Tag: Wine tasting

• Beautiful Boutique Vineyard

  

  Discovering more Puglian vineyards. It was with much anticipation and elation after such a long time in lockdown, and living under strict government enforcement rules that limited our freedom, that we’re now finally able to breathe again, to live again and to experience new things again. So, one of the first things I wanted to […]

  Valerie Knott

  01/06/2022

  Food and Wine, Tours

  Puglia, puglian food, Puglian Pleasures, Puglian Pleasures Tours, Puglian Wines, Salento, Salento Wines, things to do in Puglia, Tours in Puglia, Vineyards, Wine tasting, Wine tours, Wineries

• We’re Back!

  

  Our lives have been put on hold for over 2 years, but now it’s time to take back control, time to live, to laugh and to create new memories. We’re relaunching our Pulgian Pleasures wines tours and this year we want to offer you more! New intriguing wineries, with interesting stories to tell, with like […]

  Valerie Knott

  25/05/2022

  Tours

  Activities, coming soon, food, Guided tours in English, Italian Culture, Puglia, Puglian Pleasures, Puglian Wines, Relauch, things to do in Puglia, wine, Wine tasting, Wine tours, Wineries

• Not your average ‘Wine Tour’

  

    What do you look for when visiting a foreign country? Do you want to get to know the local culture? Sample the local food? Taste the local wine? And meet local people who are passionate about all of the above? Then why not join us on our Puglian Pleasures, ‘Food, wine & cultural experience’? […]

  Valerie Knott

  06/05/2018

  Culture and Traditions, Events, Food and Wine, Tours

  Award winning Wines, blogging, Cultural, Culture, family run business, Food and drinks, home cooked lunch, pasta making, pasta making with mamma, Puglia, Puglian Pleasuress, Puglian wine tasting, Puglian wine tours, traditional lunch in Puglia, Vineyard, Vineyard Tours, What to do in Puglia, wine events, Wine tasting

• Puglian Pleasures Wine Experience: The start of the summer season with delightful guests from the UK

  

  Summer has arrived in Puglia and as things start to hot up here, the tourists begin to arrive. They come here for a new Italian experience, to get away from the overcrowded tourist areas of Northern Italy and to discover the many charms that Puglia has managed to keep a secret, well, up until now! […]

  Valerie Knott

  17/06/2017

  Culture and Traditions, Food and Wine, Tours

  Holidays, holidays in italy, holidays in puglia, La pruina, Nigro wine estate, pasta demonstration, pasta making, pasta making with mamma, Primitivo di Manduria, Puglian wine tours, Puglian Wines, Salento, Tours in Puglia, Unique Tours, Vineyard Tours, wine, wine events, Wine lovers, Wine pairing, Wine tasting, Wine tours

• Friends, food and wine…….. What’s not to like!

  Come and join us for an evening of fun with friends, whilst sampling the award winning wines from La Pruina at the very stylish bar in the historic centre of Ostuni; Evò! 30th November at 9 pm. Contact Puglian Pleasures for more information or to reserve your place! Hope to see you there!  

  Valerie Knott

  23/11/2016

  Events, Food and Wine

  Best kept secret in Puglia, Degustazione, Evò bar, events, food and wine, Holiday, la pruina wine, Ostuni, Puglia, Puglian Pleasures Events!, things to do in Puglia, Vacanze, White city of Ostuni, Wine pairing, Wine tasting

• What’s Happening in May 2016

  Here’s a few dates for your social calendar! 8th May Ostuni Street Music Festival Location: Ostuni Piazza & Centro Storico Time: 15:30-22:00 Price: Free! For more information, check out their Facebook page. 8th-12th May October Beer Festival in Spring! Plus live music. Location: Macondo, Ostuni. Time: 21:30 Price: Depends on how many beers your have! For […]

  Valerie Knott

  08/05/2016

  Culture and Traditions, Events

  Brindisi, Cortili Aperti, Culture, events, Events in Puglia, Italian Culture, Italy, Lecce, live music, music, Music Festivals, Open Courtyards, Ostuni, Puglia, Puglian Pleasures, Salento, wine, wine festival, Wine tasting

• Vinitaly 2016

  

  Having friends in the wine business has many advantages, not least the opportunity to buy exceptional wine at cost, but it also opens up many other doors to exceptional experiences. Vinitaly was one such experience, that I will not forget in a long time! This annual event which takes place in Verona, Northern Italy, celebrated […]

  Valerie Knott

  18/04/2016

  Events, Food and Wine

  Artesian, Artigianale, Beer, Botrugno, Castello Monaci, events, Expo, Feudo di Santa Croce, Food and wine event, International wines, Italia, Italy, La Locanda di Nonna Mena, Menhir Salento, Pizzica, Primitivo di Manduria co-operative, Puglia, slow food, Tenute Rubino, Tinazzi, Veneto, Verona, Vinitaly, wine, Wine exhibition, Wine tasting, Wineries

• Relex and Unwind: Wine and Food Pairing

  

  Puglian Pleasures are pleased to announce their latest wine tasting event at Spirito di Vino in San Vito Dei Normanni, featuring award winning wines from Schiena Vini, paired with local cuisine. Presented by Sommelier Giuseppe Lo Vecchio. Hope you can join us this Saturday!

  Valerie Knott

  21/10/2015

  Events, Food and Wine

  Award winning Wines, enogastronomia, Italian food, Italy, Puglia, puglian food, Puglian Pleasures, Puglian Wines, Pugliese Cuisine, San Vito Dei Normanni, Schiena vini, sommelier, Spirito di vino, wine, Wine tasting

• Vino and Vespas!

  

  Last weekend in Puglia it was ‘Cantine Aperte’ where many of the wineries (Cantine) opened their doors to the public, to showcase their wines. So we thought it would be fun to incorporate this into our tour and have an extra special event; ‘Vino and Vespas’. Sadly I don’t have a Vespa, but I still […]

  Valerie Knott

  06/06/2015

  Culture and Traditions, Events, Food and Wine, Tours

  Award winning Wines, Cantine, Cantine Aperte, Consorzio Produttori Vini Cantina, events, food, Italian Culture, Italy, Manduria, Masseria Altemura, Oria, Pizzica, Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Puglian Wines, rosato, Rosè, Salento, Southern Italy, Tours, Traditional Food, Vespa, vespa club, wine, Wine tasting, Wine tours

• Negroamaro Wine Festival Brindisi: 05-09 June 2015

  Year on year, the Negroamaro wine festival surpasses the previous year, and this year is no exception! It’s certainly my favourite event of the year! Set over 20,000sqm in the historic City of Brindisi, the streets are lined with wine tasting stations, street food and various live music and dancing. As you meander through the […]

  Valerie Knott

  18/05/2015

  Events, Food and Wine

  Brindisi, Dancing, Events in Puglia, Festivals, Italy, live music, Negroamaro Wine Festival, Salento, Salento Wines, Visit puglia, Wine Festival Brindisi, Wine lovers, Wine tasting, Wineonmytime