to the great attention of customers recognizing values and quality, respect for the environment as well as the authenticity of the product.<\/p>\n
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Tuscany was perhaps the Italian region forerunner of this type of tourism. Wine Tourism in Tuscany\u00a0 it is\u00a0 definitely a winning model that combines the excellence of the territory, respect for the environment and knowledge of local traditions in a touristic products exported to the major Italian regions and around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Tuscany is one of the leading regions with the largest organic vineyard area. Together with Sicily, Puglia and Veneto, the land occupied by organic vineyards has doubled in the last five years, reaching 12% of the Italian national production.<\/span><\/p>\n It is therefore no longer a dream, to realize a food and wine holiday<\/a> in the Chianti Hills. During your holiday you can\u00a0 visit organic Chianti Classico vineyards, tastethe wine\u00a0 here produced accompanied with stays in farms and rural houses in typical Tuscan style. <\/span><\/p>\n In conclusion, Wine Tourism in Tuscany is a\u00a0 way in which to combine the pleasures of wine with its stunning panoramic views and small medieval towns atmosphere.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Picturesque Tuscany – vineywrds and castles. Castello Banfi – Il Borgo. Italy<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Valpolicella is a\u00a0 picturesque hilly region between Lake Garda, the first Veronese and Trentine pre-Alps, is renowned\u00a0 for the Amarone DOCG here prodiced and other organic red wines. The wine producers of Valpolicella have consistently increased the land cultivated with organic vineyards, consequently increasing the interest of consumers in the wines produced there. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This regions is widely appreciated by\u00a0 wine and nature lovers, who want to spend a few days relaxing in the romantic city of Verona and living the worldliness of the Lake and meantime\u00a0tasting local organic wines<\/a>\u00a0 at agricultural farms .<\/span><\/p>\n Continuing our journey in search of organic vineyards and tourist opportunities at short distance from Verona and Valpolicella we find the Unesco Prosecco hills. Above all, for all wine lovers a private tour among wineries<\/a>, taverns and local producers of the famous Italian bubbles is something not to be missed.<\/span><\/p>\n The local producers i have considerably increased the surface area of \u200b\u200borganic vineyard land in recent years. The Prosecco area is made up of rolling hills situated\u00a0 just over 1 hour from Venice, has been recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site for the beauty of the landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 In the Prosecco Hills is produced in good quantities an excellent Prosecco organic DOC appreciated in Italy and abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organic Vineyards in Valpolicella, Veneto,Italy<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Moving south, in search of other organic wines and tourist opportunities, we must undoubtedly mention the organic vineyards of the famous Primitivo di Manduria grape. <\/span><\/p>\n A set of natural factors favor the growth of the Primitivo\u00a0 organic Grape, for instance <\/span>, the constant solar irradiation throughout the year, the ventilation and\u00a0 most importantly the absence of rains in summer. All these factors combined \u00a0they particularly favor organic farming without having to resort to the use of herbicides, pesticides and synthetic products. <\/span><\/p>\n The Primitivo wine produced in Salento Region of Apulia\u00a0 thanks to the withering technique on the vine, has a strong character, with fruity notes without being excessively sweet.<\/span><\/p>\nWine Tourism in Veneto Region<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Wine Tourism in Apulia\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n