Together with the Procaffe coffee shop in Tkalčićeva Street in Zagreb, the G.E.T. Association for the Culture of the Table has launched a series of events called Wine Conversations with Tomislav Stiplošek and Visiting Wineries. The project will present some of the wineries which are less represented in the media, with a few exceptions, and the concept is designed as a talk show interacting with the audience.
The first Wine Conversation was held on February 7, with the wines produced by the Jakovac winery from the Erdut wine area. The guests were brothers Ozren and Ognjen Jakovac, who inherited the winery and decided to modernise it and bring the spirit of youth into the process of wine production and brand building. They are both construction engineers and live in Zagreb, but in their spare time, they cultivate their love for wine, seeing the inherited tradition as joy, but also as a worthy commitment.
They presented the Wine Conversations audience with their high-quality wines: Graševina, Chardonnay, Traminer Aromatico and Red Cuvée (Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon) and, as a surprise, with two wines that have not yet been released to the market – young Sauvignon (2018 vintage) and Chardonnay which, after a three-month maceration, spent the next seven months in larger (500 litre) oak barrels. It was particularly interesting to taste the two Chardonnays in parallel because the wines have been produced by grapes of the same harvest (2017), but with two different ways of wine production and cultivation, so the audience had an opportunity to see and taste the difference.
The Wine Conversations concept is conceived as a conversation between Tomislav Stiplošek and a winery representative, but with the active participation of the audience, which co-creates the event. The wines received a lot of praise, and each of them found its fans, which means that the Jakovac wine cellar range is suitable for different tastes and that the wines can be paired with various dishes, but also can be enjoyed on their own. Although the winery still does not produce sparkling wines, they do have plans for it, as well as for more investment in the winery and tourism.
After the Wine Conversations ended, the Procaffe coffee shop was a venue for the After Work Party on Thursdays – again with the Jakovac wines, as well as tasty snacks and the sounds of jazz, soul and rock performed by Sara Spinčić.
The second edition of Wine Conversations will be held in about two weeks, on February 21, with the wines offered by the Perak winery. Of course, there will be surprises for the audience as well. Although the date might seem far away, 54 Tkalčićeva Street is indeed not. At this address, you can find the Procaffe coffee shop, an ideal place to relax with a cup of coffee or enjoy a glass of wine and a snack.
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Photos by Silvija Munda
