At the Astor Center in New York tomorrow, February 26, a ‘walk around tasting’ will be held – a tasting of Croatian wines organized by the Croatian Chamber of Economy and the Ministry of Agriculture.
This year, 29 Croatian winemakers will be presented by the Association of Winemaking of the Croatian Chamber of Economy, with more than a hundred different labels. Before the tasting itself, at 11 a.m., a master class workshop will be held, led by The Wine Guys, Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen. They are among the most popular and recognized wine& gastro journalists and writers in NY, authors of several award-winning books on the subject, and they also write for one of the most renowned wine magazines, ‘Wine Enthusiast’. They will be joined by Saša Špiranec, Croatian enologist and president of the Marketing and Trade Fair Committee of the Association of Winemaking of the Croatian Chamber of Economy, and master sommelier Cliff Rames.
This year, almost all of the best Croatian wineries will be presented in New York: Badel 1862, Baković, Belje, Bibich, Bodren, Bolfan, Boškinac, Damjanić, Franc Arman, Gospoja, Grgić, Iločki Podrumi, Ivan Katunar, Korta Katarina, Kozlović, Krauthaker, Kutjevo, Matošević, Meneghetti, Mokalo, Nada, Pelješki Vinogradar, Roxanich, Šipun, Škegro, St Hills, Trapan, Vinoplod, and Zlatan Otok, as announced by the Croatian Chamber of Economy.
