Wiyanawanda Fest

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Wiyanawanda Fest Flavor and Tasting Festival

Wiyanawanda FEST is a tasting festival that brings together fine beverages, gastronomic delights, music, and discovery in a unique atmosphere.

Throughout the festival, visitors have the opportunity to meet producers from different regions of Türkiye and around the world, discover their products directly from the source, and experience their distinctive flavours. Wiyanawanda FEST is more than just a tasting event; it is a social gathering that connects producers with food and beverage enthusiasts, celebrating shared experiences and new discoveries.

WHAT DOES WIYANAWANDA MEAN?

Wiyanawanda is of Hittite origin and is considered one of the oldest place names in Anatolia. The word consists of two parts:

wiyana = grape / wine

wanda = possessing / abundant in

Wiyanawanda can therefore be interpreted as “the land abundant in grapes” or “the land renowned for its vineyards.”

The words vinum in Latin, vin in French, Wein in German, and wine in English are related forms that share the same meaning and linguistic roots as the Hittite word wiyana.

info@wiyanawandafest.com +90 532 393 75 07 Bodrum / Mugla

Berna KIZILHANTraining, Consultancy & Events

Berna Kızılhan Training, Consultancy & Organization was founded to bring together more than twenty years of industry experience with professional education, consultancy, and distinctive gastronomy projects.

Among the company's flagship projects is Wiyanawanda FEST, now celebrating its fourth edition. By bringing together producers from different regions of Türkiye with industry professionals and food and beverage enthusiasts, the festival contributes to the development of gastronomic culture, promotes local production, and creates opportunities for new collaborations.

The company offers professional wine and beer education for both industry professionals and consumers, as well as international vineyard and winery tours, gastronomy events, food and beverage pairing experiences, menu consultancy for restaurants and hotels, sales techniques training, and on-site coaching.

About Berna Kızılhan

A graduate of Tourism and Hotel Management at Mersin University and Culinary Arts at Anadolu University, Berna Kızılhan has also completed Sensory Techniques for Wine Analysis at UC Davis, along with Train-the-Trainer certification programs from Istanbul University and FED Training.

Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years across Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and Bodrum, Kızılhan has worked in education, sales, consultancy, and event organization. She currently lives in Bodrum, where she continues to develop and manage her projects.

Born in Germany and raised in Izmir in a family with roots in Yugoslavia and Crete, Berna Kızılhan draws inspiration from a rich blend of cultures. Combining this multicultural perspective with Anatolia's gastronomic heritage, she continues to develop new educational programs and experience-driven gastronomy projects.