Taste Of Italy

Schedule of Events for Taste of Italy Houston™

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

3-5pm:

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

Monday, March 14

11am-5pm:

Taste of Italy Houston™️ Tradeshow at the Hilton Post Oak (reserve a room)

10:30am Seminar: 

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:

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3:30pm 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


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Register as an exhibitor

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