One of Lviv’s most-anticipated culinary events on the calendar takes place from October 18-20 as Lviv hosts its annual Cheese & Wine Festival. Leopolitan cheese-lovers and guests of the city had over 200 cheeses to choose from, provided from over 30 companies and local artisan cheesemongers. Thirsty visitors had a bevy of beverages available, including reds, whites, and a hearty selection of homemade spirits.
To compliment these treats, a selection of artisan chutneys, breads, and cheesecakes were also on location. Organisers hope to teach festivalgoers about cheese-making culture and wine-making traditions.
October 18 (Friday)
Square near Potocki Palace and the Palace of the Arts
14:00 – 21:00 – Cheese and Wine Fair. The best products will be presented by well-known brands of wine and cheese of Ukraine and not only, the best "garage" (craft) winemakers, craft cheese and farms, will also operate a food court where you can taste exotic seafood, meat dishes and more;
14:00 – 21:00 – enogastronomic area with specially designed menu and selected drinks;
14:00 – 21:00 - Art & Wine space, CorkArt wine presentation and wine paintings, music and wine books;
15:00 – Grand opening of the Cheese and Wine Festival on the main stage;
15:30 – 17:30 – Grand Vineyard Championship, in which teams will compete for the title of "Champion of Grapevine in the Bar" *;
18:00 – 21:00 – Beatles Night. Drive music from "Old School" (pop rock / rock and roll) and "The Beatlevs" (rock / rock and roll) covers, incendiary dances and unforgettable emotions (the festival's main stage), themed photo sector, stylized by CorkArt and unique wine paintings.
*participation using this link - посиланням.
Potocki Palace (halls)
18:00 - 19:00 - wine tasting from the small family winery "Beykush Winery" by Romashko Olga;
20:00 – 21:30 – Jazz and Port Evening. Charming music, port wine tasting and good company are all you need for Friday nights. *
October 19 (Saturday)
Square near Potocki Palace and the Palace of the Arts
12:00 – 21:00 – Cheese and Wine Fair. The best products will be presented by well-known brands of wine and cheese of Ukraine and not only, the best "garage" (craft) winemakers, craft cheese and farms, will also operate a food court where you can taste exotic seafood, meat dishes and more;
12:00 – 21:00 – enogastronomic area with specially designed menu and selected drinks;
12:00 – 21:00 - Art & Wine space, CorkArt wine presentation and wine paintings, music and wine books;
14:00 – 18:30 – Grand Vineyard Championship, in which teams will compete for the title of "Champion of Grapevine in the Bar" *;
19:00 – 21:00 – drive music from the band "Warniches" (songs in Hebrew, with a mix of Ukrainian tunes) and cover band "Midnight colors" (pop rock / rock and roll), incendiary dances and unforgettable emotions (main stage of the festival)
*participation using this link - посиланням.
Lecture room with free entrance (enogastronomic area) *
14:00 – 15:00 – a lecture on "Organics, Biodynamics and Natural Wines" by Igor Smolyanik, sommelier of the Fest Network;
16:00 – 17:00 – a lecture on “Ukrainian wines” by co-founder of “Like a local`s” wine bars Zhenya Nikolaychuk, (Kyiv);
18:00 – 19:00 – a lecture on "How to choose the right wine in the store" from the chief sommelier of "METRO Ukraine" network Oleksiy Gizhko (Kyiv);
*free entrance; seating capacity is limited
Potocki Palace (halls) *
13:00 – 14:00 –a tasting on the theme “Pink wines” from the sommelier of the Bachevsky Restaurant Roxolana Zelik (Lviv),
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15:00 – 16:00 – a tasting on the theme “Sparkling wines” by Wine Bar sommelier Oleg Kravchenko (Kyiv),
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17:00 – 18:00 - wine and cheese tasting by the founder of the Wine Games project, Dmitry Saprykin (Kharkiv), https://www.facebook.com/events/541664816647660/;
9:00 – 20:30 – tasting of seven wine positions by Wine Kolonist from the founder of the Colonist TM Ivan Plachkov,
https://www.facebook.com/events/733102287153288/.
October 20 (Sunday)
Square near Potocki Palace and the Palace of the Arts
12:00 – 21:00 – Cheese and Wine Fair. The best products will be presented by well-known brands of wine and cheese of Ukraine and not only, the best "garage" (craft) winemakers, craft cheese and farms, will also operate a food court where you can taste exotic seafood, meat dishes and more;
12:00 – 21:00 – enogastronomic area with specially designed menu and selected drinks
12:00 – 21:00 - Art & Wine space, CorkArt wine presentation and wine paintings, music and wine books;
14:00 – Cheese(Surnyk) Day: Holiday guests will be served traditional Lviv dessert;
14:00 – 18:30 – Grand Vineyard Championship, in which teams will compete for the title of "Champion of Grapevine" in the Bar *;
19:00 – 21:00 – drive music from Zeppelin strasse (pop rock) and Shake (pop rock / rock and roll) covers, incendiary dances and unforgettable emotions (main stage of the festival);
*participation using this link - посиланням
Lecture room with free entrance (enogastronomic area) *
14:00 – 15:00 – a lecture on "Pink wines" from the sommelier of the Bachevsky Restaurant Roxolana Zelik (Lviv);
16:00 – 17:00 - a lecture on "Sparkling wines" by the chef sommelier of Wine Bar Oleg Kravchenko (Kyiv);
18:00 – 19:30 - lecture on “Wine and Food” from the founder of the “Wine Games” project Dmitry Saprykin (Kharkiv) * admission is free; seating capacity is limited.
Potocki Palace (halls) *
13:00 – 14:00 – tasting of their own wine from the owner of Shabo company Giorgi Iukuridze,
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15:00 – 16:00 - tasting on the theme "Business Cards in the World of Wine (Wines Associated with Countries)" by the Chief Sommelier of "METRO Ukraine" network Alexei Gizhko (Kyiv), https://www.facebook.com/events/394260834859890/
17:00 – 18:00 – tasting on the theme "Ukrainian wines" from co-founder of wine bars "Like a local`s" ZhenyaNikolaychuk (Kyiv), https://www.facebook.com/events/435708100420085/;
19:30 – 20:30 - tasting on the theme “Organics, Biodynamics and Natural Wines” by Igor Smolyanik, sommelier of the Fest Network,https://www.facebook.com/events/3045288165498443/.
By buying a ticket for the Holiday (100 UAH / person / day), you get a glass tasting glass, because if you want to drink wine, then you need to drink it beautifully and aesthetically. The organizers also strongly remind about the culture and responsible consumption of alcoholic beverages.
