INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

Wine is the only artwork you can drink. -Luis Fernando Olaverri

21st SLOVENIAN WINE FESTIVAL 15th and 16th November 2018 from 16.00 to 21.00 Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana WE WRITE NEW STORIES For Slovenia, a new model of wine and culinary events started in 1997, when the first New Wine Festival was created, later renamed Slovenian Wine Festival. Among the many achievements of the Slovenian Wine Festival we also include the Festival of culinary art, Ljubljana wine routes, Salon of sparkling wines and Salon 3R (Riesling & Rizling & Rebula), which added a new dimension to the promotion of wine in Slovenia. The 20th jubilee festival, which took place in 2017, was record-breaking, both by number of visitors and participating wine producers. The festival last year alone was attended by over 240 winemakers and 12 partner salons, visited by a record number of visitors, more than 2000, and followed by more than 70 media representatives. A NEW LOOK In order to continue the successful story of the Slovenian Wine Festival with new, fresh energy, and in order to make the festival even more recognizable among winemakers and lovers of the noble drop, the organization of this year's festival will be taken over by a new organizer, Proevent, which boasts with the organization of the most recognizable fair and conference events in Slovenia. At the 21st Wine Festival, Proevent will continue to be backed up by the experienced team from past Wine festivals. AT A NEW LOCATION This time the Slovenian Wine Festival will be held in the very center of Slovenian culture; at the Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana. We believe that Cankarjev dom, due to its location in the center of Ljubljana, good visibility and easy accessibility, will offer even better quality infrastructure for the festival.

PROMOTION OF WINES AT HOME AND ABROAD Excellent wines will be presented to the widest circle of wine lovers and professionals in the framework of the festival; to anyone that wine represents passion, professional challenge or business. Special emphasis will be placed on business visitors by the organizers; those who are or will be the consumers of your excellent wines. That is why, on the first day of the festival, we will organize various business meetings with caterers, traders, journalists and business partners to whom wine is an integral part of business and private life. The second day of the festival is intended for the general audience - wine lovers. The festival will be made even richer with professional events such as workshops and guided tastings, intended for both the general, professional and business public. We will continue our last year's cooperation with visiting salons, we will however devote more attention to foreign professional and business visitors. EVALUATION AND ELECTION This year too, the Festival will be evaluating festival wines. There will be an election made based on expert assessments; experts will select wine for their business partners needs. We will inform you about the details of the evaluation and the selection at a later date.

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OPPORTUNITY FOR COOPERATION 1. Cooperation with the fairgrounds included The price of a two-day performance includes: -standard equipped showroom: covered table, two chairs; drain bowl, water jar, snack basket, inscription label; -common warehouse and refrigerating facilities and cleaning of the exhibition space; -refrigeration and ice containers; -two badges with the names of the persons working for the salon; -supplying visitors with wine glasses; -drinking water supply and pastries; -providing information; -basic publication on the official website and the official FB page; -basic entry in the presentation publication of the event; -promotion of the festival in domestic and foreign media; -the possibility of participating in the Festival Assessment (the first two samples are free of charge; each further costs 30 Euros); -the possibility of cooperating with all the evaluated wines in the partner choices; -the possibility of participating in business and professional events; -the possibility of organizing B2B meetings (in case of sufficient interest); -the possibility to reserve a parking space if needed, at an additional cost. Participation cost at 21rst Slovenian Wine Festival is 400,00 EUR (VAT is not included in the price). APPLICATIONS Through the online application form: www.radost.si/prijavnica/

2. Advertising a) On the website (www.slovenskifestivalvin.si): -an intermixable web banner for a period of one month. Maximum one month before the event: 510,00 + VAT. b) In the festival catalog: - 1 page (225 x 300 mm): 920,00 + VAT; - 2/3 pages (225 x 200 mm): 650,00 + VAT; - 1/3 pages (225 x 100 mm): 380,00 + VAT; - Logo: 280,00 + VAT. 225x300 mm 225x200 mm 225x100 mm * Ads must be prepared in print version, with 3 mm of free space, sent to the address lara.petkovsek@proevent.si. 3. Other forms of cooperation Other forms of cooperation are possible, such as promotion and sponsorship of the event. For more information, please contact the festival director. IMPORTANT DEADLINES -Deadline for application: October 10, 2018 -Deadline for payment: October 24, 2018 -Deadline for submission of ad in catalog: October 10, 2018 -Deadline for submitting the online banner: October 10, 2018 NOTICES By signing up, you also accept the general conditions of participation, published on the web page under the EXHIBITORS tab. The application is valid only with the payment of the offer. Applications and payments after October 24, 2018 are possible only in the case of vacant places and with the consent of the organizer, but in this case, the price of the participation is increased by 10%.

MORE INFORMATION Tihomir Kovačič, director of the 21rst Slovenian Wine Festival M: +386 (0) 41 626 826 E: tihomir.kovacic@proevent.si Melita Remškar, Deputy Director M: +386 (0) 41 861 111 E: melita.remskar@proevent.si Lara Petkovšek, Head of Marketing and Public Relations M: +386 (0) 31 629 334 E: lara.petkovsek@proevent.si Rado Stojanovič, president of the festival's program committee M: +386 (0) 41 620 696 E: info@radost.si Uroš Stojanovič, expert associate M: +3864 (0) 40 606 019 E: uross@radost.si Špela Štokelj, expert associate M: +386 (0) 40 661 106 E: spela@radost.si