Great Wine Capitals Annual Conference – International Wine Tourism Experience, Verona

International Jury

• 09.30 AM – 12:30 PM: International Best Of Jury Sala Giunta 2nd  Floor Verona Chamber of Commerce (Corso Porta Nuova, 96 Verona)

All Participants

• 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Buffet lunch at the Chamber of Commerce (Corso Porta Nuova, 96 Verona)

Executive Committee and Local Coordinator

• 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM: Transfer to the  Biblioteca Capitolare 

• 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm: Introductory tour of the Biblioteca Capitolare

• 2:45 pm - 5:15 pm: Executive Committee meeting

• 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm: Walking city tour from the Duomo to the Roman Theater, then by minibus to the Chamber of Commerce, passing by Castel San Pietro and Adige River for a city tour by bus

All Participants

• 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: (Option 1) City tour from the Chamber of Commerce to Castel San Pietro and back to the Chamber of Commerce with a guide

• 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM: (Option 2) City tour from the Chamber of Commerce to Castel San Pietro and back to the Chamber of Commerce with a guide

• 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM: (Option 3) City tour from the Chamber of Commerce to Castel San Pietro and back to the Chamber of Commerce with a guide

• 6.30 pm: Opening Ceremony at Verona Chamber of Commerce - Auditorium “Riccardo Borghero”

• Buffet dinner

• Return to hotels on your own

Executive Committee   -  Civic Tour

• 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Transfer from Verona  to Tronchetto in Venice

• 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM: Boat tour from Tronchetto to San Marco via the Grand Canal

• 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM: Walking tour to Palazzo Balbi

• 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Meeting with the Veneto Region

• 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch at Trattoria Dona Onesta

• 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM: Boat transfer to Tronchetto

• 2:20 PM - 3:30 PM: Transfer from Tronchetto to Pedrollo S.p.A.

• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Visit to Pedrollo

• 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Transfer from Pedrollo to Verona (hotels)

• 5:00 PM - 6:45 PM: Free time

GWC delegates
Verona Chamber of Commerce

• 09:30 – 12:30 pm GWC Working Groups sessions

  Activities and Partnership W G  Sala Artigianato Ground Floor

  Brand & Communications WG Sala Credito e Assicurazioni 4th Floor

  Membership Working Group Sala Mediazione 4th  Floor 

• 12:30 pm Buffet lunch “Sala delle Donne” Ground Floor

• 1:30 – 5:00 pm GWC Working Group sessions

All Delegates

• 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM: Transfer from the hotel to the port of Peschiera

• 7.30 pm: Boat transfer from Peschiera del Garda to Lazise, Garda Lake

• 8.30 pm: Welcome Dinner at Dogana Veneta in Lazise and Best of Wine Tourism Verona award ceremony

• 8.15 am - 7 pm: Technical visits to wineries

  • Garda Lake

  • The Valpolicella region and the Lessini mountain

  • Dogi’s Valley and East Verona
    Please check the programmes here

• Free Evening

Executive Committee

• 09:00 am – 12:00pm Executive Committee meeting at Verona Chamber of Commerce ( Sala Consiglio 2nd Floor)

• 2:30 – 1:30 pm Buffet Lunch Verona Chamber of Commerce

• 1:30 – 2:30pm ExCo meeting with Cornell Team representatives

• 2:30 – 3:30 pm Individual appointments with Cornell Team representatives

• 6:00 PM : Walking transfer from the hotel to Gran Guardia (Piazza Bra) 

• 6.15 pm Inauguration of the GWC Sign in Piazza Bra

• 6:30 PM: International wine tasting at Gran Guardia  

• 10:00 PM: Return to the hotel on your own

GWC delegates

• 12:30 pm Standing lunch Verona Chamber of Commerce 

• 2:00– 5:00 pm B2B meetings between delegates and international hosted buyers (optional).

• 6:00 PM : Transfer from the hotel to Gran Guardia (Piazza Bra)

• 6:30 PM: International wine tasting at Gran Guardia  

• 6:30 PM: International wine tasting at Gran Guardia  

• 10:00 PM: Return to the hotel on your own