All within this year that also marks the celebration of the 32nd anniversary of Croatian Statehood Day, as well as celebrating the 30th anniversary of Australia recognising Croatia and setting up diplomatic relations.

We had a wine panel discussion with: Anthea Mann from Mann Vineyards;

Graeme Jukich from Nikola Estate; and John Kosovich from Kosovich Wines.

Also presentations with Ron Gomboc, from Gomboc Galleries our world class sculptor and Auric Barrels – Slavonian Oak product barrels with Francika Jelavic Roberts, Vice-President of the WA Croatian Chamber of Commerce and board director WA for the Aus-NZ Croatian Women in Leadership.

Dennis Yagmich – Yagmich Estate, Life member of the Western Australian Croatian Chamber of Commerce and our team lead for this event, with amazing work by Sally Yagmich.

Also with the leaders and members of the Croatian community and sports organisations: Laura and Jure Denona – Gwelup Croatia and Hrvatski Dom – Croatia House, Dean Zlendic - Western Knights Soccer Club, WA Croatian Community Centre - Anthony Sumich, Zrinka Vlasic – Hrvatska Folklorna Groupa Zagreb , Anthony Radich and Darlene Gianoli from The Lado Croatian Folkloric Ensemble of Western Australia.

Phil Walleystack from the Indigenous Arts Foundation and First Australians Cyber Security whom we are so proud to work with across many of our past events and to present our Welcome to Country. All hosted at this amazing venue – Mandoon Estate with an extraordinary culinary experience – long table lunch with Allan Erceg’s team led by Travers O'Raffferty. We were privileged to have outstanding entertainment by Vjeran Duplancic, who also performed our Australian and Croatian national anthems.

The major announcement was the WA Croatian Chamber of Commerce 2022 “Master of Wine” Award to John Kosovich from Kosovich Wines. Kosovich Wines has been in Western Australia for just over 100 years and John has been judged as our 'majstor od vino' across all aspects of wine production.

Followed by our Folklore groups Hrvatska Folklorna Grupa Zagreb - Perth Western Australia and The Lado Croatian Folkloric Ensemble of Western Australia outstanding performances.

Amazing floral gifts and arrangement by Be Botanics – our leading Western Australian floral and interior stylist services provider: Jasmin Jukic Biagioni.

Following on from this Croatian wine festival we are organising a wine tour across Croatia in July 2023 with dreamtime events and Meeting-G2 - Tonci Buterin. Contact the chamber for more information.