After fresh malvasia and aged teran, the third wine tasting event, titled Skrivene čari istarskih vina (Hidden Charms of the Istrian Wines), showcased the local sparkling wines. Resident sommelier Filip Savić welcomed the representatives of three Istrian wineries: Matošević, Vina Zigante, and Peršurić with their legendary Misal sparkling wine.
“All three of the sparkling wines that we will be tasting this evening have been made using the traditional method of secondary bottle fermentation, which is believed to be the best method available,” said Savić, adding that the Croatian sparkling wine scene was growing and producing extremely good sparkling wines. He also explained that the trend was to drink sparkling wines from tall flute glasses, but that haute cuisine insisted on using larger, white wine glasses, as the bubbles were less prominent in them, and the characteristics of the sparkling wines came to the fore. The guests of the wine tasting event then tried three sparkling wines not knowing which was which. The wine that won the most points was Vina Zigante’s sparkling wine, which has thus entered the final round of the ATP Wine of the Year competition.
The next wine tasting event is scheduled for tomorrow at 9PM, and the guests will be tasting cabernet sauvignons made by Degrassi, Zigante d.o.o. and Kabola wineries.
