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Ninh Thuan Grape and Wine Festival 2019 to take place in late April

The Ninh Thuan Grape and Wine Festival 2019 will be held from April 26 to May 2 in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city and six districts of the south central province, according to the organising board.
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Ninh Thuan (VNA) – The Ninh Thuan Grape and Wine Festival 2019 will beheld from April 26 to May 2 in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city and six districts ofthe south central province, according to the organising board.

At a press conference onApril 17 to introduce the event, Director of the provincial Department ofCulture, Sport and Tourism Chau Thanh Hai, the festival is a chance forthe province to promote the image of its land and people as well as typicalproducts from grape – a specialty of the locality.

The festival aims to honour grape growers who have greatlycontributed to building the trademark of Ninh Thuan grape, while giving achance for them to meet and exchange experience with scientists, experts andbusinesses in the field, he said.

Hai said that in the framework of the event, a number of festiveactivities will be held, including field-trips to grape and apple growing andproducing farms; an industry-trade fair; a contest for ethnic minority groupsin the province; a performance of Raglai’s “Bo ma” (farewell to the dead) ceremony; a street festival;and a beach sport festival.

In 2012, Ninh Thuan’s grape varieties were grantedgeographical indication (GI) certification by the National Office ofIntellectual Property.

It has nearly 1,300ha under the fruit, 80 percent of it red cardinal and therest other varieties, and an annual output of 30,000 tonnes. -VNA
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