Taste Of Italy

TASTE OF ITALY
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The largest trade show in the U.S. devoted
exclusively to Italian food and wine.

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Sommelier Competition

Congratulations to the winners of the Houston Italian Wine Ambassador Competition 2024!

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The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Texas (IACC) and the organizers of the Houston Italian Wine Ambassador Competition wish to share their congratulations with the winners of this year’s event. Candidates participated in two exams: General Theory of Italian Wines and a Deductive (Blind) Tasting of Italian wines. Awards and prizes were given out based on …

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

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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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Congratulations to the winners of the Houston Sommelier Competition 2023!

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Above, from left: Presenter Jeremy Parzen, sommelier Dario Najera, sommelier Jason Barnett, wine educator Walden Pemantle, Italian Consul General for Houston Mauro Lorenzini, and Kroger regional wine manager Jaime De Leon, founder of the Houston Sommelier Competition. Now in its third year, the Houston Sommelier Competition was created by Kroger regional wine buyer and sommelier …

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Congratulations to the winners of the Villa Sandi Houston Sommelier Competition!

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Congratulations to the winners of the Villa Sandi Houston Sommelier Competition! Above, center from left: Tony Elsinga (1st prize), Mark Fusco (2nd), and Carlos Rosas (3rd). Well done and well deserved! And thank you to everyone who competed! It was a great event. Candidates in the competition underwent a series of exams: Theory (arguably the …

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320 attendees, 45 Italian brands, 200+ products. Thank you for making Taste of Italy 2022 a spectacular success!

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Click here for a Facebook album of photos from the fair. More than 320 attendees, 45 Italian brands, 200+ Italian wines and food products, 3 seminars presented by leading food and wine professionals, 1 sommelier competition. We thank everyone — exhibitors, presenters, sommeliers, and organizers — for a fantastic Taste of Italy 2022, now in …

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Houston AweSomm Sommelier Competition (March 29-30) now accepting applications

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On March 29-30, AweSomm will be hosting the second annual Houston AweSomm Sommelier Competition in association with the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Texas and its 6th annual Taste of Italy Houston festival and trade show. To apply, please click here. 20 sommeliers from across Texas will be invited to compete for the title of Houston …

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Italy America Chamber of Commerce South Central
1225 North Loop West, Suite 450
Houston, TX 77008

Office: +1.713.626.9303
Email: tasteofitaly@iacctexas.com

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