Dalmatian Wine Icons is a prestigious wine event where Dalmatian winemakers present exclusively their best wines. It is a one-day promenade tasting that, due to its limited duration, winemakers from all parts of Dalmatia bring only one or a maximum of two labels, the ones they are most proud of, reports Turističke Priče.
Photo: Dalmatian Wine Icons
By presenting only special wines, the so-called cellar flagships, winemakers want to draw the attention of the public and the media to the exceptional concentration of quality that is more than evident in Dalmatia in recent years, and then to varietal and stylistic diversity and wine authenticity.
Namely, in Croatia, no region has the varietal and stylistic richness of Dalmatia, because the number of indigenous varieties in Dalmatia exceeds the total number of indigenous varieties of all other regions together, and confirmation of the highest quality of Dalmatian wines comes from renowned international competitions such as British Decanter. more of the brightest medals than any other region from this part of Europe.
Therefore, the manifestation of the Dalmatian wine icon is an exciting event of an exclusive character where visitors are given the opportunity to taste in one place the most important wines of Dalmatia, which dissolve them and which the wine authors tell them personally.
Promenade tasting will be held on October 23 at the area restaurants Campus of the University of Split, and the event will be opened from 12 to 19 h.
The day before the promenade tasting, on October 22, wine workshops will be held in the same space, led by renowned lecturers – Branimir Vukšić, Manuela Plohl, Kruno Filipović, Monika Prović, and Saša Špiranec.
Photo: Dalmatian Wine Icons
Workshop program
Friday, 10/22/2021
- 14: 00h Dalmatian rosé – Dalmatia is Croatian Provence; Branimir Vuksic
- 15:30 Aged white wines of Dalmatia of collector’s value; Monika Prović
- 17: 00h Small varieties with great potential – indigenous varieties with the authentic stamp of Dalmatia; Kruno Filipović
- 18:30 Plavac, babić and tribidrag / crljenak – three black locomotives; Saša Špiranec
Saturday, 10/23/2021
- 14: 00h Decanter laureates – wine tasting that won gold and platinum medals at the last DWWA competition; Manuela Plohl
The complete organization and protocols are harmonized with sanitary and epidemiological standards, to make visitors feel safe.
Croatian wines and grapes are among the best in the world, and you can find more information about them in Total Croatia’s Guide to Croatian Wine HERE.
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