Top 100 wines of Podravje - Page 3
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.
Discovering the wine region of Podravje
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.
Discover the grape variety: Kerner
Aromatic, structured whites with lively acidity and a slender mouth, featuring muscat-like aromas of white peach, apricot, white flowers, citrus and Riesling-like notes. Made as nervy dry wines (Trocken), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and mineral high-altitude cuvées. Grown in Germany (Rheinhessen, Palatinate, Württemberg), northern Italy (Alto Adige in the high Val Venosta valleys) and Japan. A Trollinger × Riesling cross created in 1929 in Weinsberg.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Podravje
wines from the region of Podravje go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of potato and smoked salmon gratin, pasta with scampi or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.
