The Fair Market in Larissa

The Fair Market in Larissa

“Laughter is brightest where food is best.” (Irish Proverb) The Fair Market in Larissa is one of the longest celebrations of the region and an extroverted event, which is visited by citizens from all over Greece and abroad, while combining entertainment, tourism, trade, and consumption of food and beverage. The Fair Market in Larissa is …

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Gulášmajster Bzovík

Gulášmajster Bzovík

“Life is too short to drink bad wine.” (France) The second case study is a local festival and competitive event where many teams gather in the village of Bzovík competing for the best goulash soup prepared in natural conditions in a wood heated kettle. Goulash soup is equally popular in Slovakia as it is in …

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Virgon

VIRGON

“Life is too short to drink bad wine.” (France) The Virgona Agricultural Company was born to complete a long winemaking tradition, making its contribution to the enhancement and renewal of Salina’s wine production given the economic, social, historical and cultural importance that this sector has always had on the island. The careful and passionate family …

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Bodega de las Estrellas

Bodega de las Estrellas

“Life is too short to drink bad wine.” (France) The winemaker family of the Star Winery dates as far as four generations ago, when vines started being grown in the Castille region in the XIX century due to the expansion of the phylloxera plague in the rest of Europe. The efforts of the first generation …

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Midlands Beer Festival

Midlands Beer Festival

“Life is too short to drink bad wine.” (France) Back in 2015 there was a handful of new Craft Brewery’s popping up in Ireland. It is estimated that there were 63 microbreweries operating in Ireland at that time, of which 48 were production microbreweries (22 more than the previous year) and 15 contracting companies. Microbreweries …

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Champagne Tour

Champagne Tour

“Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together.” (Guy Fieri) The story of the event or experience, how it started and evolved to its current form, when it started, what is …

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Maribor Culinary Route

Maribor Culinary Route

“Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together.” (Guy Fieri) The story of the event or experience, how it started and evolved to its current form, when it started, what is …

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Norwich City of Ale - Norfolk

Norwich City of Ale – Norfolk

“Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together.” (Guy Fieri) Were it not for Covid 19, the Norwich City of Ale festival would have recently celebrated its tenth year.. Beer writers …

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Panoramaweg Werderobst

Panoramaweg Werderobst

“Age and glasses of wine should never be counted.” (Unknown) The story of the event or experience, how it started and evolved to its current form, when it started, what is unique about it, how popular the experience is with locals/visitors to the area etc… Ever since Frederic the Great encouraged the planting of fruit …

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CANTINE NICOSIA

CANTINE NICOSIA

“Age and glasses of wine should never be counted.” (Unknown) Back in 1898 Francesco Nicosia, the great-grandfather of the current owner, decided to open his first wine shop in Trecastagni, on the eastern slope of Mount Etna. This was the golden age of Etna wines, which – even then – were renowned and esteemed across …

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