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We have the honor to introduce a new strategic partner of the International Center of Wine and Gastronomy - the “Ambassador Kaluga” Hotel in the city of Kaluga (https://ambassadorkaluga.com/en/) The hotel acted as a partner of the ICWAG as a co-organizer of the regional gastronomy camp "GastroCamp - Kaluga 2021". "Ambassador Kaluga" is our partner in holding the events of the "Cuisines of the World" project. In particular, it hosted a gastronomic dinner of Peruvian cuisine with the participation of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Peru to Russia - His Excellency Juan Genaro del Campo Rodriguez and Israeli cuisine with the participation of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to the Russian Federation His Excellency Alexander Ben Zvi. On December 25, a French cuisine dinner is scheduled at the hotel.

The president of the ICWAG in partnership with the Ambassador Hotel Kaluga hosted an evening of French cuisine for Kaluga residents and Muscovites. The author's menu was prepared by Moscow chef Anton Salnikov. The French people from Paris, Lyon and Bordeaux addressed the guests of the dinner with video greetings.

The Department of Economics of the city of Rostov-on-Don, on the eve of the New Year, held the city Forum "Rostov-on-Don - a city with taste." ICWAG President L. Gelibterman spoke at the Forum with a report “Gastronomy tourism. Modern development trends”. During his visit to Rostov-on-Don, the President of the ICWAG held negotiations on cooperation with Polina Korostiyeva, director of the city's Economic Department, discussed the situation with gastronomy tourism with leading Rostov-on-Don hospitality industry experts and the Ministry of Economic Development of the Rostov Region, met with leading restaurateurs of Rostov and, of course, visited the Old Market - the famous city object of gastronomy tourism. https://ria.ru/20211220/forum-1764656558.html https://tourism.rostov-gorod.ru/news/12968/

In the period from December 7 to 11, the President of the ICWAG, L. Gelibterman, took part in the II All-Russian Forum-Festival of Rostourism "Gastronomy tourism - new opportunities" in the city of Ufa. The organizers of the Forum-Festival were: the Federal Agency for Tourism (Rostourism), the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RST) represented by the Committee for gastronomy tourism headed by L. Gelibterman. The Forum-Festival was attended by representatives of 38 regions of the Russian Federation, from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka. L. Gelibterman acted as curator of the business programme of the Forum. The Forum participants discussed, in particular, the Concept for the development of gastronomy tourism in the Russian Federation, prepared by experts from the Committee for gastronomy tourism of the RST. Also, L. Gelibterman took part in the work of the jury of the Great Ural competition in frames of the street food festival in Ufa. https://www.donland.ru/news/16459/ https://ratanews.ru/news/news_16122021_6.stm

At the invitation of the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, ICWAG president L. Gelibterman took part in the tourism forum "Landmarks of the Future" in Kazan. On December 6, he made a presentation at the session "Gastronomy tourism and the future of national cuisines." During the trip, the president of the International Center of Wine and Gastronomy met with the leading restaurateurs of Kazan and the chairman of the Committee for Tourism Development of Kazan, Mrs. Daria Sannikova.

The president of the ICWAG took part in the XI International Forum "Arctic: Present and Future" in St. Petersburg. On December 2, he acted as a moderator of the round table "Cuisine of the peoples of the Arctic". The round table was attended by: Ulla Lukkonen, Chairman of the Finnish Chefs Association, Soile Lehtinen, “Suvorov” project manager, Finland, Viktor Snorasson, chef, Iceland, Ekaterina Gerasimova, Isey Skyr producer, Iceland, Mikhail Zotov, Arctic Service, the first Arctic resident from the public catering sector, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Anastasia Korol, head of the “Tourism Development” direction of the Norilsk Development Agency (Krasnoyarsk region), Irina Ryabukhina, assistant to the Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Svetlana Kornitskaya, head of the Tourist Information Center of the Arkhangelsk Region. Also L. Gelibterman took part as a speaker in the round table "International cooperation in the field of tourism within the framework of Russia's chairmanship in the Arctic Council."

On November 25, the Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines was held at the Baltschug Hotel in Moscow. The International Center of Wine and Gastronomy was its organizer from the Russian side. The event, held in Moscow on the initiative of ViniPortugal, was attended by 33 Portuguese producers who presented more than 300 wines to the attention of wine market professionals from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Kaluga and other cities of Russia. The event started with a master class, which was held by the official expert of ViniPortugal Sofia Salvador and the famous Russian wine expert Anzhelika Subbotina (Moscow). The Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines has become the largest event held by Portugal in Russia in the entire history of Portuguese-Russian relations. About 400 Russian specialists took part in it. http://lik-tv.ru/bolshaya-degustaciya-vin-portugalii-moskva-2021/

On November 10, the Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow, hosted a business breakfast and a press conference of the professional competition of hotels and restaurants HORECA ULTRA PROFESSIONAL “UP” COMPETITION. ICWAG President Leonid Gelibterman, as a member of the jury of the competition, along with his colleagues: Mr. Uwe Kunz, General Manager of Lotte Hotel Moscow, Mr. Stanislav Kondov, CEO of Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow, Mr. Holger Buchwald, Movenpick Moscow Taganskaya and Mrs. Elena Soroka, Managing Partner of the Leader Consult Group was in the presidium of the press conference. Topic of the press conference was devoted to the criteria for choosing the best hotels in Moscow and the specifics of the interaction of hotel brands with the media.

On November 6, the Ambassador Kaluga Hotel hosted an Israeli cuisine dinner prepared by the International Center of Wine and Gastronomy and the Hotel team. The dinner, cooked by Tel Aviv chef Igal Gorelik, was attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to the Russian Federation, His Excellency Alexander Ben Zvi. The dinner menu included Ashkenazi and Sephardi cuisine, accompanied by Israeli wines. The dinner was preceded by a meeting between the governor of the Kaluga region and several members of the regional government with the Ambassador of Israel. The meeting was attended by the president of the ICWAG L. Gelibterman. The Israeli cuisine dinner was a continuation of the project “Cuisines of the World in Kaluga”. On December 25, a French cuisine dinner by Chef Anton Salnikov is scheduled at the “Ambassador Kaluga” Hotel.

In the city of Togliatti, on the initiative of a restaurateur Igor Gelibterman, a gastronomic dinner of Peruvian cuisine was held as part of the “Cuisines of the World” project. The author's menu was prepared by chef Rashid Rakhmanov, the Ambassador of Peruvian cuisine in Eastern Europe and CIS countries. His Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Peru to the Russian Federation Juan del Campo Rodriguez addressed the audience with a video message. The Ambassador of Taste for global gastronomy Leonid Gelibterman acted as the Master of the Dinner Ceremony. https://disk.yandex.ru/i/wXc95BLmmFSfOQ https://disk.yandex.ru/i/gzltfFDqzhZ95w

Here is an important step in our work: a meeting of the leadership of the Global Wine Tourism Organization (GWTO) with the leadership of Rostourism and representatives of the Russian wine regions authorities. The online meeting was attended by GWTO Founding President Jose Antonio Vidal, Deputy Head of Rostourism Elena Lysenkova, GWTO Chief Advisor Carlos Vogeler, Advisor to the Head of Rostourism Yulia Rybakova, GWTO Eurasia Director Leonid Gelibterman and heads of tourism and economic departments of the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, Republic of Dagestan, Rostov, Astrakhan and Samara regions, Perm region, North Ossetia-Alania. https://www.facebook.com/110608741364273/posts/120227303735750/?d=n #винныйтуризм #gwto #gwtoeurasia #winetourism #enoturismo

On October 19, the five-star National Hotel in Moscow hosted master classes - presentation of wines from the Lisbon region, Portugal. White and red wines of such producers of the Lisbon region as "Casa Santos Lima", "Parras Wines", "Enoport Wines", "Compania Agricola do Sanguinhal", "Adega Cooperativa da Vermelha", "Quinta do Monte d'Oiro" and "Câmara de Oeiras" were presented at two master classes. The International Center of Wine and Gastronomy (ICWAG) under the leadership of L. Gelibterman was the organizer of the master classes on the Russian side; the Portuguese side was presented by the Lisboa Wine Region, headed by its president Mr. Riku. Russian alcohol market professionals and journalists noted the high level of quality of the wines presented and their excellent price-quality ratio. On October 21, the five-star Grand Emerald Hotel hosted a master class on wines from the Lisbon region (Portugal) for alcohol market professionals and journalists from St. Petersburg. The president of the International Center of Wine and Gastronomy L. Gelibterman offered to the public seven wines having the categories VRL (regional wines of Lisbon) DOP from several appellations. Portuguese winemakers led by the president of the Lisboa Wine Region, Mr. Riku, took an active part in the tasting online. The wines of the Lisbon region have confirmed their reputation for wines with an excellent price-quality ratio.