The 11th International Squash Championship “Zenit Black Sea Open 2021” will take place in Odessa from August 19 to August 22, 2021. The venue will be the SPORT LIFE fitness center at 2 Heavenly Hundred Avenue. The competition will be held with the assistance of the Squash Federation.
In four days of the tournament, some 150 participants will compete for awards in eight categories:
Men – PRO, Amateurs, M40+ and M45+,
Women – PRO and Amateurs,
Juniors – boys and girls under the age of 15.
Organizer of the tournament Dmytro Scherbakov said the main goal of the tournament is to strengthen sports ties between countries and athletes in post COVID-19 period, to develop squash in Ukraine, and to increase the skill level of young squash players.
Co-organizer of the Zenit Black Sea Open 2021 tournament Maksym Urakin said that physical culture and sports in our country need the support from both the government and benefactors.
“The government has almost removed from the development of targeted programs of sports support, we thank our partners and businessmen benefactors for their assistance; athletes and sections, and, therefore, sports of the highest achievements, cannot do without the synergy of the government and business,” Urakin said.
Players from England, Australia, Germany, Wales, Egypt, Romania, the United States, Moldova, Belarus, other countries, as well as athletes from Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Khmelnytsky, Poltava, Kherson and Odesa will participate in the competition.
The tournament is scheduled to open on Thursday, August 19, and the award ceremony will take place on Sunday, August 22, at the five-star Premier Hotel Odesa.
Zenit Black Sea Open is the largest international squash tournament in the history of independent Ukraine. The scale of the championship is demonstrated both by the number of countries and participants, and by the large number of organizations involved in the preparation and holding of competitions.
The main organizer and fitness partner of the event was traditionally the national chain of fitness centers number one “Sport Life,” as well as the MaxEvents company.
The title sponsor was the SOCAR fuel and energy company.
The championship are sponsored by SOLARIS AGROLUX, Tecnifibre, Reima.
Official beer of the tournament is from TERMOPUB.
Official wine partner is SHABO.
The partner of the party and the hotel of the tournament is Premier Hotel Odesa.
The medical partner of the championship is the ADONIS medical group.
The fruit partner is USPA fruit.
The main media partner of the tournament is Interfax-Ukraine.
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Dragon Capital has downgraded the forecast for Ukraine’s GDP growth in 2021 from 5.3% in the February forecast to 4.6%, while it expects the rate of UAH 27.5/$1 at the end of this year and UAH 28/$1 – next year, head of the company Tomas Fiala has said.
The decline in the gross domestic product of Ukraine (GDP) in January-June 2021 due to lockdown restrictions amounted to 0.6 percentage points (p.p.), Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Yuriy Heletiy has said.
The Ministry of Economy has estimated the growth of Ukraine’s GDP in April-June 2021 at 6%, for January-May – at 0.7%, according to the materials on the ministry’s website.
The National Bank of Ukraine improved its forecast for the current account deficit from 0.8% of GDP to 0.4% of GDP in 2021 and left unchanged the forecast for real GDP growth in 2021 at 3.8%, the regulator said on the website.
The National Bank of Ukraine in the updated Inflation Report published on the website again worsened the estimate of the growth of Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2021 (hereinafter compared to the same period in 2020), to 7.5% from 8.7% in April and from 11.3% in the January report.
The deficit of Ukraine’s foreign trade in goods in January-May 2021 increased by 25.5% compared to January-May 2020, to $ 1.078 billion from $ 859 million.
The negative balance of Ukraine’s foreign trade in goods in January-June 2021 decreased by 8.36%, to $1.25 billion with an increase in exports of almost 30.3%, to $29.97 billion, imports – by 28.4%, to $31.22 billion, according to data from the State Customs Service.
The growth of consumer prices in Ukraine at the end of June 2021 decreased to 0.2% from 1.3% at the end of May. In annual terms, inflation remained at 9.5%.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expects inflation to rise to 11% in 2021, according to a chart released by the central bank.
Revenues of the state budget of Ukraine in June 2021 amounted to UAH 106.7 billion, which is 15.9% more than the planned figure and 18.7% less than in June 2020, according to data from the State Treasury Service.
The deficit of the general fund of the state budget of Ukraine in June 2021 increased to UAH 18.5 billion, and since the beginning of the year – to UAH 49.8 billion, the Ministry of Finance has said.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on July 22 will keep the refinancing rate at 7.5% per annum, predict the majority of the bankers surveyed by the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
The total public debt of Ukraine in June 2021 grew by 1.09% in U.S. dollars and amounted to $92.52 billion, while it fell by 0.09% in hryvnias, to UAH 2.514 trillion, according to data on the website of the Ministry of Finance. Industrial production in Ukraine in June 2021 increased by 1.1% compared to June 2020, while in May the growth was 5.4%, and in April – 13%, the State Statistics Service has reported.
The volume of construction work performed in Ukraine in January-June 2021 increased by 0.2% compared to the same period in 2020.
Retail goods turnover in Ukraine in June 2021 year-over-year grew by 13% year-over-year in comparable prices, while in May the figure was 22.7%, the State Statistics Service has reported.
Publisher of “Open4Business”, PhD in Economics, Maksim Urakin
The Macroeconomic Review section has been launched on a monthly basis within the framework of the Experts Club. In the first video, the co-founder of the project, PhD in Economics, Maksim Urakin, analyzed the main macro indicators.
“The goal of our Macroeconomic Review project is to provide the viewer with the key statistics and information in the most convenient form, to do it succinctly and clearly, replacing cumbersome tables and lengthy reasoning with graphic analysis,” research organizer Maksim Urakin said.
In the block on the population of Ukraine, the latest data of the State Statistics Service on the number of residents of our country were presented, a comparison was made between the statistics of state bodies and the indicators of the so-called “electronic census” of January 2020. In addition, the latest data on unemployment and wages in the regions were studied.
In the economic block, the indicators of GDP, the volume of foreign trade, the main trade partners of Ukraine, the national debt, the indicators and sources of investment and industrial production are analyzed.
All data is presented in the form of graphs and diagrams that complement the visual backdrop.
In the future, the Experts Club will analyze and present both the current statistics of Ukraine and compare the latest data with the previous periods, as well as with the indicators of other countries.
In addition, a series of thematic programs are planned, which will be devoted to the state of various sectors of the Ukrainian economy and their characteristics over the period of 30 years of independence.
The full video can be found on the Experts Club YouTube channel at the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCKGn3uGR_Y
You can subscribe to the Experts Club channel here.
The government has approved the forecast of economic and social growth of Ukraine for the next three years, according to which GDP growth under the baseline scenario is expected at 3.8% in 2022, 4.7% in 2023 and 5% in 2024, the Ministry of Economy reported on the website.
Oxford Economics has improved its forecast for Ukraine’s real GDP growth in 2021 to 4.9%, up from 4% in the February forecast.
The decline in Ukraine’s GDP in January-April 2021 slowed down to 0.2%, according to an estimate by the Ministry of Economy.
The real gross domestic product of Ukraine in the first quarter of 2021 decreased 2.2%, the State Statistics Service reported the updated estimate on Tuesday, while in the middle of May the decline was tentatively assessed at 2%.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has improved its forecast for the economic growth in Ukraine in 2021 from 3% to 3.5%, according to its June forecast.
The negative balance of Ukraine’s foreign trade in goods in January-April 2021 increased by 47.3% compared to January-April 2020, to $ 1.299 billion from $ 882 million, the State Statistics Service has reported.
The negative balance of Ukraine’s foreign trade in goods in January-June 2021 decreased by 8.36%, to $1.25 billion with an increase in exports of almost 30.3%, to $29.97 billion, imports – by 28.4%, to $31.22 billion, according to data from the State Customs Service.
The growth of consumer prices in Ukraine in May 2021 in annual terms accelerated to 9.5% from 8.4% in April.
The state budget in May 2021 had a deficit of UAH 4.6 billion, while the state budget deficit in January-May 2021 amounted to UAH 33.7 billion, according to data from the State Treasury Service of Ukraine.
The total public debt of Ukraine in May 2021 grew by 0.21% in U.S. dollars, to $91.52 billion and decreased by 0.69% in hryvnias, to UAH 2.516 trillion, according to data on the website of the Ministry of Finance, published in Friday.
Industrial production in Ukraine in May 2021 increased by 5.4% compared to May 2020, while in April the growth was 13%, in March – 2.1%, and in February and January there was a decline, respectively by 4.6% and 4%, the State Statistics Service has said.
Prices in the Ukrainian industry in May 2021 increased by 3.6%, while in April – by 1.2%, in March – by 1.6%, in February – by 7.8%, in January – by 5.2%, the State Statistics Service has said.
Ukraine completed the 2020/2021 marketing year (MY, July-June), having exported 48.8 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds, which is 17% less than the volumes predicted a year ago, the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) reported on the website.
Prices for construction and assembly work in Ukraine in May 2021 increased by 16.8% compared to May 2020, the State Statistics Service has reported.
The retail trade turnover of Ukraine in May 2021 grew by 22.7% compared to the same month in 2020 in comparable prices, while in April this figure was 34.3%, the State Statistics Service said on Tuesday.
Publisher of “Open4Business”, PhD in Economics, Maksim Urakin
Quinze événements originaux autour du vin, de la vinification et du tourisme œnogastronomique ont eu lieu à Odessa du 18 au 23 mai dans le cadre de la semaine du vin d’Odessa/Odessa Wine Week.
Les événements ont réuni 87 orateurs et experts d’Ukraine (d’Odessa à la Transcarpatie) et de 18 pays (de l’Autriche au Japon).
L’événement a suscité un grand intérêt des communautés du vin, du tourisme, des affaires et des médias – environ 3 000 visiteurs ont visité les lieux d’Odessa Wine Week ces jours-ci.
Le programme se composait d’activités diverses: sectorielle, intersectorielle, éducative, de masse. En particulier, le congrès comprenait plus de 40 sujets d’exposés et de discussions.
Forum « L’Avenir du vin » / Wine Future Forum
Vignerons, spécialistes du marketing, journalistes ont discuté des perspectives de l’industrie du vin.
En particulier, la discussion “Avenir du vin: le point de vue des vignerons” a été suivie par: le vigneron de la 5ème génération, le principal vigneron “Château Changyu Moser XV” Lenz Moser (Autriche); PDG de la société viticole SHABO Giorgi Iukuridze (Ukraine, Odessa); propriétaire du groupe d’entreprises Vinos de La Luz Ricardo Nunez (Argentine); propriétaire de la cave artisanale Stakhovsky Wines, la première raquette d’Ukraine Serhiy Stakhovsky (Ukraine, Zakarpattia); vigneron, PDG de « PIERA 1899 » Pierre Martellozzo (Italie).
À l’issue de la discussion, les vignerons sont parvenus aux conclusions suivantes sur l’avenir du vin:
les marques de vin deviendront plus personnalisées; les tendances de la rose et du pétillant se poursuivront très probablement; les dégustations en ligne ne pourront pas remplacer les traditionnelles; la consommation de vin ukrainien augmentera en Ukraine (ça n’arrivera pas demain, mais dans un proche avenir); le nombre des établissements vinicoles en Ukraine augmentera.
Le forum a également discuté, écouté des exposés et des présentations dans le panel “Les programmes de gouvernement, de subvention et les programmes bancaires qui soutiennent la vinification. Investissements dans la vinification.” Des collègues d’Ukraine et de Moldavie, des spécialistes du marketing et des économistes, le ministre de la Politique agraire de l’Ukraine Roman Leshchenko ont été entendus. Des participants étrangers ont parlé de leur expérience, des investissements et des programmes gouvernementaux qui soutiennent la vinification en Argentine et dans la région de Valpolicella (Italie).
Lors des tables rondes “Promotion de la marque “vin ukrainien”. Création d’une carte de visite du vin ukrainien”, les experts ont examiné comment peut-on changer les préjugés des consommateurs ukrainiens vers le vin ukrainien. On a discuté les possibilités d’écrire et de parler du vin d’une façon passionnante et professionnelle. On a proposé des moyens de créer et de promouvoir la marque du «vin ukrainien». On a discuté ce qu’était la vinification honnête -business, créativité ou suicide.
Le journalisme du vin a enfin été discuté en Ukraine – le premier panel de discussion sur ce sujet a eu lieu lors du Forum « L’Avenir du vin »/Wine Future Forum. Le journalisme œnologique ukrainien, peut-il aider les vignerons à créer et à promouvoir la marque «vin ukrainien»? Que faut-il faire pour cela? Pendant qu’on cherchait des réponses, l’idée de créer une Association / un Bureau pour le Développement du Journalisme du Vin et des Marques est née.
Concours de dégustation panukrainien “Odessa Wine & Spirit Awards”
65 entreprises ukrainiennes (305 échantillons de vin) ont participé au concours.
L’évaluation a utilisé un programme de dégustation spécialisé de la société anglaise « Gustos Life », basé sur la technologie blockchain (qui élimine la possibilité de modifier les notes des experts pendant le concours et après son achèvement).
La particularité du concours est la combinaison de la méthodologie d’analyse sensorielle et du travail du jury, composé de 16 experts qualifiés et certifiés. Le travail du jury a pu être visionné en direct.
Selon les résultats du concours dans la catégorie des vins, 30 vins ont remporté des médailles d’or, 49 vins ont remporté des médailles d’argent; dans la catégorie des boissons fortes: 7 médailles d’or et 7 d’argent.
Les gagnants du concours ont le droit d’apposer le logo du prix reçu sur l’étiquette du produit.
Une cérémonie solennelle de remise des lauréats a eu lieu avec la participation des médias nationaux et régionaux, des milieux viticoles et d’affaires.
“Meilleur verre Riedel pour la variété Odessa Black” / “Best Riedel glass for Odessa Black variety”
Ce projet compétitif vise à promouvoir la marque du «vin ukrainien», la formation de l’image du vin noir d’Odessa / Odessa Black en tant que carte de visite de la vinification ukrainienne dans le monde – par analogie avec Saperavi (Géorgie), Fetyasca (Moldavie), Malbec (Argentine), Carmener (Chili), Shiraz (Australie) et autres.
32 échantillons de vin du cépage autochtone “Odessa Black” ont été soumis au concours.
Au cours du projet, le meilleur verre de la marque de renommée mondiale Riedel a été officiellement choisi pour le vin local “Odessa Black”. Parmi neuf variantes de verres, les experts en vin ont choisi un verre n°4 de la collection Performance.
Le meilleur vin de la variété “Odessa Black” était l’Aliberne Reserve Limited Edition, 2017, “Gigineishvili Wine House”. L’autochtone ukrainien a reçu le premier verre officiel.
Dégustations
– Ricardo Nun’ez, vigneron expérimenté, propriétaire du groupe d’entreprises Vinos de La Luz (les caves en Espagne, Italie, Argentine et USA) a organisé une dégustation d’auteur de huit vins de sa société internationale.
– Des dégustations circulaires ont été organisées par 18 entreprises viticoles ukrainiennes – partenaires et participants de la semaine du vin d’Odessa / Odessa Wine Week.
– Une dégustation sur un viellissement alternatif par la technologie Bousinage a été réalisée par « Wood International LLC ».
La conférence «Les outils innovants de la viticulture dans le contexte du changement climatique» a réuni des viticulteurs et œnologues leaders d’Ukraine, de Moldavie, de France, d’Italie et des États-Unis. Il s’agit d’un événement professionnel extrêmement important pour les producteurs, au cours duquel des experts ont partagé des méthodes de viticulture durable, discuté des problèmes actuels de l’industrie et des moyens de les résoudre.
Symposium international 2021 du Réseau international OENOVITI
Le symposium en ligne a réuni les 18 scientifiques de 15 pays sur cinq continents.
Thème: “Défis de la viticulture et de l’œnologie: indications géographiques des vins et oenotourisme, authenticité, innovation.”
Le Réseau international OENOVITI/OENOVITI International Network (OIN) est une communauté internationale unique de chercheurs dans le domaine de la viticulture et de la vinification. Depuis 2015, L’Ukraine est représentée dans cette prestigieuse institution scientifique par l’Académie nationale des technologies alimentaires d’Odessa.
“Tourisme gastronomique et oenotouristique, un moteur pour le développement des destinations touristiques”
Organisateur: Département de la culture et du tourisme de la mairie d’Odessa.
La conférence a réuni des représentants des industries du tourisme, de la restauration et du vin, qui ont discuté du tourisme œnogastronomique en tant que secteur croissant du marché mondial du tourisme.
On a écouté des rapports approfondis sur des projets de subventions dans le domaine du tourisme œnogastronomique, en particulier sur les «Routes du vin et du goût», sur les outils de promotion des routes œnogastronomiques et des opérateurs oenotouristiques en Ukraine, sur l’expérience des visites d’auteurs.
Le panel “Vin et Tourisme” a parlé du vin comme moteur du développement régional sur l’exemple de Bordeaux, a regardé des présentations de sites viticoles et œnogastronomiques d’Ukraine (SHABO Wine Culture Center; “Chateau Chizai”; “Wine Station”; wine location “Koblevo “) et aux États-Unis (” Dr. Constantine Frank Winery “).
Le panel “La cuisine d’Odessa – un aimant touristique de la région” a parlé du phénomène de la cuisine d’Odessa, identifié les 5 meilleurs plats de la cuisine locale d’Odessa et proposé des idées pour promouvoir la cuisine d’Odessa dans le monde.
Les modérateurs et participants des événements de la semaine du vin d’Odessa / Odessa Wine Week étaient des professionnels de haut niveau: Yevheniya Nikolaychuk (co-fondatrice de “Like a Local’s Wine Bar”, professeur à l’école de sommelier, WSET4), Tetyana Ponomarenko (experte en marketing du vin, publicité et relations publiques; professeur agrégé de la Faculté de journalisme, publicité et édition de l’ONU nommé d’après I.I. Mechnikov; coordinateur de projets sur le journalisme œnologique), Volodymyr Pechko (président de UKRSADVINPROM), Vladyslav Blumberg (président de l’Association de viticulture et d’œnologie de la région d’Odessa), Ivan Bachurin (président de l’Association des sommeliers de l’Ukraine), Anna Sargsyan (Ph.D., Doyenne de la Faculté des entreprises du vin et du tourisme ONAPT), Maxim Urakin (Directeur du commerce et du développement des affaires Interfax-Ukraine et éditeur Open4Business), Maria Kalenskaya (experte eno-gastronomique, Ambassadrice de la cuisine d’Odessa à Londres) .
Lors de la semaine du vin d’Odessa, l’Exposition a eu lieu avec la participation d’entreprises viticoles ukrainiennes et de producteurs de biens, de services et de technologies liés à la vinification.
Tous les événements majeurs de l’Odessa Wine Week se sont déroulés dans les halls du Premier Hotel Odesa et même en plein air devant l’hôtel (l’exposition AGSOLCO Ukraine).
Pour le grand public, le point culminant du programme a été le projet «Wine Flight» («Air Tasting»), un vol horizontal avec dégustation à bord de l’avion UIA des 5 meilleurs vins ukrainiens et spécialités culinaires d’Odessa.
Il s’agit d’un projet conjoint d’Odessa Wine Week et de l’UIA pour promouvoir la marque du «vin ukrainien».
La dégustation aérienne a réuni 130 invités, l’équipe de l’avion UIA, la sommelière Anna-Evgenia Yanchenko, le chef de la marque Le grand café Bristol Hotel 5*Odesa Stefan Vaitinadan et le showman Kolya Serga.
Les passagers ont dégusté les 5 meilleurs vins ukrainiens selon le concours de dégustation “Odessa Wine & Spirit Awards”, qui a eu lieu la veille dans le cadre de l’Odessa Wine Week:
Cabernet Grande Réserve, 2017 – SHABO;
El Captain Pino GRI, 2019 – 46 Parallèle;
Riesling Reinsky, 2016 – “Les caves du Prince P.M. Trubetskoy”;
Riesling, 2019 – Villa Tinta;
Aliberne Reserve Limited Edition, 2017 – « Maison du vin Gigineishvili ».
La dégustation de vins était combinée à la dégustation de plats locaux de la cuisine d’Odessa.
Le programme d’Odessa Wine Week s’est terminé par un festival gastronomique «Oui, c’est délicieux» en plein air sur le territoire du Studio de cinéma d’Odessa. Les participants du festival ont présenté au grand public des spécialités culinaires et des marques de vin.
Le projet d’Odessa Wine Week a reçu un fort soutien de partenaires. Les partenaires d’Odessa Wine Week ont participé aux événements, ont partagé leur expérience et leurs opportunités, et ont rejoint l’organisation d’événements. Le fait que tant d’organisations et d’entreprises leaders se soient jointes à l’événement est un signe très positif qui nous fait croire au bon avenir de la vinification ukrainienne.
Partenaire général de l’actualité sur Odessa Wine Week: Interfax-Ukraine.
Support officiel:
– Administration régionale d’Odessa
– Conseil municipal d’Odessa
Auteurs du concept d’Odessa Wine Week:
– Société “Expo-Yug -Service”
– Académie nationale des technologies alimentaires d’Odessa
Organisateurs d’Odessa Wine Week:
– Société “Expo-Yug -Service”
– Académie nationale des technologies alimentaires d’Odessa
– Union publique UKRSADVINPROM
Associé général: société SHABO
Hôtel partenaire officiel: Premier Hotel Odesa
Partenaire innovant: AGSOLCO Ukraine
Partenaire média général: groupe de médias communicatifs Drinks +
Les partenaires:
– JMJ Oak Alternative
– Goodwill Consulting: conseil financier pour les métiers du vin
– TM “Koblevo”
– TM ODESSA Champagne de l’Ukraine
– Projet « Les routes du vin et du goût »
– Association des vignerons de la région d’Odessa
– Caves familiales “Frumushika-Nova”
– Société “Aromic-Aromafishki”
Partenaire scientifique: Centre d’études et de recherche, Institut de viticulture et d’œnologie V.E.Tairov
Partenaire numérique: Gustoslife
Partenaire multimédia: “Sertsevina”
Partenaires d’information:
– Projet “Guide des vins ukraniens”
– Groupe de médias “Technologie et innovation”
– Édition locale “La vie d’Odessa”
Partenaire d’impression: imprimerie “ALPHA PRESS”
Partenaire du projet Wine Flight (Air Tasting): UIA compagnie aérienne
Support informationnel:
▪ Magazine “Aéroport d’Odessa”
▪ Facebook-public “Vin d’Ukraine / Wine of Ukraine / Вино Украины”
▪ Open4Business.com.ua
▪ “Easy Quizzy”
Photographe officiel d’Odessa Wine Week – Arsen Fedosenko
Organisateur de la conférence “Gastronomie et oenotourisme – un moteur pour le développement des destinations touristiques”: Département de la culture et du tourisme de la mairie d’Odessa
Organisateurs du projet “Meilleur verre Riedel pour la variété Odessa Black”:
▪ Société RIEDEL
▪ MIRS Corporation, distributeur officiel de RIEDEL en Ukraine
▪ Académie nationale des technologies alimentaires d’Odessa
▪ IKPMG Limited, Maria Kalenska
Organisateurs du projet “Wine Flight” (“Air Tasting”): UIA compagnie aérienne et Odessa Wine Week.
Partenaires généraux du projet: Crédit Agricole Bank et Mastercard.
Partenaires du projet: MIRS Corporation, le distributeur officiel de RIEDEL en Ukraine; Hôtel Bristol 5 * à Odessa; Aéroport international d’Odessa.
Organisateur de la conférence “Les outils innovants de la viticulture dans le contexte du changement climatique”: union publique UKRSADVINPROM.
Organisateurs du symposium du Réseau International OENOVITI:
Académie nationale des technologies alimentaires d’Odessa, Ukraine.
Réseau international OENOVITI, Bordeaux, France.
Détails du projet: https://odessawineweek.com/
Actualités du projet: https://www.facebook.com/odessawineweek/
Fifteen original events about wine, winemaking and gastronomy tourism took place as part of Odessa Wine Week in Odesa from May 18 to May 23.
The event was attended by 87 speakers and experts from Ukraine (from Odesa to Zakarpattia) and from 18 countries (from Austria to Japan).
The event aroused great interest of wine, tourist, business and media communities – about 3,000 visitors attended the locations of Odessa Wine Week these days.
The program consisted of activities of various directions: industry, cross-industry, educational, mass. In particular, the congress part included more than 40 topics of reports and discussions.
Wine Future Forum
Winemakers, marketers, journalists discussed the prospects of the wine industry.
In particular, the discussion “The Future of Wine: the View of Winemakers” was attended by the winemaker in the fifth generation, chief winemaker of Chateau Changyu Moser XV Lenz Moser (Austria), CEO of SHABO winery Giorgi Iukuridze (Ukraine, Odesa), owner of Vinos de La Luz group of companies Ricardo Nunez (Argentina), the owner of Stakhovsky craft winery, number one tennis player in Ukraine Serhiy Stakhovsky (Ukraine, Zakarpattia), the winemaker, CEO of “PIERA 1899” Piera Martellozzo (Italy).
As a result of the discussion, the winemakers came to such conclusions about the future of wine: wine brands will become more personalized, trends on rose and sparkling wine are likely to continue, online tastings will not be able to replace traditional ones, in Ukraine, the consumption of Ukrainian wine will grow (this will not happen tomorrow, but in the near future), and there will be more wineries in Ukraine.
Participants in the forum also discussed, listened to reports and presentations in the panel “Government, grants, banking programs to support winemaking. Investments in winemaking.” They listened to fellow winemakers from Ukraine and Moldova, marketers and economists, Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine Roman Leschenko. They learned from foreign participants about their experience, investment and government programs to support winemaking in Argentina and Valpolicella region (Italy).
In the panel discussions “Promotion of the brand “Ukrainian wine.” Creating a wine business card of Ukraine,” the experts discussed how to crack the prejudice of Ukrainian consumers to Ukrainian wine. They discussed how to write and talk about wine in a fascinating and professional way. They offered ways to create and promote the “Ukrainian wine” brand. They decided what honest winemaking was – business, creativity or suicide.
In Ukraine, they finally talked about wine journalism – the first discussion panel on this topic was held at the Wine Future Forum. Can Ukrainian wine journalism help winemakers to create and promote the “Ukrainian wine” brand? What do we need for this? We were looking for an answer to this, and the idea of creating the Association/Bureau for the Development of Wine and Brand Journalism arose.
All-Ukrainian tasting contest “Odessa Wine & Spirit Awards”
Some 65 Ukrainian companies (305 wine samples) took part in the competition.
The evaluation used a specialized tasting program of the English company Gustos Life, which uses blockchain technology (eliminates the possibility of changing the ratings of experts during the competition and after its completion).
A feature of the competition examination is a combination of the methodology of sensory analysis and the work of the jury, which consisted of 16 qualified and certified experts. The work of the jury could be watched live.
According to the results of the competition in the category of wines, 30 wines won gold medals, 49 wines won silver medals, while in the category of strong drinks there were seven gold medals and seven silver ones.
The winners of the competition are given the right to place the logo of the award on the product label.
A solemn ceremony of awarding the winners was held with the participation of national and regional media, wine and business communities.
“Best Riedel glass for Odessa Black variety”
This competitive project is aimed at promoting the brand “Ukrainian wine,” the formation of the image of Odessa Black wine as a business card of Ukrainian winemaking in the world – by analogy with Saperavi (Georgia), Feteasca (Moldova), Malbec (Argentina), Carmenere (Chile), Shiraz (Australia) and others.
Some 32 samples of wine from the autochthonous grape variety “Odessa Black” were submitted to the competition.
During the project, the best glass of the world-famous Riedel brand was officially chosen for the local wine “Odessa Black.” From nine variants of glasses, wine experts chose glass № 4 from the Performance collection.
The best wine from the “Odessa Black” variety was Aliberne Reserve Limited Edition, 2017, Gigineishvili Wine House. The Ukrainian native received the first official glass.
Tasting
– Ricardo Nunez, a winemaker with extensive experience, the owner of the Vinos de La Luz group of companies (wineries in Spain, Italy, Argentina, the United States), conducted an author’s tasting of eight wines of his international company.
– Circular tastings were held by 18 wine companies of Ukraine – partners and participants of Odessa Wine Week.
– Tasting on alternative aging under Bousinage technology was conducted by Wood International LLC.
The conference “Innovative tools in viticulture in the context of climate change” brought together leading winegrowers and oenologists from Ukraine, Moldova, France, Italy and the United States. This is a very important professional event for winegrowers, during which experts shared methods of ensuring sustainable viticulture, discussed current issues of the industry and ways to solve them.
OENOVITI International Network 2021 international symposium
The online symposium was attended by 18 scientists from 15 countries on five continents.
Topic: “Challenges in viticulture and oenology: geographical indications of wines and wine tourism, authenticity, innovation.”
OENOVITI International Network (OIN) is a unique international community of researchers in the field of viticulture and winemaking. Ukraine has been represented by the Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies in this prestigious scientific institution since 2015.
“Enogastronomic tourism – a driver for the development of tourist destinations”
Organizer: Department of Culture and Tourism of Odesa City Council.
The conference brought together representatives of tourism, restaurant and wine industries, who discussed enogastronomic tourism as a growing sector of the world tourism market.
They listened to thorough reports on grant projects in the field of enogastronomic tourism, in particular, on the “Wine and Taste Road,” on tools for the promotion of enogastronomic roads and wine tourism operators in Ukraine, on the experience of author’s tours.
Participants in the discussion “Wine and Tourism” talked about wine as a driver of regional development on the example of Bordeaux, watched presentations of wine and enogastronomic locations of Ukraine (Wine Culture Center SHABO, Chateau Chizay, Wine Station, Koblevo wine location) and the United States (Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery).
Participants in the discussion “Odesa cuisine – a tourist magnet of the region” talked about the phenomenon of Odesa cuisine, identified the top five dishes of local Odesa cuisine and offered ideas for the promotion of Odesa cuisine in the world.
The moderators and participants in Odessa Wine Week events were high-class professionals: Yevhenia Nikolaichuk (the co-founder of “Like a Local’s Wine Bar,” a sommelier school teacher, WSET4), Tetiana Ponomarenko (the expert in wine marketing, advertising and PR, an associate professor of journalism, advertising and publishing of Odesa Mechnikov National University, the coordinator of projects on wine journalism), Volodymyr Pechko (the head of UKRSADVINPROM), Vladyslav Blumberg (the president of the Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Odesa region), Ivan Bachurin (the president of the Association of Sommelier of Ukraine), Anna Sarkisyan (the dean of the Faculty of Wine and Tourism at the Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies), Maksim Urakin (the sales and marketing director at Interfax-Ukraine and the editor of Open4Business), Maria Kalenska (an enogastronomic expert, the ambassador of Odesa cuisine in London).
At Odessa Wine Week, the exposure area was organized with the participation of Ukrainian wine companies and producers of goods, services and technologies related to winemaking.
All the main events of Odessa Wine Week took place in the halls of Premier Hotel Odesa and even in the open air in front of the hotel (the AGSOLCO Ukraine exposition).
For the general public, the highlight of the program was the project “Wine Flight” (“Air Tasting”), a horizontal flight with tasting the top five Ukrainian wines and culinary specialties of Odesa cuisine on board the UIA aircraft.
This is a joint project of Odessa Wine Week and UIA to promote the “Ukrainian wine” brand.
The air tasting was attended by 130 guests, the UIA team, sommelier Hanna-Yevhenia Yanchenko, brand chef of Le grand cafe Bristol Hotel 5* Odesa Stefan Whiteinadan and showman Kolya Serga.
The passengers tasted the best five Ukrainian wines according to the tasting contest “Odessa Wine & Spirit Awards,” which took place the day before as part of Odessa Wine Week:
Cabernet Grande Reserve, 2017 – SHABO;
El Captain Pinot Gris, 2019 – 46 Parallel;
Riesling Rhine, 2016 – Prince Trubetskoi Winery;
Riesling, 2019 – Villa Tinta;
Aliberne Reserve Limited Edition, 2017 – Gigineishvili Wine House.
Wine tasting was combined with the tasting of local dishes of Odesa cuisine.
The Odessa Wine Week program ended with the open-air gastronomic festival “Taki Da, Vkusno” on the territory of the Odesa film studio. The participants in the festival presented to the mass audience of visitors branded culinary products and wine brands.
The Odessa Wine Week project received strong partner support. Odessa Wine Week partners took part in the events, shared their experience and opportunities, and joined the organization of events. The fact that so many leading organizations and companies have joined the event is a very positive sign that gives faith in the good future of Ukrainian winemaking.
The general news partner of Odessa Wine Week is Interfax-Ukraine
Official support
– Odesa Regional State Administration
– Odessa City Council
Authors of the Odessa Wine Week concept:
– Expo-Yug-Service Company
– Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies
Odessa Wine Week organizers:
– Expo-Yug-Service Company
– Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies
– UKRSADVINPROM association
General partner: SHABO company
Official partner hotel: Premier Hotel Odesa
Innovative partner: AGSOLCO Ukraine
General media partner: Drinks+ communicative media group
Partners:
– JMJ Oak Alternative
– Goodwill Consulting: financial consulting for winemaking business
– Koblevo trademark
– ODESSA champagne of Ukraine trademark
– Wine and Taste Roads project
– Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Odesa region
– Frumushika-Nova family winery
– Aromic-Aromafishki company
Scientific partner: Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking
Digital partner: Gustos Life
Multimedia partner: Sertsevyna
Information partners:
– Wine Guide of Ukraine project
– Technologies and Innovations media group
– Odesa Life city edition
Printing partner: ALFA PRESS printing house
Wine Flight project partner (Air Tasting): UIA
Information support:
▪ Airport Odessa magazine
▪ Facebook public “Wine of Ukraine”
▪ Open4Business.com.ua
▪ Easy Quizzy
The official photographer of Odessa Wine Week is Arsen Fedosenko
Organizer of the conference “Enogastronomic tourism – a driver for the development of tourist destinations”: the Department of Culture and Tourism of Odesa City Council
Organizers of the project “Best Riedel glass for Odessa Black variety”:
▪ RIEDEL company
▪ MIRS Corporation is the official distributor of RIEDEL in Ukraine
▪ Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies
▪ IKPMG Limited, Maria Kalenska
Organizers of the “Wine Flight” project (“Air Tasting”): UIA and Odessa Wine Week.
General project partners: Crédit Agricole Bank and MasterCard.
Project partners: MIRS Corporation – the official distributor of RIEDEL in Ukraine, Bristol Hotel 5* Odesa, Odesa International Airport.
Organizer of the conference “Innovative tools in viticulture in the context of climate change”: UKRSADVINPROM association
Organizers of the OENOVITI International Network symposium:
Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies, Ukraine
OENOVITI International Network, Bordeaux, France
Project details: https://odessawineweek.com/
Project news: https://www.facebook.com/odessawineweek/
