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2026

Saturday, May 23, 2026
Anna Borrell

It's 50 years since Ania Borrell first began to paint, first in Poland but later in Nigeria, Mexico, New Zealand and Austria where, along with England, she has exhibited her work. To celebrate the anniversary we'll be holding a retrospective exhibition for her at Kania Lodge. It opens on May 23 and continues until the end of June. We'll be pouring Champagne at the opening, to which lodge guests are cordially invited. Ania studied painting at the Gdańsk Art Academy (PWSSP), graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 1981. After teaching fine art at the University of Nigeria she lived and painted in Mexico City, Vienna and Auckland. Returning to Poland in 1992, Ania continued painting until children and Kania Lodge took over her life. She now spends most of her creative energy on photographing the four seasons in Kaszubia.

Saturday June 13, 2026

Liliana Witkowska 

Lila, our globe trotting sommelier, was recently in Lebanon (pictured amongst bush vines in the Bekaa Valley). She has stories to tell along with tips on when and where to go in Lebanon if you too would like an adventuresome break. There'll be wines and arak for you to taste under her tutelage in the tarosola overlooking the Kania Lodge vineyard. While Lila holds you enraptured outside, our chefs will be adding the finishing touches to a feast of Lebanese mezze and getting ready to fire up the grill to cook shish taouk and other much loved Lebanese mains. Leave room for desserts, especially the mahalabia milk pudding. Complimentary signed copies of "Kania on a Plate" available to lodge guests who'd like access to our favourite Lebanese recipes.

Saturday June 27, 2026
Quartet Piotr Lemańczyk 

After lots of requests for a repeat of the jazz concert staged at the lodge last autumn, we've persuaded the Piotr Lamanczyk quartet to return for this open air performance . It will be staged in the park overlooking our vineyard. There'll be comfortable seating available but if you want to bring a rug, cushions and a sun hat, the lawn is all yours. We'll be serving sparkling New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc throughout and you can stroll through the vineyard or gardens and take in our beautiful lake views during the intermission.

Saturday July 4, 2026
Wojciech Bońkowski

If you can append the letters MW to your name you've made it big in the wine world. Really big. Masters of Wine are an elite international coterie of wine professionals with extraordinary tasting skills and encyclopaedic knowledge of all things vinous. There's just a handful in the whole of Europe and only one in Poland. He's Wojciech Bonkowski, mover and shaker in wine publishing for more than 25 years, a polymath comfortable in several languages and holder of post graduate degrees in both Italian Literature and Musicology. Wojciech has kindly agreed to be with us on July 4 to share his love and knowledge of wine. We are looking forward to having him as much as you'll enjoy meeting him.

Saturday, August 22, 2026
Kamil Barczentewicz

Few Polish winemakers have been as successful as Kamil Barczentewicz. In less than a decade he has turned Dobre into one of Poland's most highly thought of brands. His 12-hectare vineyard near Kazimierz Dolny is planted almost exclusively with grape varieties - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Gewurztraminer and Riesling - which were once not thought viable in Poland. Bold grape selection, winemaking studies and experience in Austria, France and Chile and a minimal intervention approach to winemaking have all helped make him one of the Polish wine world's brightest stars. Kamil will talk guests through his pioneering venture into uncharted vinous territory while tutoring a collegial tasting of his wines. His wife Ania, a potter, will also show some of her much-admired wine related ceramics, including a beautiful made-to-order wine cooler.

A Kania Lodge voucher is the perfect gift. It’s a thoughtful and much appreciated way of saying thank you to family and friends as well as business associates and outstanding employees. Our gift vouchers can be personalised with your own unique message and we’ll send them to you or directly to a designated recipient in a special gift envelope. The vouchers can be for any amount you choose and redeemed anytime at the lodge on accommodation, food and wine.