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The Taste of Transylvania Food Festival represents the culmination of a dream shared by committed chefs, restaurateurs and local producers, who are on a journey of rediscovering our culinary traditions and our disappearing heritage. The inaugural Taste of Transylvania Food Festival represents the culmination of a dream shared by committed chefs, restaurateurs and local producers. Together, we aim to write a new chapter in the food culture of Transylvania. Together, we have begun a journey of rediscovering our culinary traditions, skills and our disappearing heritage; we want to put back this special, hidden region on the international culinary map as a new, yet timeless food destination. The Taste of Transylvania Food Festival is organized by the Páva KulinarIQum Association.

"The Winederers - Passionate Wine Wanderers" is a project started from the passion for wine and travel, simple things that bring us joy. We started to discover wine by traveling to the beautiful wine-growing areas of Europe, and this motivated us to learn as much as possible about wine, to participate and support tastings, to talk about wineries and the world of wine, but first of all to enjoy a bottle of fine wine with friends. We aim to get lost on the “wine paths” and to bring to the Romanian market wines that are worth discovering, from boutique wineries or lesser-known wineries, which we carefully select after tasting the wines and meeting the people behind them. Even when we can't travel, wine opens for all of us a world of emotional journeys to the area where it was made, where the specific soil and climate together with the work of the people in the vineyard and winery have polished it. Wine is also a sensory experience that brings us closer to the memories, states, tastes that we have experienced before and that suddenly return when we find them in a glass of good wine. We want to share with you the story of the wines we import through tastings or private events and we are always open to talk about or around a bottle of wine. For any questions, comments or requests, we are a click away at: office@thewinederers.com.

At the Valea Verde Retreat we have set out to create a true rural retreat that provides our guests with all basic comfort whilst preserving the simple, authentic charme of a Saxon farmhouse in the middle of a breathtaking natural setting. As a German tour-operator states : „The true Romania can be found best in the villages“! We share this view and would like to warmly invite you to visit us in in the tiny transilvanian village Cund! Experience the authentic hospitality of a Transilvanian village, find a „home away from home“ in lovingly restored and tastefully furnished old farmhouses set in a breathtaking natural environment and find out more about he exciting and diverse history and culture of this country! Our family is living and working mainly in Cund since 1994 and for a few years we are restoring dilapidated old farmhouses. We currently offer accommodation in four self-catering farmhouses, two Guesthouses with seven apartments and a small Restaurant at the Valea Verde. We also offer a wide range of special recreational activities: our well educated riding horse offer an excellent means of exploring the beautiful fields, valleys and hills on a horseback! Should you be interested in crafts, our master carpenter would love to welcome you in his workshops and for those interested in painting & sketching, Theobald Fuchs is offering art classes. We also offer cycling tours with our quality bikes as well as great seasonal offers like truffle hunting! For years we have dedicated ourselves to the preservation of this village, which is very special to us - a place, where traditional and natural concepts are transparent and where there is room for reflection & relaxation. The encounters between guests and local community are not only a cultural enrichment (for all..), it also constitutes a true contribution to the development of this village. Sensitive rural tourism offers a perspective for the young people to remain in their home communities and creates qualified workplaces. In addition to this, we are actively involved though our registered charity to further the education of children and preserving the rich gifts of nature.

Vinalia - Conacul din Ceptura is located in Ceptura de Jos, in Prahova County, 25 km from Ploiești. The mansion offers a sauna and a private beach area. The guest house has an outdoor pool and views of the pool. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Free WiFi is available throughout the property and free private parking is available on site. The rooms in Vinalia - Conacul din Ceptura are an oasis of peace and tranquility, a treat with sweet words about wine and a sensory experience. We chose a minimalist design for the rooms, with finished walls reminiscent of grandparents' house and a lot of objects that continue the story of wine: lighting fixtures made of wine bottles, staves and barrel circles, paintings with words about wine. The simple, antique furniture is completed with the covers of the interwar scores, and the bathrooms have a view of the room. The mansion has a total of 20 rooms and 40-45 accommodation places.

Wine and gastronomy festival in Iasi For us, "WINE TO CULTURE" (“VIN LA CULTURĂ”) has become a symbol of the efforts made to transmit this millennial tradition: the production of wine. These few objects, chosen to represent the culture of wine, we want to be used by you, those who cross the picturesque areas of the country: pen to describe the visited areas of a region the corkscrew to release the wine from the bottle that held him captive the glass to taste the fruit of a year of work in the winery that you will visit through your pilgrimages. All three can be used at home to taste a wine and send a description, impression, opinion. In all eight regions of Romania there are wineries waiting for you and we will present them here but we will do our best to bring them to your city, drawing the first connection between you and wine, but also between the community of your city and the toil behind wine bottle.

Expoziție cu prezentare și degustare de vinuri și produse tradiționale. Masterclasses. Conferinta ”Turism si Viticultură”.

Vinul.ro Magazine - Wines & Lifestyle • Wine and lifestyle education magazine with national distribution. • Vinul.ro Excellence Awards, wine competition with international jury. • Consulting in the field of wines from the shelf and HoReCa. • Vinul.ro Guide - the only critical volume of wines available in Romania. • The largest online community of wine enthusiasts. • Private and corporate events. • Wine tastings for beginners and advanced. • Initiator of the National Day for Romanian gastronomy and wines

Iulian Grigorescu - the man, WineFisto - the character. Born in Braila in the month of harvest, I was introduced to wine in my family, a family with a 4-generation tradition in grape growing and wine production. Later, through a happy coincidence, I discovered exceptional wines from the beginnings of modern winemaking in Romania. I fell in love with wine so much that I started cultivating and educating my own tastes by attending a series of specialized schools and courses and eventually transforming my passion into a profession. I have traveled an interesting path combining passion with business, building an exclusive wine distribution for the hospitality industry, then building and running a restaurant with high standards where all the knowledge acquired during the courses I attended was put into practice, and now, accepting a new challenge: managing a liquor store. In parallel, I followed a series of courses and became an authorized taster, ADAR member, FIJEV member, WSET graduate, master's student at USAMV Bucharest in "Performing Technologies, Marketing and Wine Management", olive oil taster, sommelier and trainer; organizer of one of the largest wine competitions in Romania for 7 editions, organizer of the only wine fair in Braila, communicator, wine educator and juror in national and international wine competitions. After 10 years of studying, promoting and tasting wine with passion, I sign, along with 8 other wine bloggers and communicators, the bilingual guide "Winelovers' Guide into Romanian Romanian Treasures". A curious gourmet, I combine my passion for wine with that for food and organize oeno-gastronomic events. All this journey, all this work and accumulated experience, brought me here - the moment when personal "branding" naturally makes its appearance. Why “WineFisto”? I’ll let you philosophize. The “fight” cry and the personal signature: “Let’s kick some corks!!!” Services offered: 1.⁠ ⁠Private wine tastings; 2.⁠ ⁠Introduction courses in the art of wine tasting; 3.⁠ ⁠“Sommelier” training courses for amateurs and professionals; 4.⁠ ⁠Oeno-gastronomic events; 5.⁠ ⁠HoReCa consultancy

I launched Winesday online on April 20, 2020 (exactly 2 years after I held my first wine tasting) with the idea of making the wine known to an audience that is curious about wine, but has not dared to ask questions so far. Since then I have grown a beautiful community and, in addition to online materials, I organize public and private wine tastings and make visits with small groups to wineries.   Winesday is dedicated to those curious about wines, who have not dared to ask questions so far but who have always wanted to understand the language of wines and enjoy the aromas. If with Winesday I organize public and private wine tastings, I accompany groups to wineries and write about wine, with Winesday App I want to get even closer to you. You will find here in the app wineries, accommodation units in wine-growing areas / that have holiday programs that include wine, but also restaurants (which have generous wine lists), wine bars and wine shops in your area. This way it will be easier for you to discover places with wine from Romania, to taste and learn what you like. In addition, you will find tasting events organized by me or my partners, as well as winery tours and special offers of restaurants, wineries, wine bars and wine shops present in the application.

People. Wines. Elegance. Professionalism. Today's man moves fast. He is horrified by empty moments, especially if he left his phone at home, charging. We live fast and, in this fast-paced landscape, wine offers a break. It brightens our lives. That's why there is always room for a good glass of wine in pleasant company, a tastefully prepared meal or maybe just a simple story with friends. This is how a peace moment is born. Man relaxes and his soul opens to a new dimension. Then time seems to stop. So is the noise of the day. Because wine is wise. It tames time because it is born in time. And from the ground. Out of patience, out of sunshine and peace. Wine is born of people and, in gratitude, returns to them. His lesson is silent. The wine speaks only when poured into the glass. But speak in a whisper, only to those who have ears to hear. About that is WineUp Fair in Transylvania. April 5th - 7th 2024, Cluj