With more than 750 gourmet products and dozens of Italian producers in attendance, the 8th year of Taste of Italy Houston™ is back in person with two days of industry focused events.
Sunday, March 13
9am-5pm:
The Villa Sandi Houston Sommelier Competition
10am:
Exhibitors Only: Food and Wine Trade Seminar with Spec’s Italian wine buyer Tom Dobson, Global VP of Eataly Dino Borri, and Darrel Corti of the Corti Brothers (Sacremento).
12pm:
Networking Lunch
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Monday, March 14
11am-5pm:
Taste of Italy Houston™️ Tradeshow at the Hilton Post Oak (reserve a room)
Sustainable Wine Farming from Umbria with speakers Jeremy Parzen, Italian wine educator, and
Steven McDonald MS, wine director for Pappas Bros. Steakhouse.
presented by Santo Iolo Cantina and Casale & Tenuta dei Mori
12:30 pm Seminar:
Italian Wines and Texas BBQ with speakers
Ara Malekian, pitmaster of Harlem Road Texas BBQ,
Tom Dobson, Italian wine buyer for Spec’s, and
Eric Sandler, CultureMap food-writer.
presented by Spec’s
4-5pm:
Show opens to select public food and wine lovers and collectors
