Lotte Mart Bottle Bunker Hosts Tasting Event with Trapiche Chief Winemaker

Customers are purchasing wine at the Lotte Mart Bottle Bunker Zeta Flex branch.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Lotte Mart announced on the 27th that Sergio Casse, the chief winemaker of Trapiche Winery, will visit Korea on the 29th to conduct a wine tasting event in person at Bottle Bunker Zetaflex Branch.

Trapiche is Argentina's number one winery with a history and reputation spanning over 100 years. Generally, wine tasting events conducted by the head winemaker of a winery are held in seminar format at hotels for industry professionals, but Sergio Casse chose Bottle Bunker to meet general consumers in line with the popularization of wine culture.

This event consists of Sergio Casse personally introducing Trapiche Winery and its representative wines, followed by a time to freely enjoy simple finger foods and wine at Burrata Lab inside Bottle Bunker. Earlier, on the 20th, as soon as the pre-reservation ticket sales page opened on Bottle Bunker's official social media (SNS), all seats were fully booked, showing great popularity.

Since the opening of Bottle Bunker Zetaflex Branch at the end of last December, sales have increased more than sixfold compared to the previous year, and the number of customers has more than doubled. Alcohol sales at Changwon Jungang Branch and Sangmu Branch, where Bottle Bunker’s 2nd and 3rd branches are located, have also increased more than sixfold and fourfold respectively.

A Lotte Mart official said, “It is common for wine industry professionals to attend events where winemakers introduce wines in person, but since Bottle Bunker has now established itself as a cultural space, we planned this event so that anyone interested in wine can participate.” He added, “We will continue to strive to present more diverse events and classes, so we ask for your great interest.”

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