Wine Communication is delighted to bring The Ultimate CEE Wine Fair back to London for its 2nd edition on 9th June 2025. Get ready to immerse yourself in the rich, diverse, and dynamic world of Central & Eastern European wines—an unmissable opportunity for the UK trade and press.
St John’s Church, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY
Monday 9th June 2025
10 am – 6 pm
Featuring producers from 17 countries, this is the opportunity to discover bold flavours, hidden gems, and rising stars from a hand-selected lineup of 100+ top producers, carefully curated by Caroline Gilby MW.
Wineries will be represented by winemakers and estate owners so you can make personal connections to hear their wine stories.
Visitors can also meet several important distributors who already import and represent CEE wines in the UK market – wines that consumers can buy here. Don’t miss the chance to be at the forefront of the movement to bring these exceptional wines to a wider audience.
There will be several masterclasses during the day:
Masterclass Room “A”
I. 10:30 am: The Diversity of CEE and its Grapes with Will Hill
Central & Eastern Europe is the last undiscovered part of the wine world with so much to discover, thanks to its huge diversity of local grape varieties, many only grown in a single country or even region.https://forms.gle/GEcuTgW37ZySFTin7
II. 1 pm: Iconic Wines of CEE with Caroline Gilby MW
Every wine is a story in a bottle and Caroline Gilby MW will share some incredible tales through some iconic wines and ground breaking producers from Central and Eastern Europe. (FULLY BOOKED)
III. 3:30 pm: The Cyprus Wine Story with Caroline Gilby MW
This hot, sunny small island was never Eastern Bloc but has gone through a similar journey of transformation, today home to smaller, quality-focused with private family wineries rediscovering their native grape treasures.https://forms.gle/r1NDaaNYsCDNGc348
Masterclass Room “B”
I. 11 am: Polish Wine – a New Story with Lukasz Górski
Winemaking in Poland has remained largely unknown until recently. Today hundreds of private wine estates have popped up, growing a mix of resistant varieties and pure vinifera grapes.https://forms.gle/UoE3csAmd9EBZDUB6
II. 1:30 pm: Exploring the Wines of Ukraine – Richard Bampfield MW & Tania Olevska
Despite the obvious challenges to both production and distribution in Ukraine, Wines of Ukraine have done a wonderful job of bringing some of the country’s top wines to our attention.https://forms.gle/5sytC2d4SMXt8JUP6
III. 4 pm: Georgia – Qvevri and Beyond with Robert Joseph
In recent years, Georgia has gained recognition as a wine procucing country for its 8,000 years of history and qvevri-amphora tradition—but beyond amber wines, its diverse regions, grapes, and styles offer much more to discover. https://forms.gle/fNcWBc5CAYdkC1VW8
The Old Crypt
I. 2 pm: Discover GROW – Master of Disguise – Igor Lukovic & Oliver Coleman
The great Central European white grape you’ve probably never heard of hides its light behind disguises. Whether Graševina, Grašac, Olaszrizling, Welschriesling, Laški Rizling, Ryzlink Vlassky, this grape is one of the most important across the whole region.
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Visit www.ceewinefair.co.uk for more details about participating wineries and masterclasses and join the conversation on social media using #ceewinefair
*This event is for wine trade professionals only.