The International Wine Academy of Roma opened in October 2002 in the prestigious setting of Il Palazzetto and is located on the ground floor. Roberto Wirth, owner of the Palazzetto and the famous Hotel Hassler, united his hospitality skills with his love for good wine, and with a group of friends established the International Wine Academy as a meeting place for wine lovers, similar to a club, of which he remains president.

The idea at the heart of the Academy stems from the same that animated the Academie du Vin, originally founded in Paris in 1973 by Steven Spurrier, who is one of the world’s best known wine writers and certainly one of the foremost experts of Bordeaux. He is currently the Vice President of the Wine Academy in Rome. Ian D’Agata, the Director of the International Wine Academy, is a well-know wine expert in Italy, with over twenty-five years experience in the world of wine and food.

The activities at the International Wine Academy of Roma revolve around wine and gastronomy. The Academy is the site of wine tasting courses, wine tours, (in Italian, English, and French), select wine tastings featuring the best producers from Italy and around the world, as well as “Meet the wine-maker” and “Great Chefs” dinners, in which a winemakers or chefs are invited to the evening and present their wines or culinary creations.

For more information:
International Wine Academy of Roma
Vicolo del Bottino, 8 - 00187 ROMA - Italy
Tel. +39 06 6990878 - Fax +39 06 6791385
www.wineacademyroma.com