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International Festival of Wine & Culinary Art

6th Zagreb International Festival of Wine & Culinary Art will be held on the 25th and 26th of November 2011 at the Regent Esplanade Zagreb. The Festival will officially be opened on Friday, November 25th from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 pm, while on Saturday, November 26th it will be opened from 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Here are informations about interesting workshops on wine and food, and contacts for reservations:

FRIDAY

Workshop name: Red Slavonia
Time: 15:30 - 16:30
Moderator: Marko Kovač, VinMedia
Guests: Slavonian vintners
Company: Association Graševina Croatica
Number of seats: 25
Description: Beside Graševina, the most widely spread variety in Croatia, Slavonia also has a great potential in red wine varieties. Five winemakers will present red wines that they believe prove that Slavonia can produce an exceptional red wine, too. Wines for the workshop will be selected at a blind tasting organised by Graševina Croatica association ahead of the festival.
Workshop wines: TBC
Workshop dishes: Pork bits, crispy kulen sticks and fried grapes
Price: 140 KN
Contact and reservations: Marko Kovač (marko@vinmedia.eu)

Workshop name: Charming Pomerol - Château Clinet
Time: 19:30 - 23:30
Moderators: Monique Montepini, Château Clinet; Marko Kovač, Label Grand
Company: Label Grand and Chateâu Clinet
Number of seats: 25
Description: For the first time in Croatia, one of the leading wineries with the Pomerol appellation comes from Bordeaux for an official tasting. Monique Monetepini, representing Château Clinet, will present the best vintages of the previous decade through her first, second and third wines. The winery will also present its plans for the presence in the Croatian market. After the tasting, there is a three-course dinner by The Regent Zagreb Hotel cook, Jeffrey J. Vella.
Wines of the evening:
Ronan 2009.
Fleur de Clinet 2009.
Chateau Clinet 2000. magnum (Wine Advocate 93, Wine Spectator 96)
Chateau Clinet 2005. (WA 93-95, WS 92-94, Jancis Robinson 17.5/20)
Chateau Clinet 2008. (WA 94 , WS 93, JR 17/20)

Dishes of the evening:
Fried scallops, fried chicken, tuna burger, foie gras waffle
Egg - poached in olive oil, carpaccio, porcino mousse, bottarga
Risotto - caciocavallo cheese, leek minestrone
Beef - slightly salted and smoked grilled beef fillet, crispy tail, caramelised carrot, chicken essence
Price: 720 KN
Contact and reservations: Marko Kovač (marko@labelgrand.com)

Workshop name: Pošipelj - Međimurje Wine road
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Workshop leader: Tomislav Radić
Number of seats: 30
Description: Pošipelj - Međimurje Wine Road
Contact and reservations: Tomislav Radić (t.radic@hrt.hr)

Workshop name: Kozlović - Vertical Tasting of Best Vintages
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Moderators: Saša Špiranec and Gianfranco Kozlović
Workshop leader: Saša Špiranec
Number of seats: 25
Description: Tasting of cult Kozlović labels from different vintages. Taste celebrated labels like Santa Lucia from 2001 to 2010, which has received some of the highest marks in the history of Croatian wines at competitions like International Wine Challenge or from the respected Wine Gang group.
Price: 100 KN
Contact and reservations: Ivana Suhadolnik, (suhadolnikivana@gmail.com) or 098 616 621

Workshop name: Undiscovered Dalmatia
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Moderator: Nenad Trifunović - Vinopija
Workshop leader: Nenad Trifunović - Vinopija
Company: Taste of Croatia
Number of seats: 25
Description: This is the story about less known indigenous sorts of wine which are not as promoted as Plavac Mali or Pošip but which are still full of character and are a curiosity for their balance of price and quality.
Price: 40 KN
Contact and reservations: Morana Zibar (info@tasteofcroatia.org)

SATURDAY 26.11.2011.

Workshop name: Ace in the hole - Château La Dominique
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Moderators: Yannick Evenou, Château La Dominique; Marko Kovač, Label Grand
Company: Label Grand and Château Clinet
Number of seats: 25
Description: Back to back with one of the greatest châteaus of Bordeaux, Cheval Blanc, Château La Dominque is one of the most respected Grand Cru Classé wineries of St. Emilion. Its charismatic head, Yannick Eveneou, will present the vertical of Château La Dominique, as well as present the future activities of the winery in the Croatian market.
Wines:
Château La Dominique 2008.
Château La Dominique 2007.
Château La Dominique 2006.
Château La Dominique 2001.

Workshop dishes: Fired scallops, fried chicken, tuna burger, foie gras waffle
Price: 200 KN
Contact and reservations: Marko Kovač (marko@labelgrand.com)

Workshop name: White Dalmatia
Time: 14:45 - 15:45
Moderator: Marko Kovač, VinMedia
Guests: Alen Bibić (Bibich), Ivo Duboković (Duboković), Marko Pavlak (Korta Katarina)
Number of seats: 25
Description: Obscured by Plavac Mali and, many would say, unfairly neglected, white varieties present a great unfulfilled potential and treasure of Dalmatia. Can varieties like Bogdanuša, Maraština and Pošip breathe a new wine life to Dalmatia?
Workshop dishes: Dalmatian prosciutto and cheese roulade, terrine, Pag cheese biscuits
Price: 140 KN
Contact and reservations: Marko Kovač (marko@vinmedia.eu)

Workshop name: Večernji List Awards
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Moderator: Silvano Gospodarić
Workshop leader: Silvije Šimac
Number of seats: 25
Description: Večernji List awards for the best wines in the Croatian market
Contact and reservations: Silvije Šimac (Silvije.Simac@vecernji.net)

 Workshop name: Istrian Cooking School at Stancija 1904
Time: 15:00 - 16:00
Workshop leader: Draženka Moll
Company: Stancija 1904
Number of seats: 30
Description: After the welcoming drink - biska, ruda, medenica - a presentation of olive oil produced by OPG Montižel, this year's Mediterranean champion, and OPG Vodnjan sheep cheese with black pepper and walnuts, accompanied by home made lavender bread and the tasting of OPG Štefanić Malvasia. The participants will have an opportunity to enjoy Istrian fuži with white truffles and taste OPG Sinković Teran. At the end, we will serve jams, cakes and fruit juices.
Contact and reservations: Draženka Moll (info@stancija.com)