{"id":4401,"date":"2026-04-24T15:04:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/?p=4401"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:07:43","slug":"elizabeth-gabay-master-of-wine-odusevljena-kvarnerom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/elizabeth-gabay-master-of-wine-odusevljena-kvarnerom\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Gabay, Master of Wine, delighted with Kvarner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Master of Wine Elizabeth Gabay visited Kvarner, namely the wineries that are members of the Kvarner Wines Association, and tasted almost 20 ros\u00e9 wines from Kvarner as part of the cooperation between the Croatian Tourist Board, the Kvarner Tourist Board and the international pink wine festival Pink Day, and held a masterclass "Kvarner Wines Ros\u00e9" in Zagreb for the wine and gastronomy audience, as well as professional media. The Kvarner Tourist Board, in cooperation with the Kvarner Wines Association, organized a study visit by one of the most respected wine experts for ros\u00e9 wines in the world as part of the Kvarner - European Region of Gastronomy 2026 project to the Kvarner wineries Ku\u0107a vina Ivan Katunar and Vinska ku\u0107a Pavlomir, where the project itself, the gastronomic brands of the Kvarner Tourist Board, and the wine and gastronomic offer of Kvarner were presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elisabeth Gabay has been a Master of Wine since 1998 and has closely followed the development of ros\u00e9 wines over the past 40 years. She has published several books on ros\u00e9 wines, primarily from the South of France and elsewhere. She has also written numerous articles on ros\u00e9 wines and is the organizer of the international ros\u00e9 wine fair \u201cDrink Pink Wednesday\u201d in London. Master of Wine (MW)<\/strong> is the highest and most prestigious title in the world of wine, awarded by The Institute of Masters of Wine<\/em> from London. It denotes an exceptionally deep theoretical and practical knowledge of viticulture, winemaking, wine business and wine evaluation (tasting). The exam is known to be extremely difficult, and only 425 experts in the world hold the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After visiting Kvarner and the Masterclass, Ms. Gabay said that her first visit to Kvarner and the island of Krk was a complete surprise. "I was delighted by the rural landscape of the island, the beautiful views of the Vinodolski Channel, the uniqueness of Novi Vinodolski and the opulence of Crikvenica. History seemed very present - and a visit to the 17th century Nova Kraljevica castle, where I was presented with the projects The Paths of the Frankopan in the visitor and interpretation center and the Small Museum of Fisheries and Shipbuilding Kraljevica, looked like a fairy tale. I was also presented with the project "Croatian House of Wine" with a visitor center, which I think will be truly great. An idyllic fish lunch by the sea in the century-old Rivica restaurant in Njivice raised local products to a high gastronomic level. I also enjoyed the excellent ice cream in Selce (even in the icy bora). The wines were also a surprise. I have tasted a few \u017elahtinas at wine tastings, but it was great to taste more and see the diversity, to discover so many unknown varieties. Quite a surprise that only 200 hectares can produce such a unique variety. The ros\u00e9 wines of Kvarner are divided into two groups. Local varieties, many of which are almost extinct: Troji\u0161\u0107ina, Brajdica, Kamenina, Debejan, Ba\u0161\u0107an and Sansigot, but they seem to show good adaptability to the climate with fresh acidity, and international varieties with milder acidity and more fruit. I would like to see how small varieties can develop to show more varietal character in their ros\u00e9 wines \u2013 because they are truly unique, and the potential for top-notch and unique wines on the (international) wine market is great. At the masterclass we had the unusual result of equal appreciation of each wine, without nominating a favorite, although my favorite was close,\u201e concluded Gabay with a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President of the Kvarner Wines Association, Egle Katunar, emphasized the importance of such visits: "The arrival of one of the world's most influential experts on ros\u00e9 wines is a strong confirmation of the quality and authenticity of Kvarner wines. Such collaborations are key to further strategic positioning of Kvarner as a recognizable wine and gastronomic region on the international scene. I am extremely pleased that Ms. Gabay included wines from indigenous varieties that have shown excellent characteristics in the Masterclass. The wines presented at the masterclass come from the \u0160ipun, Nada, Gospoja, PZ Vrbnik, Mandi\u0107, Ivan Katunar Wine House and Pavlomir Wine House, while the Kapi\u0107 Winery's ros\u00e9 wine was included in the Masterclass of Croatian Ros\u00e9 Wines. I invite everyone to come to the International Pink Day Pink Wine Festival on April 25th from 11:00 to 20:00 in the Zagreb Lauba and visit our exhibition stand."\u201e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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discovering Kvarner wines through EG, MW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nova Kraljevica Castle \u2013 Marina Grb\u010di\u0107 Hrastina, Jelena Mate\u0161evac Sko\u010dili\u0107, Elisabeth Gabay, Monika Neral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ivan Katunar Wine House \u2013 Egle Katunar, Monika Neral, Elisabeth Gabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rivica Restaurant \u2013 Monika Neral, Luka Perani\u0107, Dra\u017een Lesica, Elisabeth Gabay, \u017darko Stilin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sanja Muzaferija Elizabeth Gabay, MW \u017darko Stilin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pavlomir Wine House \u2013 Elisabeth Gabay, Maja Palinka\u0161, Monika Neral, Darko Mandi\u0107<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

photos: Rene Karaman, MenuHr | Kvarner Wines<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Master of Wine Elizabeth Gabay posjetila je Kvarner, odnosno vinarije \u010dlanice Udru\u017eenja Kvarner Wines i ku\u0161ala gotovo 20 ru\u017ei\u010dastih vina Kvarnera u okviru suradnje Hrvatske turisti\u010dke zajednice, Turisti\u010dke zajednice Kvarnera i me\u0111unarodnog festivala ru\u017ei\u010dastih vina Pink Day, te odr\u017eala masterclass \u201eKvarner Wines Ros\u00e9\u201c u Zagrebu za vinsku i gastronomsku publiku, te stru\u010dne medije. Turisti\u010dka zajednica […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-novosti","category-priopcenja"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4401"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4413,"href":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401\/revisions\/4413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}