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Houston Italian Wine Ambassador Competition to be held Monday, February 26, 2024.

Leave a Comment / Events, Sommelier Competition, Taste of Italy / By Jeremy Parzen

IACC welcomes new competition director Sergio Valladares! Formerly known as the Houston Sommelier Competition, this year’s sommelier faceoff has shifted gears and changed names: The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Texas is thrilled to announce that the “Houston Italian Wine Ambassador Competition” will be held on the occasion of the 10th annual Taste of Italy Houston …

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Taste of Italy Dallas seminar Nov. 9: “Wines fit for a Pope” with wine writer Jeremy Parzen.

Leave a Comment / Taste of Italy / By Jeremy Parzen

The IACC Texas is pleased to announce the title for this year’s Taste of Italy Dallas at Eataly’s featured seminar: “Fit for a Pope: The wines of Rome’s volcanic hills.” Wines grown in the volcanic soils in the farmland and hills that surround the capital have been favorites of Popes for centuries. But they have …

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Thank you to Taste of Italy El Paso attendees and exhibitors!

Leave a Comment / Events, Taste of Italy, Taste of Italy 2023 / By Jeremy Parzen

Thank you to everyone who participated in the first-ever Taste of Italy El Paso! 20+ Italian wineries, 200+ products, and 80+ trade members in attendance! The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Texas couldn’t have been more pleased with the first-ever Taste of Italy El Paso on Thursday, October 12 at the Park Tavern in downtown. IACC …

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Wines fit for a Pope! An exclusive tasting of Roman (Latium) wines October 10 at Vinology.

Leave a Comment / Events, Taste of Italy / By Jeremy Parzen

The IACC Texas is pleased to welcome three wineries from Rome on Tuesday, October 10 at Vinology in Houston. The wines grown in the volcanic soils in the farmland and hills that surround the capital have been favorites of Popes for centuries. But they have garnered scarce attention in the U.S. where wine professionals are …

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Taste of Italy’s first event in El Paso, October 12!

Leave a Comment / Events, Taste of Italy / By Jeremy Parzen

We are pleased to share registration links for the Taste of Italy El Paso wine seminar and Grand Tasting, Thursday, October 12 in El Paso: Click here to register for the event’s wine tasting and seminar led by Italian wine educator Jeremy Parzen, author of Do Bianchi, featuring Marcos Pena (Wine Manager at Spec’s) and …

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Standing room only for Texas BBQ and Italian wine, a new Houston tradition.

Leave a Comment / Events, Featured Speaker, People, Taste of Italy, Taste of Italy 2023 / By Jeremy Parzen

Above, from left: Celebrity pit master Ara Malekian, owner of Harlem Rd. Texas BBQ; Dale Robertson, wine writer for the Houston Chronicle; Tom Dobson, Italian buyer for Spec’s; and presenter Jeremy Parzen. One of the greatest things about Taste of Italy, the largest trade fair and festival in the U.S. devoted exclusively to Italian food …

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Sold-out Calabria seminar wows attendees with a wide spectrum of flavors.

Leave a Comment / Taste of Italy, Taste of Italy 2023 / By Jeremy Parzen

Above, from left: Caciocavallo Silano producer Antonio Arnone, Il Calabrese executive chef Luciano Salvadore, Mercato delle Eccellenze Calabresi Giovanni Guido, and presenter Jeremy Parzen. Taste of Italy 2023 opened with a seminar dedicated to the foods of Calabria. It was led by Mercato delle Eccellenze Calabresi (MEC) founder and director Giovanni Guido. And attendees had …

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Thank you to everyone who made Taste of Italy 2023 such a memorable event!

Leave a Comment / Events, Featured Speaker, People, Taste of Italy, Taste of Italy 2023 / By Jeremy Parzen

Taste of Italy 2023: Nearly 400 attendees, more than 70 brands, more than 250 wines and food products presented, 2 sold-out seminars… THANK YOU to everyone who made Taste of Italy 2023 our best event to date! And special thanks to the honorable Mariangela Zappia, Italy’s ambassador to the U.S., and Italy’s Houston Consul General …

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Taste of Italy remembers Francesco Tiralongo, leading manager for top Italian wineries and inspiration for Taste of Italy.

Leave a Comment / IACC Partners, People, Taste of Italy / By Jeremy Parzen

The world of Italian wine mourns the loss of one of its brightest stars this week. Francesco Tiralongo (above, left), veteran manager for some of Italy’s most iconic wineries, passed away yesterday, March 2, 2023. He was 55 years old. His passing was reported by scores of Italian mastheads, including the Giornale di Sicilia, the …

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When’s the last time you tasted wines from Uruguay? Taste of Italy hosts international winemakers for the first time.

Leave a Comment / Taste of Italy / By Jeremy Parzen

Click here to register for the grand tasting and seminars on Monday, March 6. Now in its ninth year, the Taste of Italy trade fair and festival is widening its horizons. The event remains the largest of its kind in the U.S. devoted exclusively to Italian food and wine products. But this year, for the …

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