The festival will be five days with a rich mosaic of activities from August 30
Finally, the aging of the wine and in a river, can it provide the special taste that wine lovers around the world are looking for? The moment of truth came too soon, in his context 3rd Harvest Festival which starts at 30/8 in Naoussathe region’s winemakers will find out if they have finally created their own treasure.
It was in September 2021 when the winemakers of Naoussa, for the first time in Greece, immersed 500 bottles of sour wine in the bed of Arapitsa, with the aim of discovering whether the flowing and gurgling water of a river ensures interesting organoleptic characteristics in wine, as it has been shown to be the case by placing them on the seabed.
“THE highlighting wine tourism and the wine tradition of our region is one of our main priorities. From September 2021, we started the Harvest Festival, an important effort in collaboration with our winemakers, with original actions focused on sour wine, such as the immersion of 500 bottles of wine in the historic river of Arapitsa, with the aim of aging them. In this year’s organization of the 3rd Harvest Festival, among the various events, our winemakers will also do the first taste test of wines that were immersed in our river, two years ago, to see the first results of this project”, points out the mayor of Naoussa , Nikolas Karanikolas, as indicated in today’s relevant announcement.
He also emphasizes that the municipal authority is intensifying its efforts in an institutional and holistic way, so that actions are organized all year round, focusing on Naoussa and the high quality wines produced by the winemakers of the region. For this reason, as the mayor of Naoussa explains, “we recently formed the Wine Tourism Committee, while at the same time we are advancing the procedures to create a Master’s Degree Program in the field of Oenology and Wine Tourism in our city, in collaboration with the International University of Greece”.
Five-day mosaic of activities for the harvest and wine from 30/8
The 3rd Harvest Festival starts on 8/30, co-organised by the municipality of Naoussa together with the Naoussa Vintners – Winemakers Association and the support of the Region of Central Macedonia – Regional Unit of Imathia and the Chamber of Imathia.
This is a five-day “mosaic” of actions for the harvest and the wine, an open invitation to visitors, to be introduced to the wine, cultural and historical tradition of Naoussa, following a series of events that will take place from August 30 to September 3 of 2023.
In the context of the Festival, as stated in today’s relevant announcement, Naoussa is highlighted and promoted as a unique wine destination, where the traveler will have the opportunity to discover the secrets of Xinomavros and its impressive vineyard and to visit its historical monuments, its traditional neighborhoods, to listen to the pioneers of wine talk about their journey and let yourself be immersed in the music of the place and the world, together with the tasting of the unique and globally recognized Xinomavros.
The productive and amateur associations of the municipality of Naoussa actively participate in the Festival, such as restaurateurs, hoteliers, confectioners, cultural associations, wine lovers, volunteers, musicians and coffee bars.
Based on the program of events announced by the municipality of Naoussa, the opening ceremony of the 3rd Naoussa Grape Festival will take place at 20:00 at the Summer Municipal Theater of the region, at which time an open discussion will be held on “Memories and Perspectives”.
On the same day, a music concert will take place “With the Song with the Wine”: timeless and beloved songs with wine as their common point of reference, come together in a quality program that aims to enter the hearts and lips of the listeners.
On Thursday 31/08, there will be a musical narration for children with a theme “Grape the grape” (Outdoor area of ​​Agia Paraskevi at 18.30), confectioners of the city will offer their confections based on must and sour cream and the film will be shown “Arcadia 1900. The Eastern Campaign” (Vetlans hall, at 21:00). For Friday 1/09, among other things, the show is planned “Karagiozis at the wine festival” (Alonia Square, at 20:30).
On Saturday 2/9 at 10.00, it will be first tasting of the wines that sank in the historic river Arapitsa, accompanied by a traditional musical group – Vangelis A. Psathas – zournas, Stavros M. Pazarentzis – tambourine.
Among other things, on 9/2 there will be a traditional pie competition with prizes for the first three winners, Wine Street Food with Chef V. Kallidis to cook with the restaurateurs of Naoussa and highlight the local gastronomy and guided tour at the Aristotelous School – “Journey to History and the World of Wine”.
On Sunday, 3/09, the program of activities includes, among others, a representation of the Harvest, the Red Winery and a representation of the traditional grape from the Greek High School of Naoussa with the participation of the Association’s choir, Fine Dining, Ktima Kyr-Yiannis and a film screening “Portrait of a Land” which presents, through 20 wineries, the wine-producing community of the region in 40 static one-minute shots.
Visitable wineries and activities
During the Harvest Festival participating wineries will receive visits and do actions, according to following program:
- Argatia Winery
Saturday 2/9 to Sunday 3/9, hours 11.00 – 16.00
- Kyr-Yiannis estate
Wednesday 30/8 to Sunday 3/9, hours 11.00 – 18.00
Every day Xinomavro vertical test 4 harvests (with reservation).
- Dalamara Winery
Wednesday 30/8 to Saturday 2/9, hours 11.00 – 14.00
Friday 1/09 Old Town: Masterclass with Kostis Dalamaras ¨An introduction to the versatile character of Xinomavro’ (with reservation).
- Kelesidi Estate
Wednesday 30/8 to Sunday 3/9, hours 10.00 – 15.00 (after phone reservation)
- Kokkinos Winery
Wednesday 30/8 to Sunday 3/9, hours 09.00 – 16.00
- Fundi estate
Wednesday 30/8 to Friday 1/9, hours 09:00 – 15:00 Saturday 2/9 to Sunday 3/9, hours 12:00 – 17:00
- Chrysochou estate
After calling 23320 45080
- Kappa Winery
Wednesday 30.08. until Saturday 02.09, hours 11:00-15:00
Sunday 3/09, 11:00 – 17:00 tasting of Premium wines, music
- Vaeni Cooperative
Wednesday 30/8 to Friday 1/9, hours 08:00 – 15:00
Source: Skai
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