A Glass of Italy is brand news trade and press event, which aims to highlight Italian wines from a number of Italian wine regions on the Irish market. Participating wine regions will include Abruzzo, Campania, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Marche, Piemonte, Puglia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana, Umbria and Veneto. Participating wineries will feature some currently with representation on the Irish market as well as a number of Italian producers who are travelling to Ireland seeking representation.
A group of 14 regional producers will travel to Dublin for the first tasting of the 2026 Autumn Tasting seasons on Monday 31st August, 2026 in the Hilton Hotel, Charlemont Place Dublin D02 A893. They will be joined by 8 producers from consortium I Vini del Piemonte, so the event will highlight more than 20 Italian producers and a range of wine styles and regions.
Wine is still Ireland’s second most popular alcoholic beverage, according to the data, Italy retained its position as the 5th most popular country of origin with a 10.1% market share and sales amounting to 945,373 cases. (Drinks Ireland Market Report 2023)
Participating wineries include :-
Azienda Agricola Latium Morini (Veneto) www.latiummorini.it ;
Azienda Agricola Sciore (Campania) www.sciore.it ;
Cantine di Orgosolo (Sardegna) www.cantinediorgosolo.it ;
Carpineto (Toscana) www.carpineto.com ; Irish Rep: Mackenway Distributors
Corte Sermana (Veneto) www.cortesermana.it
Guido Berlucchi- Franciacorta (Lombardia) – Irish Rep. Eco Vintners Ltd www.berlucchi.it
La Corte (Piemonte) www.lacortefamigliasillano.com ;
Le Poie (Umbria) www.lepoie.it ;
Mack & Schuhle- Irish Rep: MacCormaic Vintners www.mus.it ;
Marramiero (Abruzzo) www.marramiero.it ;
Tenuta Pribus (Friuli Venezia Giulia) www.tenutapribus.it ;
The group of producers from the I Vini del Piemonte include:
Conterno Fantino - Irish Rep: JN Wine www.conternofantino.it;
De Simone Winery www.desimone.wine ;
La Collina di Dioniso www.fabiooberto.it ;
Orsi Azienda Agricola di Orsi Roberto Www.orsivini.com
Poderi Roset info@poderiroset.it
Tenuta Bricco San Giorgio www.vinilaiolo.com
Tenuta San Mauro www.tenutasanmauro.com
Virna Borgogno www.virnabarolo.com
The event is being co-organised by Italian company Enora and wine consultant Jean Smullen.
Trade & Press Only
Date: Monday 31st August, 2026
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Charlemont Place, Dublin D02 A893
Time: 13:00 – 14:00 Masterclass: A Trip Around Italy – Presented by John Wilson
14:00 – 17:30 A Glass of Italy – Trade & Press Event
Enquiries to: Jean Smullen e: jean@jeansmullen.com Mobile (086) 816 8468