Top 100 wines of Slovenia - Page 10

Discover the top 100 best wines of Slovenia as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Slovenia and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Slovenia

Slovenia is a small European country with a Long history of wine production. This is not surprising given its Mediterranean location between the Northern latitudes of 45 and 47 degrees, latitudes shared by Bordeaux, Burgundy and the northern Rhône. The country is also bordered by four of Europe's Oldest wine producing countries: Croatia to the South, Hungary to the east, Austria to the north and Italy to the west. Despite the cultural and political turmoil that has besieged the Balkan states over the past century, Slovenia has maintained its wine industry, which has flourished particularly since the country gained independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991.

Slovenia is largely landlocked, with only a few kilometers of coastline at the top of the Istrian peninsula, just south of Trieste and the Venezia-giulia/friuli">Friuli-venezia-giulia/carso">Carso DOC of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Slovenia's Climate has some maritime tendency to the west, drawn from the northern Adriatic, while there are strong continental influences to the north and east, created by the Alps and the Pannonian basin. The topographical variation makes it difficult to classify Slovenia into a climatic category, and its climate is often described as "sub-Mediterranean". This variation also gives wine producers a wide choice as to where to locate their vineyards.

While general climatic patterns play out across the country, within these macroclimates there are a series of more subtle variations that contribute to local terroirs. Slovenia has three main wine regions: Podravje in the east, Primorska in the west and Posavje just south of the centre. Podravje is the engine room of the Slovenian wine industry, producing about half of the country's national output. Its densest vineyards are located around the eastern city of Maribor, in the valleys of the Pesnica, Drava and Mura rivers.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Slovenia

wines from the region of Slovenia go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal chop with rosemary, beef tagine with vegetables or duck stew.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Slovenia

On the nose in the region of Slovenia often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, earth or non oak.

News from the vineyard of Slovenia

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Mancey

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Mancey, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Péronne

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Péronne, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...