Vinitaly In The World 2011 Fall Tour: October 17-19, 2011 in New York and Washington, DC

With Educational Tastings and Business Seminars on Social Media, Technology and Innovation For Press and Trade

New York, NY (PRWEB) August 24, 2011

Vinitaly In The World’ will be coming to the United States again this year with stops in New York and Washington, DC. This is the 14th international tour of Vinitaly. The tour will be stopping in Russia, the United States, China and Korea with representatives making a stop in Japan as well.

The US events will be held on October 17th in Washington, DC at the Italian Embassy and October 19th in New York at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

Vinitaly in the World is dedicated to educating Italian wine producers about the US market and conversely opening up the exciting Italian wine world of new wines, new vintages and other developments to US wine press and trade including importers, distributors, retailers, restaurateurs and sommeliers.

This year will see a beefed up number of seminars including one entitled “How has social media added to the conversation about wines? Is there a place for standardization and what makes someone an authority?”

Another seminar speaks to the difference communications technologies have made in the wine business and how online sales are affecting the wine trade. Additionally, for the first time ever, the Italian Sommelier Society will teach a master class that will certainly interest wine geeks and professionals like.

Stay tuned for more information and visit: http://www.vinitalytour.com

For additional information, email: vinitalytour(at)veronafiere.(dot)it

About Veronafiere
Veronafiere is the leading organizer of trade shows in Italy including Vinitaly, the largest wine event in the world. In 2010, over 4,000 exhibitors showcased their wines to 150,000+ visitors (almost 1/3 from outside of Italy representing over 100 countries) from the wine trade world as well as wine lovers. Veronafiere created the Vinitaly World Tour in 1998 to develop an international platform for the promotion of companies in the Italian wine and food sectors. Today, through a partnership with Buonitalia SpA and the Italian Trade Commission, the Vinitaly World Tour travels to many of the most important wine markets in the world including China, Japan, South Korea, India, Singapore, Russia and the United States.