This morning the II Wine Fair started Marina Dénia that has opened its doors for professionals in the sector. "In addition to all the wineries that have wanted to participate, this year we wanted to publicize the artisan products that identify us in a region in which gastronomy brings us so much," said Gabriel Martínez, director of Marina Dénia.
During the morning, a presentation by Santos Ruiz, manager of the DO Rice for 22 years and gastronomic critic, took place. Ruiz has assured that “coming to Dénia is always a pleasure since it is the great gastronomic destination of this country. Not only because there are some very good restaurants, but because there are very good restaurants of all styles and levels. Here you can recommend restaurants from 300 euros to 30 euros and, in all of them, you will find fresh products and good cuisine. That range of different restaurants, different types of cuisine and different costs, with such quality, there is no other destination in all of Spain that has it”.
Regarding the Wine Fair, he said that “it seems incredible to me to value the marina itself, as a gastronomic destination in itself. The truth is that I've already had a couple of wines and the sun is a pleasure, the Montgo, the boats, places the gastronomic destination in a hedonistic space, where you can't be anything but happy”. In his speech, Santos Ruiz, commented that rice is culture, identity, personality and it is the Valencian Community and a lot of Dénia and Alicante. "Here the rice began to be turned, to go from the domestic sphere to the gastronomic experience of the hospitality industry, which is, in the end, where trends are created."
This afternoon, at 18:XNUMX p.m., the mayor of Dénia, Vicent Grimalt, will inaugurate the II Wine Fair that opens to the public until 22 pm. On Saturday, April 30, it will be open from 11 a.m. to 14 p.m. and from 18 p.m. to 22 p.m. Admission to the venue is free and there will be live music. You can buy tickets for 5 euros for three glasses of wine or two for food. The crystal glass costs 1,5 euros. Those who want to buy wine can taste it in one of the restaurants located in Marina Dénia. The II edition of the Wine Fair is organized by Marina Dénia and has the collaboration of the Dénia City Council, Bodegas Vicente Gandía, Blasco Wineries and the Association of Hospitality and Tourism Entrepreneurs Marina Alta (Aehtma) and the sponsorship of Fine & Country.
Until Sunday, May 1, the Nao Victoria can also be visited. During their stay in the Denia Marina, the public will be able to board the ship, tour its decks and learn about the amazing adventure that its sailors carried out 500 years ago, facing an immense journey of more than three years full of dangers and difficulties, until manage to surround the planet through its great oceans. Visitors will also be able to go down to its hold, and learn about the experiences of the young crew that today continues to sail the seas around the world.
Die Weinmesse war auch schon creativer!
Good, on Sunday, May 1, what time can you visit?