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ProWein 2022: Same but Different

This year, one of the slogans of the world’s largest exhibition of wine and spirits was Same But Different, and ProWein fully confirmed this statement: the event’s immensity and grandeur which are usually associated with this meeting of the industry of professionals in viticulture, production, trade, and gastronomy have remained unchanged, but there were innovations and surprises, too: from the dates when events were conducted, to premieres and shows held during the exhibition. However, we are going to tell you about everything in the right order: as always, Drinks+ was in the heart of events, and we are ready to share these impressions with our readers.

The 30th Concours Mondial de Bruxelles will take place in Croatia

A tasting dedicated to red and white wines will take place on May 12-14, 2023 in the city of Poreč (Istria peninsula)

The magic seven of Nebbiolo Prima 2022: Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero are in the spotlight

This year, Albeisa Consortium brought to the winewalk the star wines of their regions – both premiere and retrospective vintages.

A Record Number of Wines Compete for the Balkans International Wine Competition Awards

More than 1,000 wines and 280 wineries copete for the awards at The Balkans International Wine Competition 2022 (BIWC). Its 11th edition brings together winemakers from Bulgaria, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Romania, Croatia, Albania, Slovenia, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Montenegro, and Ukraine.

Bordeaux harvest 2021: less wine, but of high quality!

Because of difficult weather conditions in the spring of 2021, the harvest in Bordeaux was 20% below the average for 10 years.

Wine Travel Awards Guide – ProWein Premier

The Wine Travel Awards Guide 2021-2022 will be presented for the first time at ProWein 2022.

Wine tasting of Wine Travel Awards’ nominees and partners at Bordeaux Wine Week

The Bordeaux Wine Week will take place for the first time in Bordeaux from 16 to 26 June. One of the event locations is the Cité du Vin. As part of this extraordinary wine festival, on June 22, there will be a wine tasting of nominees and partners of the Wine Travel Awards.

Two-day Italian Taste Summit at Lake Garda

From the 13th to 14th of April, Lake Garda again became a meeting point for wine professionals, buyers and wine writers from all over the world. Veronika Busel, Managing Partner at the Wine Travel Awards, joined this year’s Italian Taste Summit.

The XI Balkans International Wine Competition invites Ukrainian winemakers to take part in the competition free of charge

The Balkan International Wine Competition will take place from 1 to 3 June on the historic island of Salamis, Greece, under the auspices of the Municipality of Salamis. The Balkan Wine Festival will be held in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, from 16 to 18 June 2022.

2 million visitors were welcomed to the Cité du Vin!

On May 2, 2022, the Wine Travel Awards (WTA) nominee and the prize fund sponsor La Cité du Vin celebrated the symbolic mark of 2 million visitors since the opening in 2016 was crossed!