Some of them – such as Villa Sandi, Bottega and Astoria – are already known here on the Croatian market, but most of the sparkling wines shown will be having their Croatian premiere. The organisers of the event are the Vinoljupci (Wine lovers) Association and the Italian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Italy and the Consortium for the Protection of the Name Prosecco DOC from Treviso.
The aim of this wine meeting is to strengthen existing and create new business links between Prosecco DOC producers and Croatian wine professionals, distributors, retailers and the HoReCa sector. Wine tasting is scheduled for both fair days from 12:00 to 18:00. In addition to the representatives of the profession, the top Prosecco DOC can be enjoyed by all lovers of sparkling wines, since the fair is open to the public.
The fair will begin with an expert lecture entitled “Prosecco DOC – the past, present and future”, which will be held by Andrea Perkov, General Director of THGK, and during which the director of the Consortium of Producers Prosecco DOC Mr. Luca Giavi will address the audience, there will also be four professional workshops led by the most famous Croatian wine blogger Nenad Trifunović Vinopija taking place.
On the first day of the fair, a gala dinner called “Prosecco & Diamonds” will be held. The main stars of this exclusive story will be, of course, the top quality sparkling wines present, and guests can expect an expert lecture on diamonds, as well as the opportunity to try on these precious pieces of jewellery, all of which will be taken care of one of the dinner’s partners – Zlatarna Rodić. Romerquelle water is also a partner of the fair.
One of the reasons for the appearance of Italian winemakers is that sparkling wines are becoming increasingly popular across Croatia, so there are more and more local winemakers who are beginning to produce their own sparkling wines.
Tickets are available through the Entrio system, and additional information about the fair can be found on Facebook (facebook.com/Vinoljupci).
Prepared by: Tomislav Radić
