Wines of Crete master classes in China

17/6/2015

Two years in a row the winemakers of Crete (Wines of Crete), organized three master classes for the Cretan Wine. The master classes took place at Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Cretan – Greek wines impressed more than 350 professionals of wine that participated at Cretan Winemakers and a Chinese wine professional, Mr Wei presented not only the History of the Cretan Wines, the Cretan Vineyard and the exceptional indigenous varieties, but also the Cretan way of life, their dream about the wine and the Cretan philosophy of winemaking at the thre wine masterclasses.

They also presented, food pairing with Cretan wines and Chinese gastronomy, matching the ancient wine culture of Crete with selected Chinese dishes.

“Wines of Crete” winemakers association, continue the effort to present Crete as a gastronomical – wine destination, while opening new markets such as China, a big market with lots of potentials.

Campaign financed with aid from the European Union and Greece.