Wine Tasting - Wine Tours in Italy

The city of Merano, Trentino Alto Adige,will host the annual International Wine Festival, from November 11 up to 13.

Located in South Tyrol, extreme North of Italy, close to Austrian border Merano is a spa center. This mountain area, close to Dolomites, is also famous for its prestigious wines.

Despite the altitudes — vine-covered slopes reach 1000 metres, a microclimate that guarantees 300 days of annual sunshine, makes this area a important production zone for full-bodied reds (60 per cent) and fragrant whites (40 per cent).

In this three days festival, wine tasters will able to try local wines from 100 Italian producers and 80 International top producers coming from Argentina, Austria, Chile, Croatia, France, Germany, New Zeland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa and Hungary.
Details of International Wine Festival of Merano here

See Merano on the map.
Find accommodations in Trentino Alto Adige

In Italy, early November is a time to celebrate the Novello wine. Novello is a primeur wine made from more than 60 different varieties of grape — unlike the most of non-Italian primeurs which are made with just one variety of grape.

Low in alcohol with a taste fresh and flavorful, Novello is a favorite among both wine amateurs and connoisseurs.

Every year it can be sold only starting from November 6. A few events will celebrate the annual launch of Novello.

First, the exhibit, “Salone nazionale del vino novello“, held in Vicenza, Veneto, on November 5.

Then on November 12, the “Novello in Cantina“, with more than 100 wine cellars across Italy which will open to the public for tasting the young wines. Each cellar will also offer local specialities to accompany the Novello tasting.
To know the cellars that will be open to the public, visit this web page (unfortunately it is in Italian only; click the links ‘cantine della regione‘ to find out more about the cellars )