SLO //SALON SAUVIGNON 2022 // Art & Wine festival
Sauvignons and Cabernet Sauvignons // Master Class // Fine Food // Exhibitions Stories of Chairs and Wine and Art // Concert: Ditka
Dominican Monastery Ptuj // Saturday 7 May 2022 //13:00 - 20:00
On Saturday 7 May, the Salon Sauvignon 2022 International Festival returned to its old home: the charismatic Dominican Monastery of Ptuj.
Ptuj, a picturesque medieval town surrounded by vineyards, hosted it again in its eighth edition.
On Saturday 7 May, over sixty winemakers and other top exhibitors from Slovenia and the neighbouring region presented themselves in the Gothic cloisters of the Dominican Monastery in Ptuj. Visitors, over six hundred of them, could enjoy wines in the mile of the restored art historical monument and socialise in the south courtyard, where there was also a closing concert by the outstanding musical artist Ditka.
The organiser has once again included visual arts in the festival environment, this time with Stories of Chairs, created by Ptuj high school students under the mentorship of Dušan Fišer, an academic painter, and the photographic exhibition Wine and Art, created within the framework of the project of the same name, supported by European and Ministry of Culture funds.
The culinary event, prepared for both omnivores and vegans, was organised by Gostilna Ribič and Zavoda Na. The festival's gastronomy is sponsored by Perutnina Ptuj.
Salon Sauvignon, in cooperation with KGZ Slovenia - Zavod Ptuj, held the festival's expert evaluation for the fifth time before the main festival event on Wednesday 4 May. It was chaired by Andrej REBERNIŠEK, Director of KGZ Slovenia - Zavod Ptuj.
The two expert panels, which evaluated nearly 100 samples, were joined by Dr Klemen LISJAK, a world-class and internationally renowned expert on this very variety. Dr Lisjak was also the host of this year's Master Class, which pitted the best sauvignons and cabernet sauvignons of this year's judging against selected sauvignons from around the world. He was joined by Dr. Erich LEITNER, a renowned international wine expert from neighbouring Austria.
The title of champion went to Sauvignon 2021, Vina Bračko, which is also the champion in the dry wine category. The runner-up in the aged category is the Sauvignon premium from the barrel of Vina Leber 2019, dry. The champion in the Cabernet Sauvignon category is Cabernet Sauvignon Bagueri 2017, dry.
Both the festival judges and the Master Class participants enjoyed the wines from exquisite, handmade Armonia tasting glasses from Steklarna Rogaška.
The festival is sponsored by the Municipality of Ptuj. It is sponsored by the prestigious partners Mercator, Perutnina Ptuj, Messer Slovenija, Steklarna Rogaška, Vargas-Al Kidričevo, and Agro Zavarovalnica. The media sponsor is the media house Večer.
Salon Sauvignon 2023 will take place on Saturday 22 April 2023. The Master Class winner for the ninth edition of the festival will be Darrel Joseph, Decanter Magazine contributor, wine writer & DWWA wine assessor.
Further information:
Slavko DOBNIK,
Festival Director,
041/328-488
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SALON SAUVIGNON PTUJ 2022 // Art & Wine Festival // Sauvignons and Cabernet Sauvignons //Master Class // Top cuisine // Exhibitions: Stories of Chairs and Wine & Art // Concert: Ditka // Dominican monastery in Ptuj // Saturday, May 7th, 2022
The Salon Sauvignon 2022 International Festival returned to its old domicile on Saturday, May 7th: to the charismatic Dominican monastery in Ptuj.
The eighth edition of the festival was, as previous ones were, hosted in Ptuj, a picturesque medieval town surrounded by vineyards.
More than sixty winemakers and other top exhibitors from Slovenia and the neighbourhood presented themselves in the Gothic cloisters. More than six hundred visitors enjoyed wines in a milieu of restored art and historical monuments, socialising in the southern courtyard, where a final concert of outstanding music by the artist Ditka was held.
This time too, the organiser included art content in the festival environment; this time, Stories of Chairs, created by Ptuj high school students under the mentorship of Dušan Fišer, an academic painter, and a photographic exhibition Wine and Art, made as part of the project of the same name, supported by European funds and funds from the Ministry of Culture.
The cuisine, prepared for both omnivores and vegans, was taken care of by culinary houses Gostilna Ribič and Zavod Na. The sponsor of the gastronomy was Perutnina Ptuj.
Salon Sauvignon carried out the festival's professional evaluation before the main festival event on Wednesday, May 4th, for the fifth time and in cooperation with KGZ Slovenije - Zavod Ptuj. The evaluation team was led by Andrej REBERNIŠEK, director of KGZ Slovenije - Zavod Ptuj.
The expert groups, which evaluated almost a hundred samples, were joined by Dr Klemen LISJAKDr Lisjak also held this year's Master Class, where we confronted the best sauvignons and cabernet sauvignons of this year's evaluation with selected sauvignons from around the world. He was joined by Dr Erich LEITNER, a renowned international wine expert from neighbouring Austria.
The title of champion went to a 2021 Sauvignon, Vina Bračko; it was also the champion in the category of dry wines. The champion of matured wines is a premium Sauvignon from the barrel Vina Leber 2019, dry. The winner in the Cabernet Sauvignon category is Cabernet Sauvignon Bagueri 2017, dry.
Both the evaluators of the festival evaluation and the participants of the Master Class enjoyed the wines from top-quality, handmade Armonia tasting glasses from Steklarna Rogaška (Rogaška Glassworks).
The festival's major sponsor is the City Municipality of Ptuj. The festival is also sponsored by reputable partners Mercator, Perutnina Ptuj, Messer Slovenija, Steklarna Rogaška, Vargas-Al Kidričevo, and Agro Zavarovalnica. The media sponsor is the media company, Večer.
Salon Sauvignon 2023 will be held on Saturday, April 22ndThe holder of the Master Class in the ninth edition of the festival will be Darrel Joseph, a contributor to Decanter Magazine, wine publicist & DWWA wine evaluator.
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