Wine Week ahead of the Kiev Food & Wine Festival 2016
On the eve of the Kiev wine festival: sea and wine, which will be held May 28-29 on the South Coast of Kiev, a wine week will be held in the city. From May 23 to 27, lectures from Ukrainian winemakers and sommeliers dedicated to wine and wine culture will be held in a number of wine bars, restaurants and coffee houses.
PROGRAM IN KIEV:
Date: May 23
Time: 19:00
Location: Vian Wine Bar
Lecture on wine bars: one warrior in the field or why a niche has every chance to defeat the mass market
Speaker: Tatyana Vyshinskaya - co-owner of the Vian wine bar, accessory designer, former PR manager of the Avalon entertainment complex, the Kronverk Cinema chain of cinemas.
Login: FREE
Date: May 24
Time: 19:00
Location: RONIN Restaurant
Tasting: wines - business cards of the New World (Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand).
Sommelier: Oleg Kravchenko - the best sommelier of Ukraine in 2011, chef sommelier of the Dima Borisov Restaurant Family, sommelier of the Ronin restaurant. During the tasting, we will talk about the history of winemaking in the countries of the New World, get acquainted with the varieties, the counter are vivid representatives and pride of each country. 5 countries - 5 wines.
Cost: 250 UAH.
Date: May 26
Time: 19:00
Location: Karkas Restaurant
Tasting: Wine and food: incredible combinations.
How exactly does the perception of wine change depending on which of the five main tastes is present in food? How can one and the same dish be “pumped” by changing it and adding colors to it in the form of various sauces and snacks? All answers on this tasting.
Presenters: Yuriy Priemsky - one of the best chefs in Ukraine, owner and chef of the author's restaurant "Karkas", chef of the restaurant "Odessa".
Evgenia Nikolaychuk is the author of the Winespiration project, the teacher of the WSET Level 1 and Level 2 program at Ukrainian Wine & Spirit School, the author of publications in specialized publications.
Cost: 300 UAH.
Date: May 26
Time: 19:00
Wine Kayak: Bread, Wine and Kayak
We suggest kayaking to the island in order to drink wine, toast bread and celebrate the evening of May 26 :)
Format: everything is simple, everyone takes with them a choice:
- a bottle of wine
- bread and / or sausages
- coal and kindle
From our side there will be glasses, a box of wine, a photographer and a good mood
Route: from Hydropark to about. Small.
Cost: 150 UAH.
Date: May 27
Time: 19:00
Location: Restaurant Villa Riviera
Tasting: European Classics
- Soave Classiko (Cantina di negrar, Veneto, Italy)
- Pinot Grigio "Collezione" (Sensi, Veneto, Italy)
- Chablis (Domain du Colombier, Bourgogne, France)
- Rose de Liore Les Domaniales (Pierre Chainier Val de Loire, France)
- Chenin Blanc Sauvegnon Blanc "Reserva" Namaqua SA
Lavino Tinto Rose (Italy)
Cost: 300 UAH.
Date: May 27
Time: 19:00
Location: FREUD HOUSE cafe art club
Lecture theme: Wine tourism of Transcarpathia
1. Winemaking in Transcarpathia - what are the development prospects. The revival of the grape terroir.
2. What you need to try. Local gastronomy.
3. Summer is the rose season! Combine incompatible!
Speaker: Toichkina Olga - works at COTNAR, is now engaged in the development of the Transcarpathian wine region, gastro-wine tourism in the Transcarpathian region, conducting tastings and excursions.
Cost: 50 UAH.
On May 23 and 24, ONE LOVE coffee will determine the best Ukrainian wine. The organizers of the festival will select a number of Ukrainian wines available on open sale, which they will present in a blind tasting to a jury. The jury will consist of two compositions. The first part is the average Ukrainians. The second jury will consist of wine experts - winemakers and sommeliers. After a blind tasting, where the jury does not know which wine they are tasting, the best Ukrainian wine will be determined by the number of points set for each sample.
COST: FREE