The morning part of the seminar will be devoted to Franconia from a domestic and foreign perspective and terroir on the example of the Blue Mountains in terms of history, geology, culture, gastronomy, tourism.
9:00 Socio-economic and cultural demarcation of terroir on the example of the Blue Mountains, Mgr. Martin Markel, Ph.D., Institute of History, Masaryk University Brno
10:15 "Experience the Blue Mountains" from the perspective of tourism, Mgr. Radek Galousek, Chairman of the certified destination company Lednice-Valtice area and Hustopečsko, z.s., member of the Association of Tourist Areas of the Czech Republic
10:30 Short break
10:45 Natural parameters of the Blue Mountains, Ing. Jan Stávek, Ph.D., VÍNO J. STÁVEK, Němčičky
11:15 Gastronomic recommendations for wine tourism, Pavel Buchwaldek, B-wine.cz
11:45 Frankovka from shale and strongly ferruginous soils, Christoph Wachter, Wachter-Wiesler Winery, Burgenland, Austria
After a rich lecture morning full of interesting expert information, all participants will enjoy a well-deserved lunch in the restaurant of the hotel Kraví Hora in Bořetice.
In the afternoon, a Conference for Sommeliers on the wines of the VOC Blue Mountains will follow.
Participation in the seminar and conference with guided tasting is free of charge.
The day-long seminar and conference is organised by the Association of Municipalities of the Blue Mountains in cooperation with the VOC Blue Mountains z.s. with the support of the Wine Fund.
We look forward to a large turnout again.