Dream Italia is heading off to Italy to conduct it's autumn tours! We will be back with loads of stories and photos for you to enjoy. In the meantime, come visit us at our autumn events in Denver listed below, where our Dream Italia staff will be happy to talk with you about upcoming tours for 2007. Ciao!

Enter to Win Dream Italia Trip in 2007
We are at it again! We have recently teamed up with Prospect Place Lofts to offer you the chance to win a 2007 Dream Italia tour. This is a land package including 7 nights of accommodations, guided tours, group transportation and 2 meals per day, airfare not included, valued at approximately $3,000. Please see the complete contest rules. Contest Details.

Party, Party, Party ! - Wednesday nights, September 13, 20, 27 from 5:30-8:00 pm, tickets are $25.00 and 100% benefit KUVO. To inaugurate the new contest and introduce Prospect Place, an Italian themed urban neighborhood, we will be throwing an Italian Party in a luxury loft overlooking the Denver skyline at night. Prospect Place is located in LoDo next to the Flour Mill Lofts, where Italians first settled over 120 years ago.

100% of the proceeds from the event benefits jazz89 KUVO - come down and meet On-Air Host Wynton Parker - ladies, trust me, he matches that mellow, sexy voice! Each guest will receive a goodie bag and Dream Italia, Prospect Place Lofts, Jazz89 KUVO, Balistreri Vineyards, ColoradoBiz Magazine, and Il Posto will have a little treat for you inside. Prizes and gifts will be given from the following sponsors: Barilla Pasta, Chipotle, Sambuca, Tryst, and Oxford Club Spa. There will be wine and Italian food and you get to preview the legendary Dana Crawford's latest urban loft development at Prospect Place, which takes its inspiration from the Italian piazza way of life! If you have any friends who are looking for LoDo loft living centered around a piazza with cafes and boutique shops, here's where to bring them!

This fun, jazzy party is to raise much needed funding for jazz89 KUVO, while you enjoy wine, appetizers and jazz music. Space is limited, so register today to secure your spot. For Tickets & Directions.

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Come see us at the Dream Italia booth at Festival Italiano at Belmar! Balistreri Vineyards and Dream Italia are organizing a Children's Grape Stomp at the Children's Tent. September 23-September 24, 2006

The festival will feature 75 of the finest Italian artisan food, wine and product vendors from the area who will sell ceramics, gelato, sausage, baked goods, pasta, flowers, herbs, sculpture, antique maps, produce, pizza and much more. Gli Sbandieratori - flag throwers from Florence, Italy will provide authentic Italian entertainment. There also will be a wine garden and wine lectures for adults, chef demonstrations, a red-sauce cook-off, Italian lessons and bocce ball tournaments. Activities for children include an hourly story time and Mozart & Company. This is a fast-paced, funny introduction to the world of opera, where children join Central City Opera performers on stage as characters in operas by Mozart and others. Century Theatres will present a free screening of the Italian film classics, Godfather I (noon) and II (3:20 pm), La Dolce Vita (12:15pm) and Big Night (3:30 pm) both days.

Tickets: Free Admission
Dates: September 23 - September 24, 2006
Times: Saturday and Sunday 10:00am - 7:00pm
Location: Belmar 405 South Teller Street Lakewood, CO 80226
More Info: Festival Activities

Date: Sunday, October 8, 2006
Time: Noon to 6:00pm
Location: Balistreri Vineyards, 1946 E 66th Ave, Denver, Colorado
Tickets: $45.00 per person/advance purchase, $55 per person at the gate. Tickets are non-refundable.

Harvest Party Tickets include:

• Free Wine Tasting with the Current and New Balistreri Wine Releases
• Visit with Winemaker John Balistreri
• Receive a Commemorative Wine Glass
• Enjoy a variety of Hors d'Oeuvres, Wood Fired Pizza, Pig Roast, Appetizers and Desserts
• Purchase wine by the glass, bottle and case
• Register to win Wine Gift Baskets
• Live Music
• Children's Grape Stomping at 2:00pm

Further event information, visit the Balistreri Vineyards events page.