Kezele is a rural tourism estate with a winery and restaurant in Šumećani, near Graberje Ivanićko, in Zagreb County, Croatia. It offers three business halls seating 72, 50 and 20, a restaurant for weddings of up to 150 guests, and lodging in ethno rooms. Organisers use it for one-day or multi-day seminars, meetings, workshops, business lunches and dinners, receptions, team building and weddings. The estate describes itself as a calm country setting where a group can focus on its work.
Seminars and company events
The estate organises business lunches and dinners, seminars, presentations, meetings, trainings and workshops. It has three business halls with 72, 50 and 20 seats. Equipment on offer is Wi-Fi, a flipchart, a projector and screen, a scanner, a photocopier and a printer. Team building and receptions are listed as separate business offers, and the site suggests turning a meeting into a gastronomic occasion with the house food and the estate's own wines.
Weddings and receptions
The restaurant hosts weddings of up to 150 guests, and larger weddings are held in a tent set up in the yard. The estate lists a carriage ride, a balloon flight and a festival of brandies and liqueurs among the extras it can arrange, in a large courtyard with flowers and wooden houses. Family celebrations and seasonal festivities are also part of the offer. Home cooking and the estate's wines are served to guests.
Rooms and capacities
The three business halls seat 72, 50 and 20 people. The restaurant takes up to 150 guests for a wedding. The yard can hold a tent for larger events. The site does not give room names, floor areas or standing capacities, so ask the team how each hall can be laid out for your event.
Accommodation
The seminar page says the estate can lodge up to 50 guests in its ethno rooms, while the wedding page says up to 40. Confirm the exact number with the estate when you book. There are also a holiday house and camping. For larger groups, the wedding page notes that more accommodation is available near the estate. In free time, guests can use the sports courts, walk in the forest, vineyards or to the lake, cycle, ride, row a boat, fish or play table tennis.
Catering
Home cooking is at the core of the offer, and the estate says its food and wines are home-produced. It serves specialties of the house in the restaurant. The winery grows Škrlet, Graševina, Chardonnay, Yellow Muscat, Rhine Riesling, Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, and the cellar sits below the restaurant. Cellar tours and wine tastings can be added to a program. A menu page is on the official site.
History and setting
The vineyard and winery are described as the pride of the estate. The vineyard sits at the entrance and is surrounded by forest and pastures. The estate promotes the native Moslavina variety Škrlet. Farm animals, a large playground and an educational trail through the Marča forest complete the rural setting.
Getting there
The address is Vinogradska 6, Šumećani, 10313 Graberje Ivanićko, in Zagreb County. The pages read do not give a transport route or distance to Zagreb, so check the route with the estate before you plan a group arrival.
