Top 100 wines of Podravje
Discover the top 100 best wines of Podravje as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Podravje and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Slovenia's largest wine region around Maribor and Ormož, Germanic heritage of former Lower Styria. Signature aromatic dry whites dominate. Renski Rizling (Rhine Riesling) taut and mineral with signature notes of lemon, white peach, white flowers and a petrol touch. Laški Rizling (Welschriesling) fresh and refreshing, lively Sauvignon (boxwood, citrus), ample Sivi Pinot (Pinot Gris), opulent Traminer (lychee, rose), local Furmint for keeping.
Sub-alpine continental climate. Chiselled wines.
Aromatic, supple whites with a pale golden robe and an airy palate, with signature muscat aromas, white flowers (acacia, orange blossom) and white-fleshed fruit (pear). Also as sweet and botrytised wines (Trockenbeerenauslese, Ausbruch). Grown in Austria (Burgenland), Hungary and Slovenia, for aromatic dry wines and great sweet wines. Austrian white variety obtained in 1900 by Clotar Bouvier in Slovenia, very early-ripening.
wines from the region of Podravje go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of chicken supreme with morels, mussels with curry or chicken wok with chinese noodles.
On the nose in the region of Podravje often reveals types of flavors of citrus, lime or earth and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or tropical fruit. In the mouth in the region of Podravje is a powerful with a nice freshness.