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The wine festival is an annual event organized by ROTARY CLUB - POPOVO. The last time the holiday was held was in 2022. Due to the spread of the Covid 19 pandemic and the imposed anti-epidemiological measures, it was not held in 2020 and 2021. The event usually lasts about a day. The main objectives are: promotion of folk customs among the local community. The celebration will be held for the fifteenth year, with the focus this year being on the restoration of the ritual of dropping the vines.
The holiday is of a competitive nature and consists of three parts:
First part: Restoration of the custom of ritually dropping the vine with a procession and the participation of a dance ensemble
Second part: Competition for the best wine, appetizer and cheese for all villages from the territory of MIG - POPOVO, including:
- tasting of 4 types of wine / white, red, rosé and fruit wines from the respective harvest;
- appetizer and cheese tasting.
Third part: COMPETITION FOR THE BEST WINE, APPETIZER AND CHEESE FOR THE TOWN OF POPOVO, including:
- Tasting competition of 4 types of wines / white, red, rosé and fruit wines from the respective harvest evaluated by a competent jury;
- Appetizer and cheese tasting competition judged by a competent jury;
- Culinary exhibition of local companies and restaurants;
-  Music program
An advertising brochure of the event with a circulation of 50 copies will be issued and distributed.
With the help of donors from the local community, a corner of museum exhibits related to wine from the 19th and 20th centuries will be set aside in the Municipal History Museum of Popovo.
The holiday aims to unite the local community and strengthen the love and aspiration of young people to get to know, preserve, restore and popularize traditional folk holidays and customs, the intangible cultural heritage of our people.