Organizers
Speakers
VIOLANTE GARDINI CINELLI COLOMBINI
Violante Gardini Cinelli Colombini has an innate passion for wine and a strong inclination toward wine tourism. She has been the national president of the Movimento Turismo del Vino since June 17, 2024.
Born in Montalcino in 1984, Violante Gardini holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Florence. After completing the OIV Master’s program at the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, which took her to some of the world’s most renowned wine regions, she is now Export Manager in the commercial office of her family’s winery, named after her mother, Donatella Cinelli Colombini (founder of the Movimento Turismo del Vino and of the Cantine Aperte initiative). She works at the wineries Casato Prime Donne and Fattoria del Colle.
In 2008–2009 she served as President of the Tuscany Leo Clubs (the youth branch of Lions Clubs International). From 2013 to 2019 she was President of Movimento Turismo del Vino Toscana, and she was elected again to the same position in February 2023.
In 2022, together with her husband Enrico, she became the mother of Lorenzo. As president of Movimento Turismo del Vino, she represents the association in CESEO – Centro Studi Enoturistici e Oleoturistici, established in 2024 with LUMSA University. In 2025 she joined the board of the Consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino.
DARIO STEFÀNO
Dario Stefàno, originally from Otranto in the Salento area of Apulia, is a business manager and university lecturer in Tourism Management at LUMSA University in Rome. He served two consecutive terms as a Senator of the Italian Republic and previously as Regional Councillor for Agri-Food Resources of the Apulia Regional Government under President Nichi Vendola.
These experiences strengthened and renewed his passion for the world of wine and for the invaluable heritage of tradition, art, and culture that wine embodies—an interest that has also characterized his commitment within public institutions. Particularly noteworthy is his legislative initiative which, in 2018, finally provided a regulatory framework for wine tourism activities in Italy.
Over the years he has received numerous awards for his public commitment to this important sector, including: Benemerito della Vitivinicoltura Italiana – Medaglia Cangrande at Vinitaly in Verona in 2012; “Person of the Year” by Assoenologi at its 75th National Congress; “Man of the Year 2020” at the Food and Travel Awards; the “Vigna d’Argento Award 2021” for his outstanding contribution to the promotion of Italian wine; Honorary Sommelier of the Fondazione Italiana Sommelier; Honorary Member of Assoenologi; Ambassador of the Cities of Wine for Associazione Nazionale Città del Vino; Sommelier ad Honorem of the Associazione Italiana Sommelier in Milan (2011); and Honorary Member of O.N.A.V. – Organizzazione Nazionale Assaggiatori di Vino (2010).
Dario Stefàno was also co-founder of CESEO – Centro Studi Enoturistici e Oleoturistici, established in 2024 with LUMSA University, where he currently serves as President.
ANTONELLO MARUOTTI
Fabio Santini is Director of the Biotechnology Center at Khalifa University and Full Professor of Statistics at LUMSA University in Rome.
He has published 170 articles in international scientific journals, which have received more than 8,400 citations (Google Scholar), achieving an H-index of 41. Among these publications, 92 have had a strong international impact in the fields of multivariate, computational, and applied statistics, particularly in classification, machine learning, and the analysis of health, environmental, and socio-economic data.
He has been included in the list “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators” for the field of Statistics and Probability, which identifies the top 2% of researchers worldwide based on bibliometric and impact indicators.
He currently serves as a member of the Commission for the Quality Assurance of Statistical Information (COGIS) at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy.
He is also the Scientific Director of CESEO – Centro Studi Enoturistici e Oleoturistici. 📊🍷
official event
Enoturismo in Italia, il valore della prossimità Il viaggio verso le cantine: la vera sfida dell’enoturismo
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WARNING: IN ORDER TO ATTEND THIS TASTING, BEFORE BOOKING / BUYING THE TICKET, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ENTRY PASS FOR THE EXHIBITION VINITALY 2026 VALID FOR THE DAY IN WHICH THE TASTING TAKES PLACE.
The Movimento Turismo del Vino, chaired by Violante Gardini Cinelli Colombini, presents the results of a survey conducted in November 2025 among more than 300 member wineries across Italy. The analysis explores the reasons behind the relatively low presence of foreign tourists at Italian wineries. Fewer than 10% of the approximately 106 million international travelers who arrived in Italy in 2025 visited a winery—an interesting contrast with the strong global interest in food and wine experiences.
Within the wineries of the Movimento—considered a representative sample of Italy’s leading wine tourism offerings—the share of international visitors ranges between 35% and 40% of total guests, with higher percentages in Central and Southern Italy.
The study, conducted by Professor Antonello Maruotti for CESEO – Centro Studi Enoturistici e Oleoturistici at LUMSA University and chaired by Dario Stefàno, highlights the significant role played by practical conditions of access and their perception in the gap between the desire to experience a wine tourism activity and the actual opportunity to do so.