Posts Tagged ‘Wine as a Passport’
National Spritz Day Countdown: Traveling the World One Spritz at a Time with Jamie Knee
Celebrating National Spritz Day, by Jamie Knee There are some drinks that do more than refresh us. They carry mood, and a sense of place. They carry a whole way of living that feels instantly transportive from the very first sip. That is part of what I have always loved about the spritz,…
Read MoreWine as a Passport: Luxury Wine Travel and Enotourism Writer and Presenter
The Voice of Luxury Wine Travel and Enotourism By Jamie Knee, Wine Travel Writer and Speaker Wine has always been more than something to taste. At its most powerful, it becomes a way of understanding a place more deeply, expressing landscape and history and culture and memory in a way few other things can. A…
Read MoreLos Angeles Wine Travel Guide and Glamorous Restaurants
Los Angeles Enotourism Guide: Where I eat and drink in LA. By Jamie Knee As the founder of Petite Wine Traveler, I look at wine, food, culture, and travel through the lens of enotourism, the meeting point of wine, hospitality, food, and place. My work has increasingly been positioned in wine travel media and enotourism,…
Read MoreDiscovering Apericena in Italy: The Wine Travel Ritual I Want to Bring Home
Why Italy’s elegant culture of early evening drinks, small bites, and lingering conversation feels like the perfect expression of wine as a passport By Jamie Knee I have long loved aperitivo. It is one of my favorite rituals when traveling in Italy, that lovely pause in the late afternoon or early evening when a glass…
Read MoreWhy Wine Travel Matters: Wine as a Passport to Place, Culture, and Connection
What Global Wine Regions Taught Me About Belonging, Storytelling, and the Power of Travel By Jamie Knee Wine travel is often discussed as a luxury, a leisure pursuit, or a beautiful way to spend time. It can certainly be all of those things. But at its most meaningful, wine travel is something deeper. It is…
Read MoreNational Spritz Day on August 1: Holiday Founded by Jamie Knee, Petite Wine Traveler
 National Spritz Day — August 1 By Jamie Knee, Petite Wine Traveler | Published December 20, 2023 | Updated July 2026 National Spritz Day is August 1. As a luxury wine travel writer, Voice of Enotourism and Wine Travel Presenter, and the creator of this official holiday, I wanted a day that honored the…
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