Wine and Grape Festival 2016 opens in Ninh Thuan

Wine and Grape Festival 2016 opens in Ninh Thuan

The opening ceremony saw the presence of Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh.

The main activities of the festival include wine and grape fairs, conferences on wine, grapes and tourism promotion and the Kate festival. Street roller-blade racing, walking, dragon dancing and kite surfing will also be held during the three-day event.

The festival is being held simultaneously at Square 16-4, Ninh Chu – Binh Son Beach, Binh Son Beach Park, Amanoi Resort, Po Klong Garai Cham Towers, My Nghiep Textile Village, Bau Truc Pottery Village, Phuoc Binh National Park, Nui Chua National Park, Cham Cultural Research Centre and the Museum of Ninh Thuan Province.

The festival aims to promote Ninh Thuan’s people, landscape and image and introduce local specialties to Vietnamese and foreign tourists. It will also provide opportunities for grape farmers, businesses and consumers to meet and seek partners.

The festival, held at the same time as the annual Kate festival of the Cham people, also aims to promote the culture of the Cham following Brahmanism.

Seminars will also be held to call for support from foreign embassies and international organisations to ensure that the Cham Towers System and the Kate Festival are made world intangible and tangible heritages by UNESCO.

The central province of Ninh Thuan has the largest vineyards in Vietnam, with 2,500 ha mainly in Ninh Phuoc and Ninh Hai Districts and Phan Rang-Thap Cham City.

In February 2012, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP) issued Decision No.194 certifying the geographical indication of Ninh Thuan grape products, which helps to raise the value of Ninh Thuan grapes on the market.

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