Around the time when the grape harvesting is coming to an end, some new wines having already completed their songful fermentation, and when the air in Bucharest becomes pleasantly breathable, the Fratelli garden once again turns into an oasis of joy, a place to meet friends, an opportunity to discover new business partners, and, above all, the place where about a thousand wine labels await to be discovered.
Reserve your access to RO-Wine now!
Tickets and subscriptions for the autumn edition of RO-Wine | The International Wine Festival of Romania are now available on romaniawinefestival.com. For those who haven’t heard about it yet, RO-Wine is the first festival entirely dedicated to premium and super-premium wines, where wine lovers and industry professionals can interact directly with winery owners and the oenologists who created the wines. And because wine is at the center of an incredibly complex universe, you’ll also discover numerous complementary tastes, from matured meats and cheeses, Italy’s oils and balsamic vinegars, to pastries, bakery items, live cooking, coffee, and even a few spirits.
RO-Wine takes Romanian wine to its deserved place
"We started in 2016 in Bucharest and then continued with editions in Cluj from 2018, with a few special editions. In 2019, we introduced an edition dedicated to the new harvest, which has since evolved into the autumn edition that you know today, all with a single intention: to place Romanian wine alongside international wines of the same caliber or even at a significantly higher price, so that wine lovers can taste, compare, and analyze in real-time the quality of Romanian wines. And more than that, to discover their story and be able to share it because there is no better ambassador for Romanian wine than someone who genuinely and unconditionally loves it, who is proud of it and wants to show it to their friends and loved ones.
RO-Wine is indeed a meeting place—between people, between businesses, between businesses and their existing or potential customers—but it is more than that. It is a place where you can discover wine in all its beauty and complexity, where you can enjoy what it offers and what it teaches you," says Marinela Ardelean, the initiator and co-organizer of the festival, alongside Liviu and Mihai Popescu.
What to expect from the RO-Wine Autumn Edition?
As every year, the areas of Fratelli Studios are specialized—one salon for Romanian and Moldovan wines, a salon for Italian delights, a section dedicated to importers and those looking to introduce themselves to the Romanian market, as well as an area dedicated to live cooking. Officially, the first day remains dedicated to industry professionals—who, don’t forget, have free access based on prior registration on the event’s website.
The average number of wines presented at the festival in recent editions has been around 1,000, so you need to plan carefully what you want to taste. It’s best to consult the website and the organizers’ announcements to have a list of producers you want to discover, rediscover, or whose new wines you want to evaluate.
As always, we recommend consuming in moderation, which can be a challenge at such festivals…
📷 Photo source: RO-Wine
