High-Visibility Showcase: Be featured as a thought leader at a flagship Italian wine & spirits platform

Direct Access to Key Buyers: Meet importers, distributors, restaurateurs, and retailers

Prestige Positioning: Align with a movement celebrating leadership and excellence

Targeted Media Exposure: Visibility through leading trade and media outlets

Storytelling Opportunities: Share your brand story through talks, tasting, and visual displays

Strategic Networking: Build relationships across the three-tier system

Nonprofit & Thought Leadership Alignment: Opportunities to connect with equity-focused partners

Event Legacy & Momentum: Join an established network of past participants

Apply to participate

Prestige Positioning: Align with a movement celebrating leadership and excellence

Targeted Media Exposure: Visibility through leading trade and media outlets

Storytelling Opportunities: Share your brand story through talks, roundtable discussion, and visual displays

Strategic Networking: Build relationships across the three-tier system

Nonprofit & Thought Leadership Alignment: Opportunities to connect with equity-focused partners

Event Legacy & Momentum: Join an established network of past participants

Apply as Speaker

Prestige Positioning: Align with a movement celebrating leadership and excellence

Targeted Media Exposure: Visibility through leading trade and media outlets

Strategic Networking: Build relationships across the three-tier system

Event Legacy & Momentum: Join an established network of past participants

Sponsor/Partner

Prestige Positioning: Align with a movement celebrating leadership and excellence

Strategic Networking: Build relationships across the three-tier system

Nonprofit & Thought Leadership Alignment: Opportunities to connect with equity-focused partners

Event Legacy & Momentum: Join an established network of past participants

Press & Media

Prestige Positioning: Align with a movement celebrating leadership and excellence

Strategic Networking: Build relationships across the three-tier system

Nonprofit & Thought Leadership Alignment: Opportunities to connect with equity-focused partners

Event Legacy & Momentum: Join an established network of past participants

Participate

Women in Wine & Spirits celebrates the innovators redefining Italy’s wine and spirits heritage while fostering cross-border collaboration and growth. The event brings together women producers, buyers, media, and hospitality leaders for curated tastings, meaningful conversations, and opportunities to connect.

Our goal is to create a space that highlights leadership and share visions within the global wine and spirits community.

Women raising glasses during a Women in Wine & Spirits event.
Curated roundtable
discussion
Guided tasting led by
women producers
Networking opportunities
500 women attendees
over the past 3 years
18 women producers
Marilisa Allegrini, Micaela Pallini, Nadia Zenato, Chiara Lungarotti, Marina Cvetic, Roberta Bricolo, Alicia Lini, Giovanna Caponi, Filomena Iacobucci, Chiara Abbona, Francesca Paladin, Maria Faretra, Natalie Oliveros, Annamaria Sorricchio di Valforte, Elena Fucci and Chiara Soldati
Marilisa Allegrini, Micaela Pallini, Nadia Zenato, Chiara Lungarotti, Marina Cvetic, Roberta Bricolo, Alicia Lini, Giovanna Caponi, Filomena Iacobucci, Chiara Abbona, Francesca Paladin, Maria Faretra, Natalie Oliveros, Annamaria Sorricchio di Valforte, Elena Fucci and Chiara Soldati

Building on Chicago’s success, Women in Wine & Spirits is expanding to create a global network of ambassadors and cross-market opportunities for Italian women producers.

Explore 2026 Dates & Cities

London
April 26–27
Supportive associations:
We are honored to be supported by Women in Wine LDN, a London-based not-for-profit network supporting women and marginalised genders working in the UK wine industry. Founded in 2015, it has grown to over 1,200 members from across the wine trade and aims to connect professionals from all backgrounds and at every career stage.

The organisation brings its community together through in-person events and dedicated LinkedIn and WhatsApp groups, creating opportunities to connect and share experiences. Guided by values of intersectionality, inclusivity, warmth, and humour, Women in Wine LDN advocates for a more inclusive and equitable wine sector in the UK.
Ho Chi Minh
June 25–26
Mexico City
November

WIWS proudly Supports Non-Profit Initiatives

At the 2025 edition, we proudly supported Zenato Academy | Photography, wine and visual culture, a cultural initiative founded by the Zenato family in Peschiera del Garda, Italy. The Academy connects wine, art, and visual storytelling through photography, engaging young international artists via residencies, exhibitions, and collaborations. Each year, selected students work with Zenato to create original projects that interpret wine culture from fresh artistic perspectives fostering cultural exchange, creative growth, and a shared vision of creativity and heritage.
The 2025 edition also supported Life in Rosé, a social initiative launched in 2018 by Bosco del Merlo. The project combines wine with community impact by promoting breast cancer prevention, healthy lifestyles, and awareness, supporting LILT (Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori) through donations from the sales of Prosecco Rosé DOC and Pinot Grigio Rosé DOC. Beyond fundraising, Life in Rosé also supports wellness events, sports activities, and public campaigns focused on early detection, healthy living, and solidarity with women and families affected by cancer.
Past Editions

2025

Chicago

October 5

The 2025 Women in wine & Spirits featured a curated roundtable, guided tasting, and networking brunch for over 100 women at RPM Events. After three Chicago editions, our event has become a signature gathering for international buyers, media, and Italian producers.

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2024

Chicago

October 20

The Women in Wine & Spirits 2024 brought together an inspiring community of industry professionals at Millennium Hall in Chicago for an evening dedicated to spotlighting women producers in wine and spirits. Through curated tastings, the event highlighted exceptional craftsmanship, quality, and the diverse voices shaping the industry.

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What they say
about us

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With additional presence of Full Pour Magazine, Corriere della Sera and more.