Past events
Past events
"Ethical Wine: An alternate path." Tasting and seminar presented by Steven McDonald MS, Dale Robertson, and Jeremy Parzen.
"Prosciutto Whisperer" Francesco Lupo to lead seminar at Taste of Italy New Orleans
"Texas BBQ & Chianti" seminar with celebrity pit master Ara Malekian.
320 attendees, 45 Italian brands, 200+ products. Thank you for making Taste of Italy 2022 a spectacular success!
A new authentic Italian restaurant opens in Houston: Davanti.
A Taste of Italy Success Story: Acetaia Guerzoni at Food Related.
A Taste of Italy Success Story: After a standing-room-only-seminar, Calabria prepares to send its best food products to Texas.
A Taste of Italy Success Story: Cantine Silvestri at HEB supermarket.
A Taste of Italy Success Story: GB Export clients launch with Texas importers.
A Taste of Italy Success Story: Long-time Taste of Italy exhibitor Monti Trentini.
A Taste of Italy Success Story: Melegatti at Spec's, one of the largest fine wine and gourmet food retailers in the U.S.
A Taste of Italy Success Story: Vero Italian Traditional Food at Spec's and HEB.
A Taste of Italy Success Story: Vite Colte, producer of Barolo and Barbaresco, in Texas since 2019.
A Taste of Italy Success Story: Winemakers break into the Texas market thanks to IACC member Beviamo International.
Ambassador Zappia, Consul General Lorenzini to attend Taste of Italy networking reception.
Back by popular demand: Texas BBQ meets Italian wine with J.C.Reid Houston Chronicle columnist
Calabria, Land of the Mediterranean Diet, seminar and tasting, Monday 3/6.
Celebrating Tradition: Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano in Oklahoma and Louisiana
Congratulations to the winners of the Houston Italian Wine Ambassador Competition 2024!
Congratulations to the winners of the Houston Sommelier Competition 2023!
Congratulations to the winners of the Villa Sandi Houston Sommelier Competition!
Dispatch from Houston by the legendary Darrell Corti, featured Taste of Italy speaker and "tastemaker" to a generation of Americans.
Dream team for Chianti and Texas BBQ tasting, standing room only!
Exhibitors 2023 (March 6).
Exhibitors 2024 (Dallas, October 8)
Exhibitors 2024 (El Paso, October 10)
Exhibitors 2024 (Houston, February 26).
Exhibitors 2025 (Houston, March 3)
Exhibitors Dallas 2025
Exhibitors Tulsa 2025
Explore the Mediterranean Aperitivo, Nov. 18, in Tulsa, Oklahoma!
Fabio Picchi, influential Florentine chef and author who reimagined Tuscan cuisine, has died.
Featured speaker (New Orleans): Laura Bellucci mixologist
Featured Speaker: Tom Dobson, Italian wine buyer at Spec's
First-ever virtual Taste of Italy trade tasting, an unmitigated success!
Giornale Diplomatico Features Taste of Italy 2021
Houston AweSomm Sommelier Competition (March 29-30) now accepting applications
Houston Italian Wine Ambassador Competition to be held Monday, February 26, 2024.
Houston Italian Wine Ambassador Competition to be held Monday, March 3, 2025
Houston Sommelier Competition 2023 now accepting applications for March 5-6 event. All wine professionals welcome regardless of accreditation.
IACC & Italian Consul in Houston host exclusive virtual dinner
IACC at the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth: American painters in Venice and Prosecco.
IACC congratulates its new board members.
IACC hosts a group of Italian winemakers for trade tastings and meetings May 12-13
IACC hosts a group of Italian winemakers for trade tastings and meetings May 25-26.
IACC hosts a group of Italian winemakers for trade tastings and meetings May 28-29
IACC members at the Texas Restaurant Show. Thanks and congrats to the Texas Restaurant Associaton!
IACC members featured at 85th annual Texas Restaurant Show in Dallas, July 10-11. Register now.
IACC postpones Taste of Italy events in Houston, New Orleans, and Savor Italy in Los Angeles
IACC Texas ranked number one chamber in U.S., attends international chamber conference in Italy
IACCTX helps Italians abroad obtain Italian citizenship.
Italian food world mourns the loss of Adriano Grosoli, the "king" of traditional balsamic vinegar.
Italian Wine and Texas BBQ seminar (Sold Out)
Italian Wine-Texas BBQ SEMINAR
Join us Thurs. 7/14 for a reception at the Carter Museum in Ft. Worth: Whistler, Sargent, Venetian glass and Prosecco!
June 17-18: Mediterranean Aperitivo with Vermouth in Houston and Austin!
Marche ATIM and IACC sign historic agreement to launch new three-year partnership.
May, 30 - Fizz & Flair: A Prosecco Mixology Soirée
Meet the founders of GrapeIn, an innovative platform that helps winemakers sell directly to trade buyers.
Moscato d'Asti DOCG Master Class and Lunch, June 16 in Dallas.
Nana's Creole Italian Table: A new book on Sicilian cooking in New Orleans by IACC partner Liz Williams.
Pecorino Toscano, one of Italy’s greatest examples of “terroir”
Piazza Italia - A Culinary Extravaganza at the Texas Restaurant Association Show
Pinot Grigio delle Venezie seminar 1/26 (sold out).
Regione Calabria-IACC project delivers first U.S. sales as campaign’s third phase begins.
Register now: Sicilian Wines Master Class 10/17 Houston, 10/20 Dallas.
SAVE THE DATE: Sicilian Wines Master Class Houston 10/17 and Dallas 10/20.
Schedule of Events for Taste of Italy Houston™
Simply Italian Great Wines - Prosecco seminar (Sold out) with Federdoc and Italian wine educator Jeremy Parzen at Taste of Italy, Feb. 26.
Sold-out Calabria seminar wows attendees with a wide spectrum of flavors.
Standing room only for Texas BBQ and Italian wine, a new Houston tradition.
State of the Italian Wine Trade WEBINAR with Brian Larky and Jeremy Parzen 3/17
Taste Calabrian olive oil featuring Tenuta Pantano, October 27 at Eataly Dallas.
Taste of Italy 2019 and “Best Sommelier in Houston” videos are here!
Taste of Italy 2020 dates announced (Houston, New Orleans, Los Angeles)!
TASTE OF ITALY 2020: Digital Hybrid Italian Food and Wine Trade Show
Taste of Italy Dallas (Oct. 27): Buyer and media registration NOW OPEN!
Taste of Italy DALLAS October 27. Register by August 30.
Taste of Italy Dallas seminar Nov. 9: "Wines fit for a Pope" with wine writer Jeremy Parzen.
Taste of Italy Dallas will be held at Eataly (Dallas), October 8, 2024.
Taste of Italy El Paso 10/12: Register now!
Taste of Italy El Paso will be held Thursday, October 10, at Anson 11
Taste of Italy exhibitor EARLY BIRD registration is fully refundable in case of travel restrictions!
Taste of Italy Houston (February 26) buyers registration now open!
Taste of Italy Houston 2023 THE VIDEO is here!
Taste of Italy Houston 2025
Houston, Texas
Taste of Italy Houston and Vancouver in 2025
Taste of Italy Houston, the largest trade fair devoted exclusively to Italian food and wine, March 6, complete schedule.
Taste of Italy Houston™ and Vancouver dates announced!
Taste of Italy in Dallas, the fastest growing city in the U.S. and home to one of the world's leading luxury dining scenes.
Taste of Italy remembers Francesco Tiralongo, leading manager for top Italian wineries and inspiration for Taste of Italy.
Taste of Italy to include international food and wine for first time ever.
Taste of Italy Vancouver in the news!
Taste of Italy Virtual Trade fair 2021: March 15-19 (dates announced)
Taste of Italy's first event in El Paso, October 12!
Taste of Italy, the biggest Italian trade show in the U.S. scheduled for March 2022!
Texas BBQ and Italian Wine seminar, always a sold-out favorite at Taste of Italy.
Thank you for a great Taste of Italy Dallas 2023!
Thank you to everyone who made Taste of Italy 2023 such a memorable event!
Thank you to Taste of Italy El Paso attendees and exhibitors!
Thanks for your support in making Taste of Italy 2021 a success. Here are the numbers.
The biggest and best Taste of Italy to date! Now in its 10th year!
The Houston Sommelier Competition returns! Winners to be announced at Taste of Italy 2022.
Two seminars not to miss at Taste of Italy El Paso 10/10, led by leading food and beverage experts.
USDA greenlights an expanded array of pork products that can be imported to the U.S. from Tuscany and Umbria.
Villa Sandi Houston Sommelier Competition now open to all active sommeliers.
Webinar Series: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-Pandemic Era
When's the last time you tasted wines from Uruguay? Taste of Italy hosts international winemakers for the first time.
Wine tastings Nov. 29-30 in Houston: Taste Sicily, Abruzzo, and Calabria with wine writer Jeremy Parzen.
Wine writer and food and wine historian Jeremy Parzen leads tastings of Umbrian and Lombard wines at Taste of Italy Dallas 10/8.
Wines fit for a Pope! An exclusive tasting of Roman (Latium) wines October 10 at Vinology.