ITER VITIS Les Chemins de La Vigne en Europe

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ITER VITIS Les Chemins de La Vigne en Europe

Iter Vitis is one of the 38 cultural routes of the Council of Europe which unite in a “global route” the signs of the european wine and vine history

A traveller who travels across Europe from east to west, could follow an ideal route which from Georgia will lead him till Picho in the Azores. During this travel he would recognize in the wine landscapes the expression of the cultural identity of Europe. Iter Vitis – Le chemins de la vigne (one of the 32 cultural routes of the Council of Europe) is the fil rouge, which unites different destinations and that goes beyond geography. It inspires the soul by discovering different places in every season. It gives the possibility to travel along ancient vineyards, beautiful landscapes, ancient villages, monuments and wine territories. European vineyards, whenever they are, witness a landscapes richness, which deserves a visit. Vineyards in Gaillac or Banyuls in France, terracings in Costiera Amalfitana or in Cinque Terre, ancient varieties of vine in Melissa and in the Belice Valley in Italy, the charme of the vines in the Aegean Islands in Greece, wine territories in the Eastern side of Europe, from Slovenia till Montenegro or from Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Armenia, Azerbaijan till Spain and Portugal. The animus of Iter Vitis is the will to unite in a “global route” the signs of this extraordinary heritage, made from vines, vineyards and history of the European communities, choosing to give them a voice.

24/09/2026

Wine as European cultural heritage, seen through archaeology

The National Archaeological Museum (MAN) in Madrid hosted the day "Wine and Archaeology: the work of Iter Vitis, Cultural Route of the Council of Europe," organised under the presidency of Iter Vitis España held by the Diputación de Huelva.

The meeting looked at how wine was produced, preserved and transported in past eras, and at how the vine became part of daily life, customs and the relationships between peoples. Iter Vitis Europe president Emanuela Panke joined representatives of Spain's Ministry of Culture and the MAN, including director Isabel Izquierdo, with a talk by Ángel Palomino (Patrimonio Global) on archaeology and wine heritage.

Territories from across Iter Vitis Spain took part, including the Condado de Huelva, Ruta dels Riuraus, Galicia and Rioja Alta, along with initiatives preparing to join the route. The day also opened new ties with other Council of Europe Cultural Routes for future cooperation.

As Huelva's deputy José Carlos Roda noted, archaeology helps us understand how wine has accompanied Mediterranean societies for thousands of years, and cultural routes turn that knowledge into a way to bring heritage closer to citizens and create new opportunities for our territories.

The programme closed with a tasting of products from ADR La Rioja Oriental, the 5 Valles Olive Oil Cooperative and the Vico Winery Cooperative of Arnedo. 🍷🫒

🔗 https://www.democrata.es/en/agriculture-food/huelva-defends-in-the-national-archaeological-museum-the-wine-as-cultural-heritage-of-europe/

15/09/2026

🍇 Wine is culture. Wine is history. Wine is heritage.

Today Iter Vitis was at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional in Madrid for a special event dedicated to wine and archaeology — two worlds that have been connected for thousands of years.

From ancient vineyards and archaeological sites to Mediterranean trade routes, landscapes and traditions, wine offers us an extraordinary way to read the history of our territories and understand the cultural links that unite Europe and the Mediterranean. 🌍🍷

This is the mission of Iter Vitis: to connect the past with the present and turn our shared wine heritage into a living cultural experience.

A heartfelt thank you to the Ministerio de Cultura de España, Sergio Ortega, the Museo Arqueológico Nacional, and especially our Iter Vitis Spain team for making this day possible.

Special thanks to Àngel Palomino for his inspiring contribution and to ADR Rioja for completing the experience with the flavours of the territory — wonderful wines and local delicacies. 🍷✨

Because every vineyard has a story. And every glass can take us on a journey through history

10/09/2026

🍇🏛️ Wine and Archaeology: The Work of Iter Vitis

On Tuesday, September 15, the National Archaeological Museum (MAN) in Madrid hosts a session dedicated to Iter Vitis, the route connecting wine-growing landscapes, traditions, and heritage across Europe and the Mediterranean.

📍 Auditorium, MAN
🕙 10:00 AM
🎟️ Free admission, subject to capacity

A unique opportunity to discover how archaeology and winemaking come together to preserve thousands of years of history — from the earliest vines to the wine routes we still travel today.

See you there! 🍇

https://www.man.es/man/actividades/congresos-y-reuniones/20260915-iter-vitis.html

07/09/2026

On 3 September, we had the pleasure of joining Café Europa in Faenza, a valuable opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with colleagues from across the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe.

A warm thank you to the European Route of Ceramics for the invitation and to all our colleagues for such a positive and constructive exchange.

For Iter Vitis, dialogue among Cultural Routes is essential: sharing experiences, challenges and good practices helps us strengthen our networks, explore new opportunities for cooperation and build meaningful connections between Europe’s cultural heritage, territories and communities.

We look forward to continuing this dialogue and turning these exchanges into new collaborations across Europe.

Benedetta Diamanti .isola Simona Tardi European Route of Ceramics , Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme

28/08/2026

🍇 ITER VITIS IN MADRID | WINE, ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

On September 15th, Iter Vitis – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe will be at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain (MAN), in Madrid, for a day dedicated to the age-old bond between the vine, wine, archaeology and European cultural heritage.

🏺🍷 Wine is not just a product: it is landscape, memory, exchange and culture. Through archaeological remains, ancient winemaking practices and the territories that still preserve this heritage today, we can reconstruct a history that connects peoples and cultures across Europe and the Mediterranean.

The meeting at the MAN will be a new opportunity to share experiences, research and good practices, and to show how wine heritage can become a contemporary tool for knowledge, cooperation and cultural development of territories.

📍 National Archaeological Museum, Madrid
📅 September 15, 2026
👉 More information and programme:
Archaeological Museum – Iter Vitis

https://www.man.es/man/actividades/congresos-y-reuniones/20260915-iter-vitis.html

24/08/2026

🍇 Iter Vitis is heading to Messinia! 🍇

We're proud to join the 4th Messinia Terroirs Wine Festival, taking place 28-29 August 2026 at Navarino Agora & W Costa Navarino, Greece!

On Saturday 29 August, our President Emanuela Panke joins the panel "From Vineyard to Culture: Connecting Places, People & Experiences", sharing how cultural routes like ours connect wine, heritage and community across Europe.

Two days of tastings, masterclasses, panels and culture celebrating one of Greece's most legendary winelands 🍷✨

📍 Navarino Agora & W Costa Navarino
📅 28-29 August 2026
🔗 https://www.cvf.gr/iconic_action/messinia-terroirs-wine-festival-2026/

https://itervitis.eu/messinia-terroirs-wine-festival-2026-28-29-august-2026-agora-w-costa-navarino-greece/

13/07/2026

It is a true privilege and honour for Iter Vitis – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe to be a partner of the Città del Vino International Wine Competition.

We strongly share the vision behind this competition: wine is not only a product of excellence, but also an expression of territory, cultural identity, local communities and traditions. A competition that recognises both wine and the places it comes from is therefore fully aligned with the values of the Iter Vitis network.

It was particularly moving to award the representatives of our member countries from Portugal, Spain, Azerbaijan and Israel, who travelled to Rome to receive their recognition at the Capitoline Hill on Saturday, 11 July.

This was also an important opportunity to celebrate the quality and diversity of the wines produced across the countries belonging to our network.

Every awarded wine tells a wider story: a story of landscapes, people, knowledge, heritage and communities. This is the essence of Iter Vitis and of our daily commitment to promoting wine culture as a driver of cultural dialogue, sustainable tourism and territorial development.

Our sincere thanks to Città del Vino for sharing this vision and for continuing to recognise the extraordinary value of wine territories in Italy and around the world.

08/07/2026

At Iter Vitis, we've always said the same thing: wine tourism only works when it's rooted in something real — a landscape, a story, a tradition passed down through generations. The Global Wine Tourism Report 2025 gave us the data to back that up. 🍇

Compiled by University with , the , the Great Wine Capitals Global Network and WineTourism.com, the study surveyed 1,310 wineries across 47 countries — and the findings read like a description of what our network has been building for years:
📖 Wine tourism is explicitly named as a driver of cultural and natural heritage preservation, not just economic growth
🧭 Visitors are actively seeking out authentic, local, culturally rooted experiences — not generic tastings
✨ Storytelling, education and cultural events are now central to how wineries innovate and compete
🤝 Tastings and cellar visits remain the strongest way to build a real connection between visitors and the people behind the wine

For a route built on the idea that a glass of wine carries a place's whole history, this isn't a trend to chase. It's confirmation that heritage-led wine tourism — the kind our member destinations have practised for years — is exactly where the sector is heading.

07/07/2026

🍷 Big opportunity for wine tourism innovators across our network.
UN Tourism has just launched the European Wine Tourism Innovation Challenge — an initiative proposed by France under UN Tourism's Agenda for Europe, open to startups, entrepreneurs, MSMEs, wine producers and Destination Management Organisations shaping the future of wine tourism.
The challenge is looking for ideas across three categories:
🌱 Smart solutions for sustainable wine tourism
✨ Creative & experiential wine tourism
♿ Accessibility — wine tourism experiences for everyone
If you're a producer, a destination, or a startup working on something that reimagines the vineyard visit, this is a European-level stage to be seen on.

📅 Applications close 1 September 2026.

🔗 Full details and how to apply: https://tinyurl.com/mm5w38he

Wine tourism isn't standing still — and neither is our network. Who in our Iter Vitis community is applying?

17/06/2026

🌿 Rome continues to rediscover its winemaking soul—while looking confidently to the future.

Today we celebrated another important milestone in the Roma Mater Vinorum project: the inauguration of the educational vineyard at the “Giuseppe Garibaldi” Agricultural Technical Institute, which officially joins the network of Rome’s urban vineyards.

But this project is much more than a new vineyard.

With the launch of the Roma Mater Vinorum Academy, the Garibaldi Institute becomes a European Centre of Excellence for Wine Education—a place where students, researchers, universities, and agricultural schools from across Europe can come together to learn, experiment, and shape the future of viticulture.

Thanks to the collaboration with the Politecnico di Torino, PlantZCare, and Citiculture, the vineyard will also serve as a living laboratory for smart agriculture, featuring sensors, digital monitoring systems, and innovative technologies for the sustainable management of vineyards.

As President of ITER VITIS – Les Chemins de la Vigne en Europe, and as a proud Roman, I am especially pleased that this project is taking shape in Rome, in the historic area known as Vigna Murata. Bringing vineyards back to this place means reconnecting with our historical roots and transforming cultural heritage into a tangible resource for educating new generations and addressing the challenges of the future.

The will become a European hub connecting schools, universities, research centres, and territories across the Iter Vitis network, fostering international mobility, applied research, innovation, and sustainability.

My heartfelt thanks go to Councillor Sabrina Alfonsi, Headmaster Andrea Pontarelli, Ernesto Di Renzo, President of the Scientific Committee, the students and teachers of the Garibaldi Institute, Alberto Capone, Attilio Ferraiolo, the Politecnico di Torino, PlantZCare, Citiculture, and everyone who is helping make Rome an international laboratory for urban viticulture, cultural heritage, and innovation.

Because the future of viticulture is built by bringing together history, science, culture, and young people.

Indirizzo

PALAZZO PANITTERI
Sambuca Di

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