Washington, D.C., kicked off the US Slow Wine Tour on March 18. As part of the Slow Food Movement, the Slow Wine Tour promotes wines listed in the guidebook published every year and includes a tasting event, seminars, and the opportunity to connect with producers featured in the 2024 guide from Italy and the United States.

Giancarlo Gariglio, editor-in-chief of the Italian Guide, tells Italianfood.net that the importance of the guide is to explain to wine lovers not only the brand but also how the wines are produced. “In our guide, we visit every year, every winery that we review in the guide, and we decided to put a lot of information about the way in which the producer grows their grapes, like the herbicides or chemicals,” says Gariglio.