{"id":4547,"date":"2026-08-18T09:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/?p=4547"},"modified":"2026-08-18T09:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:34:05","slug":"the-best-of-kvarner-wines-predstavljen-na-medunarodnom-festivalu-che-gusto-u-novigradu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kvarner.wine\/en\/the-best-of-kvarner-wines-predstavljen-na-medunarodnom-festivalu-che-gusto-u-novigradu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best of Kvarner Wines presented at the international Che Gusto! festival in Novigrad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Association Kvarner Wines<\/strong> presented the project The Best of Kvarner Wines<\/strong> at the international food and wine festival Che Gusto! in Novigrad-Cittanova<\/strong>, presenting the quality, indigenous varieties and diversity of the Kvarner wine region to the Italian and international audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wines represented at the joint presentation were: of all wineries gathered in Kvarner Wines<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gospoja, Kapi\u0107, Katunar Estate Winery, Ivan Katunar Wine House, Nada, Plovani\u0107 wines, PZ Vrbnik, Ru\u017ei\u0107 Mastola, \u0160ipun, Mandi\u0107 wines and Pavlomir Wine House.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This presented the audience with a broad cross-section of contemporary Kvarner winemaking \u2013 from the island of Krk and the wine-growing Vinodol to the Kastav region and Liburnia \u2013 with a special emphasis on indigenous varieties: \u017dlahtina, Sansigot, Jarbola, Kastavska Belica and Troji\u0161\u0107ina<\/strong>, which represent one of the strongest elements of the identity of the wine region of Kvarner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The performance in Novigrad was also used for the international promotion of key development projects of Kvarner Wines: Kvarner \u2013 European Region of Gastronomy 2026, Kvarner Wines Route and \u017dlahtina \u2013 Kvarner Wines Queen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A special project was presented Kvarner Wine Route<\/strong>, which connects wineries, local producers, gastronomy, wine events and tourist experiences into a unique destination wine story of Kvarner, as well as the project \u017dlahtina \u2013 Kvarner Wines Queen<\/strong>, which further positions the most important indigenous white variety of Kvarner as one of the symbols of the region's identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participating in Che Gusto! also had an important business and international dimension<\/strong>. During the festival, numerous contacts were made with Italian producers, wine professionals and potential partners, opening up space for new collaborations, exchange of experiences, joint projects and a stronger presence of Kvarner wines on the Italian market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kvarner Wines represented at the festival Egle Katunar, president of the Kvarner Wines Association, Dr. \u017darko Stilin, director of Kvarner Wines, and Natalija \u0160najdar Stilin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival was also attended by \u010caslav Matijevi\u0107, ambassador of Kvarner Wines and the project Kvarner - European region of gastronomy<\/strong>, which further emphasized the joint promotion of wine, gastronomy and the destination identity of Kvarner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n