Day One. MasterClass and Tours of South Moravia

Ambassador Anita Grmelová welcomed the MasterClass participants - sommeliers, writers, and wine importers. She introduced aims of the project, emphasized the quality of Czech and Moravian wines and expressed her believe that they will find, or have already found, their way to Swedish customers. Dagmar Fialová, sommelier and marketing director of the National Wine Centre, let the following MasterClass. Meanwhile, Lucie Vallin, Director of CzechTourism, and the travel writer Lina Skandevall, presented South Moravia and its 1,200 km of wine trails and cultural heritage to the professional travellers.

A joint reception followed, with presentations by representatives of the winemakers present, a verbuňk dance performed by the Brno ballet dancer Adam Baštář, a tasting of local specialities prepared by chef Otto Vašák and a presentation of glasses and jugs from the Květná 1794 glassworks.

Day Two. MasterClass for Members of the Renowned Wine Club Munskänkarna

In cooperation with club member Tomáš Vaněček, another MasterClass by Dagmar Fialová took place at the Embassy for members of the Munskänkarna Club. The Deputy Ambassador Jaromír Vejrych welcomed the participants, highlighted the quality of Czech and Moravian wines and, at the request of Munskänkarna members, presented the history of the Embassy. The MasterClass was followed by a reception and a presentation of the winemakers. The reception also included a presentation of glasses and jugs from the Květná 1794 glassworks.

Day Three. Participation in the Wine Table Fair.

The Wine Table Fair was a unique opportunity to present the Czech and Moravian wines to importers and wine lovers from Stockholm and other parts of Sweden.

The tribute goes to these wineries: Vinařství Fabig, Vinařství J. Stávek, Vinařství SONBERK, Vinařství Špalek, Vinařství Plenér, Vinné sklepy Kutná Hora, Vinařství Krásná Hora, Vinařství Válka, Vinařství Oulehla, Vinařství Mikrosvín Mikulov, Vinařství Obelisk, Vinařství Gala a zejména Vinařství Volařík, Zámecké vinařství Bzenec a Vinařství THAYA!

 

The project was implemented with the financial support of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic and CzechTourism.

 

Mgr. Jaromír Vejrych, Deputy Ambassador and Economic Diplomat