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    Private Travel Advisory

    Travel Shaped by
    Taste and Trust

    A private travel advisory shaped by taste — Europe’s great wine regions, and far beyond.

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    We don't offer packages or itineraries from a catalogue. Each journey begins with a conversation — about what moves you, what you've been longing for, the kind of experience that stays with you long after you return.

    Every journey I design starts with listening. Not to what you want to see — but to what you want to feel when you come home.

    Anthony

    Our Approach

    How We Curate

    Access. We maintain relationships with winemakers, hoteliers, and private guides who don't advertise and don't work with the public. These are introductions, not reservations — earned over years of trust and shared standards.

    Discernment. Not every celebrated property deserves your time. We know which Michelin-starred kitchen is coasting on reputation and which unmarked trattoria will become the story you tell for years.

    Precision. The difference between a good trip and an extraordinary one lives in details most travelers never think to request — the room that catches morning light, the vineyard visit timed to avoid the crowds, the transfer driver who knows when silence is the better companion.

    Anthony Clemenza on an estate terrace above the vines at golden hour
    Your Advisor

    Anthony Clemenza

    I believe the best travel begins with taste — not just in wine, but in how you experience a place. The textures, the timing, the quiet moments that reveal a region's true character. That's what I design for.

    Introductory Sommelier, Court of Master Sommeliers · Independent Advisor, Fora Travel

    Why Book Through Velluto

    The Same Rate.
    Considerably More.

    Velluto is an independent advisory affiliated with Fora Travel, with access to Virtuoso’s preferred partnerships at the world’s finest hotels. In practice, that means booking through us costs exactly what booking direct would — and comes with considerably more.

    The same rate you would pay booking direct
    Daily breakfast for two
    A property credit — typically $100 in value
    Upgrade priority at check-in
    Early check-in and late check-out, when available
    VIP recognition from the moment you arrive

    At participating Virtuoso and preferred-partner properties. Amenities are provided by the property and subject to availability.

    Begin a Conversation

    Every journey starts with understanding what matters most to you.