DIVINE ADVENTURE
IN THE HEART OF ŠUMADIJA
The ultimate wine and hiking experience will take place on Sunday, October 2, 2022, in the heart of Serbia, Šumadija, at the foot of Mount Venčac and close to Orašac. The start of the hiking tour through the vineyards and the matinee and the party after the walk will be organized in Tarpoš, one of the most beautiful wineries in Serbia.
This will be an opportunity for everyone who wants to escape from the city for the weekend to experience an active hedonistic day in which we will explore new walking paths and absorb new tastes of Tarpoš wine. Don’t spend another weekend sitting at home or in a restaurant, spend it on the move, learn something new and taste the flavors that only Šumadija can offer.
Not only will Dionis bring an activity for everyone’s level of readiness, so you can walk, run, or mountain bike the path in the vineyards – he will serve you wines and meze in two places in the vineyards so that you can enjoy sports, nature and clean air.
You may have heard of TARPOŠ, but if you haven’t, you will discover a new place and you will discover a new type of hospitality that only Serbia and this place can offer.
Namely, a tarposh is a type of women’s cap worn in Serbia from the Middle Ages until the first decades of the 19th century. According to some oral traditions, the tarposh also served as a cap from which grapes were offered to intending travelers. Namely, former wine merchants used to say that “wine is so good that it can be carried in a tarposh”.
And this time, the following wines will be in the tarposh: Tamjanika, Cuvee White, Cuvee Minuet and Rosé. For food, the chefs prepare divine “sač” (veal and lamb) especially for you, along with a salad and a dessert – Vingradar pie with raisins.
Of course, there will be vegan options, and for everyone who has already been to the DIONYSUS Experience event on Fruška Gora, you know that this is only what we promise, and there are always more and nice surprises.
Finally, for those who are still looking for Dionysus, we will organize a DJ party for dancing and enjoying the sunset in the vineyard. We will play until 7:00 p.m., when it will be time to sober up and get ready for the trip home.
Have fun and live life to the fullest in search of Dionysus.
Veroljub Zmijanac, founder of DIONYSUS Experience
PROGRAM & TIMELINE
In the next pages find out what you can expect on the event day.
Date: Sunday, 2nd October 2022.
Location: Tarpoš Winery, Aranđelovac, Serbia
Timeline:
- 09:00 Opening the gates and check-in opens
- 10:00 Start of the Hike
- 13:00 The Matinee
- Lunch and wine are served
- Winery history
- Little wine school
- 17:00 The Party
- 19:00 End of the event
WAVY HIKING THROUGH THE FORESTS OF ŠUMADIJE, TO ORAŠAC AND THE PLACE WHERE OF FIRST SERBIAN UPRISING
The Hike is a 10 km long trail around Preseka hill (454m) that allows for beautiful sightseeing of mountain Venčac and Bukulja, visiting the monumental complex of Orašac where the raising of the First Serbian Uprising took place.
Starting at the TAROŠ winery, all participants will get a map and the downloadable GPX track, so you can follow the trail easily without a guide.
DIONYSUS is not a race or competition. No medals or trophies will be awarded. But that doesn’t mean it will be super easy. The route will require your attention, preparation, and effort on a dirt track on wavy terrain combined with possible sun or rain. For those who are not in the athletic form, the challenge could be a real struggle.
For all of you who are in sports training, you can pass the route by walking with our without mountaineering or nordic poles (we estimate it will take you 3 to 4 hours, depending on your leisureliness level), running (90 minutes to 2 hours), or by mountain bike or e-mountain bikes.
There will be refreshment points on the route. Participants could refill their water bottles, have a portion of small finger food, and most important — taste the TARPOŠ selection of wines. Note that we will serve a small volume of wine in vineyards and that full glasses are waiting for you at the finish line. Please, bring your picnic blankets if you are into a more relaxed way of experiencing the hike.
We kindly ask every participant to bring: a bottle of water, a mobile phone, sports apparel, and proper walking or running shoes. If you ride a bike, having a helmet is mandatory. If you are a beginner in outdoor sports, our strong recommendation is to hike in pairs or groups.
LAMB AND VEAL SAC, VINEYARD PIE, AND LOTS OF WINE AFTER TREKKING
After you have completed the active part and, hopefully, returned alive and well, we will once again open the doors of Tarpoš.
Each participant will receive 3 coupons for 3 glasses of wine, and the wine menu includes Tamjanika, Cuvee Beli, Cuvee Minuet and Tarpoš Roze. You will be able to buy all the wines that you taste in bottles at the winery at preferential prices.
Wine list
Cuvée Tarpoš is a special blend of three white grape varieties, consisting of Riesling, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The multi-layered aromas of fruit tones of green apple and mango intertwine with spicy notes of mint and sage. The freshness, fullness and elegance of Riesling is harmonized with the creamy fruity taste of Chardonnay and the refined spicy character of Sauvignon Blanc.
Rose Tarpoš is a premium rosé made from pure Cabernet Sauvignon. This pitak rosé is characterized by the aromas of strawberries and raspberries, an exceptional harmony of freshness and fullness of taste, a silky texture and juicy fruity freshness in the finish.
Menuet Cuvée red is a blend of our Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot varieties. Full-flavored gastronomic wine characterized by fruity notes of berries.
Lunch
On the menu is lamb and veal sach and potato salad with seasonal fresh salad. For dessert we will have a vineyard pie with raisins.
A seating area will be organized within the winery, but our advice is that you also bring your mats and your picnic table. After sports, you can change into your favorite summer wardrobe in the changing rooms. You can pick up things in the Wardrobe.
LIGHT VIBE UNDER A 300-YEAR-OLD OAK
They say that this place is a place of special energy. Namely, there is a record that it was here that Karađorđe passed when he was traveling on the road to Orašac.
It is not surprising that the very trademark of the Tarpoš winery is this very oak that seems to be standing to gather people, today in the middle of the vineyards, and once in the center of the area that stretches at the foot of the Venčac and Bukulje mountains.
Dionysus, to this special place, a place of good energy, brings wine-heated music for even more enjoyment in the calm of the day.
ABOUT TARPOŠ
More than a hundred years ago, the slopes of the Venčac and Vrbički hills above Arandjelovac were covered with vineyards. In that area, the famous “Vencačka Vinogradarska Zadruga” was founded, unique in the Balkans, which between the two world wars produced 300,000 liters of wine, even sparkling wine according to the champagne method. Eleanor Roosevelt once visited that cellar.
It was a glorious time for winegrowers and winemakers from Venčac. And then came the time of decline, and in the second half of the 20th century, the vineyards around Arandjelovac were more cleared than cultivated. Good wine from Venčac, Bukulja, and the vineyards of Vrbički and Orašac – fell into oblivion…
Until 2003, Tihomir Tika Timotijević, a native of Arandjelovac, otherwise a successful civil engineer, decided to build a different “city” above his hometown, on the border of the villages of Vrbica and Orašac. Vineyard.
Tihomir laid the foundations of his vineyard in the village of Vrbica, on a southern land wave that flows towards Arandjelovac. Wines born with a view of Venčac and Oplenac are nurtured in the cellar, which, like a wine “château”, gently rises above the vineyard. This is how the foundations of the future viticulture and winemaking of the entire region were laid. That’s how Tarpoš was born.
ABOUT THE VINEYARDS
The entire property, measuring 27 hectares, is located in a place that the locals have long called “Vinogradi”, although few people still remember those old vineyards. They are remembered only by another ancient oak in the middle of new vineyards, under whose canopy some old pickers rested, more than two hundred years ago.
ABOUT WINES
The Tarpoš winery produces seven wines on an area of ten hectares of vineyards.
From the varieties: Rhine Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, the following are produced: Menuet (Chardonnay), Lipar (Sauvignon Blanc), Tarpoš Cuvee (Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay), Tarpoš Rose (Cabernet Sauvignon), “1804” ( Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot), Tarpoš Merlot and Tarpoš Merlot Reserve.
The soil of the vineyard is very rich in red clay, which is why the merlot variety is naturally the main star of the Tarpoš winery. But all other grape varieties have absorbed this specific “terroir” located at 350 m.a.s.l.
CONTACT
Tarpoš d.o.o.
Orašački put bb. – Aranđelovac – Srbija
+381 69 200 50 20
info@tarpos.rs
RESERRVATIONS
Tel. +381 69 200 50 20
E-mail: rezervacije@tarpos.rs
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READY FOR AN ADVENTURE?
FIND OUT WHAT YOUR NEXT STEP IS
A week before the event, via email, you will receive all the information, tips, and tricks for the best possible atmosphere.
TRANSFER
There is an organized mini-bus line from Belgrade to Aranđelovac for this event. You can buy a ticket for 1.500,00 RSD (12.5 EUR) directly with a driver. The journey starts from Belgrade, Sava Centar at 8:00. Return is at 19:00 from Tarpoš winery. Please sign-up here.
PARKING
Parking will be provided for participants within the winery itself.
MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT
Please bring water with you and dress appropriately for the weather. Hats, sunglasses, sunscreen in the sun and a waterproof jacket. All participants should have hiking or running shoes.
WARDROBE AND CHANGING
A cloakroom and separate changing rooms for men and women are available at the start. They will be open from the beginning to the end of the event.
ON ARRIVAL
You go directly to the registration desk to collect your welcome pack.
HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN YOUR STARTING PACKAGE
You will get your welcome (starting) package at the registration desk in Tarpoš winery, once you show an identification document to our volunteers.
Your starting package consists of a:
- Printed route map
- A wine glass you will bring with you during the event and to your home after the event.
- 2 refreshment points on a hiking route with water, small bites, and wine to taste
- 3 coupons for 3 wine glasses to choose
- Coupon for the lunch with a dessert
- Wine during the Party with live DJ session.
- Ticket for the wardrobe
- Entry to fun and educative sessions about winemaking and the history of Šumadija wine region
- Medical support during the event
- Our best will to make you happy :)
TRANSFER
If you want to transfer your registration to another participant, please read below and follow the rules.
PARTICIPANT TRANSFER
Transfer to another person is available for individual and group registrations. Once the registration is transferred, the new participant forfeits their eligibility for the right to:
- Participant re-transfer
- Event transfer
- A full or partial refund
- Defer
For participant transfer there will be an extra fee of €10 (+ 5% Registration fee) which will be paid by the new participant, not the participant who originally paid the registration fee. Participant transfer is available until 15 days prior to the start of the event.
TRANSFER PROCESS
Please contact us if you want to transfer you fee to another participant.
WITHDRAWAL
If you want to withdraw your registration, please read below and follow the rules.
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE EVENT
If you need to withdraw from the event, please note that you must submit the request before the deadline.
- Until 45 before the event: 50% refund of the entry fee
- After 45 days before the event: no refund possible
The money will be refunded to the Credit Card used during the registration. If the credit card has expired, please chose the bank transfer refund. Please note that a credit card refund can take up to 3-5 days, and up to 1-2 weeks for the bank transfer.
WITHDRAWAL PROCESS
If you want to withdrawal from the event please contact us.
DEFERRAL
If you want to deferral your registration, please read the rules written below.
DEFERRAL OPTION
Deferrals are only allowed to events in the same event country organization in the next calendar year. Option to defer registration to next year is available for individual registrations and group registrations (only if the entire group will defer). Once deferral has been redeemed, the participant forfeits their eligibility for the right to:
- Participant transfer
- Event transfer
- A full or partial refund
- Re-defer
Deferral option is available until 45 days prior to the start of the event.
DEFERRAL PROCESS
Please contact us if you want to defer from the event.
EVENT CANCELATION
Participant will get no refund: if the Event producer defers, changes or cancels the event from cause beyond the control of Event Producer (acts of God and the elements, including without limitation, wind, rough water, rain, hail, hurricane, tornado, earthquake), acts of terrorism, fire, threatened or actual strike, labor difficulty, work stoppage, insurrection, war, public disaster, flood, unavoidable casualty, race course conditions, or any other cause beyond the control of Event Producer).
BY REGISTERING PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND AND CONFIRM:
All the Terms of Service written above.
Event Producer reserves the right, in its sole and complete discretion, to deny entry, revoke the entry application of any applicant at any time, and/or to disqualify any individual from the Event. Applicant expressly waives any claim for damages arising from the denial or revocation of an entry application exceeding the amount of the entry fee.
In no event may participant (or anyone else on their behalf) without the prior written consent of Event Producer, SportIT d.o.o., its assignees, or its designees: (a) use any intellectual property of Event Producer, SportIT d.o.o. and/or its affiliates, including, but not limited to, the DIONYSUS marks and names (COLLECTIVELY IPs) and/or any words or marks that refer to, or are suggestive of, or confusingly similar to, the Event, any Event logo, Event name, Event location, Event date, or Event distance (collectively, “Event IP”), or (b) sell, market, distribute, or produce any products, events, merchandise, websites, or services that are Event-branded, or branded or marked using (i) any Event logo, (ii) any Event name, (iii) any Event IP, or (iv) or any IP (including without limitation the word “DIONYSUS” or any foreign translation thereof as a prefix for, or component of, any event, trade name, trademark, organization name, club name, or brand of any kind, in each case in any way related to training, coaching, or any hiking sports).
This Terms of Service are drafted in the English and shall be subject to application of the Serbian law and shall be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of the Serbian law. All disputes arising from this Agreement, including disputes pertaining to the issues of lawful creation, breach or termination of this Agreement, as well as legal consequences arising thereof, shall be instructed to resolve the matter through conciliation in accordance with the Rules of Conciliation of the Serbian Chamber of Economy in force. In case these disputes are not resolved through conciliation within 30 (thirty) days from the day of submitting the motion to initiate conciliation procedure or within a different deadline agreed to by the parties, these disputes shall be resolved through arbitration in accordance with the Rules of Arbitration of the Permanent Arbitration Court of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce. For disputes whose value amounts up to (including) EUR 100.000,00 (in writing: one hundered thousends euro), the number of arbitrators shall be one. For disputes whose value is greater than EUR 1,000,000.00 (in writing: in writing: one hundered thousends euro), the number of arbitrators shall be three. The applicable law shall be the law of the Republic of Serbia.The language of the arbitration proceeding shall be Serbian. The place of arbitration shall be Serbia, the Republic of Serbia.
Participants acknowledge and confirm their liability for compensation for any damage to others’ property and/or material and/or non-material damage caused by injury or death of third persons (including, but not limited to other Event participants, employees/representatives of the Released Parties and similar) that may result from their actions and/or inaction.
FULL DAY OF ACTIVITIES AND FOOD
Group discount
There is a group discount “4+1”. The fifth ticket is free. Just keep adding friends on the registration page to take advantage of this discount. Watch the tutorial here.
Price
EARLY PRICE
59.00 EUR
Until September 14
LATE PRICE
79.00 EUR
From September 15 to September 26
*There is a cost of the registration platform “Njuko.net” in the amount of EUR 2.35 per transaction.
The event is limited to 150 participants.
Click HERE to register!
RESERVE YOUR PLACE ON TIME
The event is limited to 150 participants.
Group discount
There is a group discount “4+1”. The fifth ticket is free. Just keep adding friends on the registration page to take advantage of this discount. Watch the tutorial here.
Price
EARLY PRICE
59.00 EUR
Until September 14
LATE PRICE
79.00 EUR
From September 15 to September 26
*There is a cost of the registration platform “Njuko.net” in the amount of EUR 2.35 per transaction.
Click HERE to register!
