{"id":58154,"date":"2024-09-24T18:25:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/?p=58154"},"modified":"2024-09-24T18:25:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:25:43","slug":"gramofon-must-party-sold-out-in-record-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/gramofon-must-party-sold-out-in-record-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Gramofon Must Party, Sold Out in Record Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The world of wine is dominated by virtues such as infinite patience, meticulousness akin to that of an old Chinese master, an attunement to the rhythms of the seasons, or the measurement of time in the number of harvests… But sometimes, this apparent slowness is interrupted by moments when speed is essential – like when the grapes from a plot have reached their optimal harvesting time, when the sun starts to warm the vineyard and the grapes need to be rushed to the winery, or when an instant decision about a wine\u2019s evolution must be made. <\/p>\n

And, sometimes, there are other “bursts of speed,” like last week, when tickets to Gramofon<\/strong>‘s Must Party on October 5th sold out in just four hours after going on sale. A short and moralizing story about the potential of wine tourism in Dealu Mare. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Marcel Vulpoi: “I managed to save a few tickets for our regulars”<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cWe opened ticket sales on Thursday at 1 PM, and by 5 PM, all 150 tickets were sold out. Our maximum capacity is around 200 people, but a few tickets were set aside for those who haven\u2019t missed a single party so far. There are some people who have attended every single event. Even I haven\u2019t achieved that – I’ve missed one party, and one lady scolded me because she had been to all of them, while I missed one\u2026 Go figure,\u201d says Marcel Vulpoi with his usual mischievous kid tone. <\/p>\n

Is it a record? Definitely. But what this performance shows is the true potential of wine tourism in Dealu Mare and, by extension, for all easily accessible wineries in the country. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reservations at Gramofon Inn? Maybe next year… <\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In fact, the record ticket sales speed is just one of the notable aspects. The way winery tourism took off is much more impressive, even though Gramofon Inn<\/strong> only opened its doors this summer. <\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, our we are sold out for every weekend until the start of next year, and the rooms are already booked for Christmas and New Year’s, even though prices and events haven\u2019t been announced yet. As for what happens during the week \u2013 you know I’m optimistic, but everything has far exceeded my expectations,\u201d says Marcel Vulpoi, before explaining the success of the wine tourism project. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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At Gramofon Wine, it’s about selling experiences, not just wines<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cOur parties, it’s true, involve music, grills, gourmet treats – Chef Dumitru Telpiz creates some wonders that you just can’t stop tasting – every day, I congratulate myself for bringing him to the winery – but first and foremost, it’s about people and community. It\u2019s an experience, and I believe that\u2019s what wine should be. Not a product to be placed on a shelf; it\u2019s not corn. If you treat it like corn, the customers will perceive it that way too. And the impact on the business is incredible. People come, taste a few wines, and simply become attached to one of them, and then they fill their trunks with boxes. <\/p>\n

Look, we had a tasting with a wine that\u2019s not even on the market yet, not even labeled. Someone liked it so much that he couldn\u2019t imagine leaving without buying it. He told me, ‘Look, I\u2019m buying the wine, not the label.’ Next year, I\u2019ll have a limited edition of about 1,200 bottles, and I don\u2019t even think I\u2019ll put it on the market – I\u2019ll just sell it at the winery. The way sales are going, we might soon reevaluate some listings and cut back on some labels in the market to have enough for our guests. I can\u2019t even begin to explain what team-building events, corporate events, and what wonderful groups we\u2019ve had at the winery. And they have stories to tell – when they see that wine on the shelf, they grab a bottle to show their friends and say, ‘Hey, I was there, let me tell you how crazy it was!’ I thought I was getting into the wine business, but now, with how well the hospitality side is going, it\u2019s hard to decide which I like more,\u201d concludes Marcel Vulpoi.
By the way, Marcel\u2019s birthday (we won\u2019t say which one!) was this past weekend, so we wish him the traditional “To many more good harvests!” and hope he serves as inspiration to many more investors in the potential of Romanian wine tourism!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Photo source: Gramofon Wine <\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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