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The 30 Best Sauvignon Blancs for 2024
March 20, 2024 | Vinepair
A refreshing Sauvignon Blanc from one of the oldest cellars in Europe? Sign us up. The Ptujska Klet winery, based in Ptuj, Slovenia, has been storing and aging wine here since 1239.
The World’s Top 10 Wine Destinations for 2024
March 18, 2024 | Vinepair
While most wine enthusiasts focus on the northwest corner of Slovenia that borders Italy’s Friuli region, the rolling hills of Haloze in the northeast are home to some of the winemakers we’re most excited about right now.
Slovenia: Just The Beginning
March 14, 2024 | Antonio Galloni Vinous
The wines of Slovenia can no longer be ignored. Not only are they extremely high in quality, but they are also wildly different from their neighbors in Italy.
The 50 Best Wines of 2023
November 15, 2023 | Vine Pair
If you’re not familiar with Slovenian Refošk (known as Refosco in Italy), then we’re thrilled to introduce you to this truly compelling wine from the Rodica winery, which is located in the picturesque hills of Truške, Slovenia.
Movia Pét-Nat: Behold the Bright Future of Slovenian Wine
October 4, 2023 | Vine Pair
“In my career as a winemaker, my vision and goal is to find a balance between the vine and nature,” Lan says. “Meaning I would like to get to know our vines and vineyards to the point where I make wines with as little intervention as possible, always keeping the elegance, high complexity, and freshness in the glass.”
-Lan Kristančič
What You Need to Know About Slovenian Wine
July 13, 2023 | SevenFifty Daily
Slovenian wine is on the rise. For a tiny nation of just over 7,800 square miles, the wines that break out of this nearly landlocked country deliver a big impact. Most bottles alighting on U.S. shores follow a similar ethos: minimal intervention...
A Wine Lover’s Guide to Slovenia, from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea
June 6, 2023 | Wine Enthusiast
Across Slovenia, one will find the snow-capped Alps towering over dense forests, robin-egg blue rivers, rolling hills and red-roofed castles. This compact country is a haven for savvy travelers, offering historical experiences, adrenaline-pumping adventures.
Matic Rodica on the Beauty of Slovenian Wine
May 12, 2023 | Grape Collective
Slovenia has a long and rich history of winemaking, dating back to the Celts and Illyrians in the pre-Roman era. Over the centuries, wine production in Istria continued to grow, and by the 19th century...
Slovenia’s Next Wine Region To Know Is Styria
March 22, 2023 | Forbes
Slovenia is riding high on the funky wine trend, producing orange wines, pét-nats and other low-intervention bottles since the 1990s. Now those vintages are in-demand, showing up on the lists of some of the world’s top restaurants...
Slovenia Is the Most Underrated Wine Destination in Europe
March 20, 2023 | Food & Wine
The latest, greatest wine region in Europe is anything but up-and-coming. In fact, it’s been at it for thousands of years. Viticulture in Slovenia has long been overshadowed by neighboring Italian wine regions, but Slovenia is far from being a new wave wine producer...
22 Under-The-Radar International Wine Regions You Need To Know
January 31, 2023 | Tasting Table
Slovenia borders various wine-producing countries in Central Europe and offers three main wine regions for oenophiles to discover. Most of the vineyards are in the east of the country in Podravje and Posavje, while Primorska...
The Secret Ingredient in a Slovenian Valley’s Food and Wine Is Wind
January 15, 2023 | Atlas Obscura
On a warm spring day in Slovenia, in an elegant manor surrounded by vineyards, 150 vintners gather to celebrate the wines of their small but fertile valley. They’re here to taste and discuss wine...
The Next Great Wine Country?
September 18, 2019 | Wine Spectator
Every great wine country needs beautiful agricultural landscapes, delicious local foods, warm hospitality and wine that can reel you in. Brda, Slovenia, has all that.
Here's What You Need To Know About Slovenian Wine
Jun 28, 2019 | Wine4Food
A decade ago, wine experts like Jancis Robinson said that the quality of Slovenian wines was hit or miss, but in the years since, the country has set off on a pathway to being one of the world’s most exciting wine regions.
Jefford on Monday: Slovenia’s dream white
October 2, 2017 | Decanter
One of the wine dreams of our age is the white which behaves like a red. Which would have, in other words, a structural presence, a texture, a depth and a frame of reference altogether different, and perhaps altogether grander...
What Really Is Natural Wine?
Wine Folly
If you’re even slightly into wine, you’ve probably heard about natural wine. Natural wine is the unfiltered, untamed, un-photoshopped version of what we know to be wine. In most cases, natural wine...
White Wines for Red Wine Drinkers
Wine Folly
For most of us, being into wine means being into red wine. Perhaps it’s because red wines are known to deliver more depth and complexity than most white wines. However, there are several white wines that go above...
Why Old Vine Wines Are So Special
Wine Folly
Perhaps you spotted the words “old vines” printed on a bottle label. Or, maybe you heard some besotted crony at the local wine bar loudly profess a love for old vine Zinfandel. You can’t let a tasty option...
Slovenia: A Food-Lover's Paradise
August 24, 2009 | The Atlantic
But Slovenia has everything--alpine villages, beautifully preserved art nouveau and baroque architecture, thermal spas, and wine roads, all at great prices, even with the euro taken into account...