First-Ever Wine Tourism Day in North America to take place May 11 at Domenico Winery

SAN CARLOS, Calif. - May 3, 2013 - PRLog -- San Carlos, California:  The first-ever Wine Tourism Day in North America will take place on Saturday, May 11th, 2013 with wineries, hotels, restaurants, and other businesses offering a variety of events to the public throughout North America.

Domenico Winery will be offering a special "Swirl, Sip, Savor & Swallow" 6 Wineries & Chocolate Fountain Tasting Event to mark this day locally.  Taste wines from these 6 great vintners, and indulge  in our Snack Pairing Stations:  "Salty & Sweet" to discover what wines pair well with salty snacks or sweet snacks. Domenico's "Famous Chocolate Fountain" will also be making an appearance for all to enjoy; a barrel tasting, wine sales and winery tour  will also be part of the day's activities.  

“There are now over 7500 wineries in 205 American Viticultural Areas, 38 authorized wine appellations in Canada, and another 40 appellations in Mexico”, says Allan Wright, president of Zephyr Adventures, the active wine tour company organizing Wine Tourism Day. “Most of these wine regions and many of these wineries are dependent on visitors who sleep in hotel beds, eat in restaurants, and buy wine from cellar doors. Wine tourism is very important to the success of many local economies and is a subject worth commemorating.”

Locally, Domenico Winery is offering this Event from 12:00 pm. - 5:00 pm at its location at 1697 Industrial Road, San Carlos, CA  94070. Admission is $15 for the General Public and $5 for Participating Wineries Wine Club Members.  Admission includes a Domenico logo wine glass souvenir. “Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Lets Party!'" - Robin Williams, "Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Lets drink more wine on Wine Tourism Day!'" - Dominick Chirichillo, Domenico Winery.

The idea for a Wine Tourism Day comes from Europe, where the European Day of Wine Tourism has been ongoing since 2009. Attendees of the 2012 Wine Tourism Conference, an annual gathering of the industry’s leaders, discussed bringing the concept to North America.

Wine Tourism Day is supported by a number of industry partners including LocalWineEvents.com, Touring and Tasting Marketing & Media, WineAmerica, the Wine Industry Network, the Wine Tourism Conference, and Zephyr Adventures, in addition to wine and tourism associations in wine regions throughout North America.

For more information and to find a list of events on Wine Tourism Day, please visit www.WineTourismDay.org. For more information on  "Swirl, Sip, Savor & Swallow", please visit www.domenicowinery.com.