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alcohol levels. The lack of colour, tannins and sugars comes from Modra Frankinja. A variety used in
its specific features; it does, however, have a pleasant bouquet Cviček, from the vineyards on Trška
reminiscent of fruits of the forest. It is usually added to wines Gora, 2006. Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
with other varieties, such as Cviček, Metliška Črnina and Žametna Črnina. A variety
Bizeljsko Rdeče. used in Metliška Črnina from
the vineyards in Drašiči, 2006.
Modra Frankinja (Blue Frankonian) Photo: Staša Cafuta.
is an old Slovene variety, also growing in Austria and northern
Croatia. It is a fairly early variety, usually ripening well and giving
full-bodied, nicely coloured wines with a pleasant acidity and
a fine varietal aroma. It can be bought as an independent high
quality wine or in blended wines, mixed with other varieties,
in particular with Žametna Črnina, making them quite full-
bodied wines with an attractive colour.
Portugalka (Portugieser)
is another old Slovene variety that is also grown in Austria and
northern Croatia. It is a very early variety and the its must can
appear on the market as early as the beginning of September.
It is grown in smallish quantities and is sold either as must or
young wine, which is a pleasant, nicely coloured wine with a
violet hue and a low level of acidity.
Šentlovrenka (Saint Lorent)
originates in Alsace and started being grown in Posavje after
World War Two in order to replace the Modra Frankinja.
Šentlovrenka ripens somewhat early and gives a full-bodied red
wine with high extract. It has a different character than Modra
Frankinja and thus cannot replace it in the combination used
to make Cviček.
Zweigelt
is a new Austrian hybrid between Modra Frankinja and Šent-
lovrenka, which after WW2 started being grown in Posavje.
However, this variety also cannot replace Modra Frankinja
in Cviček. The variety alone gives a pleasant, full-bodied red
wine, but without the aroma finesse of the Modra Frankinja.
There are also other better known wines sold in Posavje.
Cviček
is a reddish wine from the winegrowing district of Dolenjska.
In the 1960s and 1970s the author of this book, together with
Darko Marjetič, an oenologist from the Krško wine cellar, studied
the composition of Cviček and in 1974, after seven years of
research, established that Cviček consisted of the following
varieties: 70% Žametna Črnina, 20% Modra Frankinja and
10% Kraljevina. Žametna Črnina gives Cviček its drinkability,
smoothness, low alcohol content, pleasant acidity and aroma,
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alcohol levels. The lack of colour, tannins and sugars comes from Modra Frankinja. A variety used in
its specific features; it does, however, have a pleasant bouquet Cviček, from the vineyards on Trška
reminiscent of fruits of the forest. It is usually added to wines Gora, 2006. Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
with other varieties, such as Cviček, Metliška Črnina and Žametna Črnina. A variety
Bizeljsko Rdeče. used in Metliška Črnina from
the vineyards in Drašiči, 2006.
Modra Frankinja (Blue Frankonian) Photo: Staša Cafuta.
is an old Slovene variety, also growing in Austria and northern
Croatia. It is a fairly early variety, usually ripening well and giving
full-bodied, nicely coloured wines with a pleasant acidity and
a fine varietal aroma. It can be bought as an independent high
quality wine or in blended wines, mixed with other varieties,
in particular with Žametna Črnina, making them quite full-
bodied wines with an attractive colour.
Portugalka (Portugieser)
is another old Slovene variety that is also grown in Austria and
northern Croatia. It is a very early variety and the its must can
appear on the market as early as the beginning of September.
It is grown in smallish quantities and is sold either as must or
young wine, which is a pleasant, nicely coloured wine with a
violet hue and a low level of acidity.
Šentlovrenka (Saint Lorent)
originates in Alsace and started being grown in Posavje after
World War Two in order to replace the Modra Frankinja.
Šentlovrenka ripens somewhat early and gives a full-bodied red
wine with high extract. It has a different character than Modra
Frankinja and thus cannot replace it in the combination used
to make Cviček.
Zweigelt
is a new Austrian hybrid between Modra Frankinja and Šent-
lovrenka, which after WW2 started being grown in Posavje.
However, this variety also cannot replace Modra Frankinja
in Cviček. The variety alone gives a pleasant, full-bodied red
wine, but without the aroma finesse of the Modra Frankinja.
There are also other better known wines sold in Posavje.
Cviček
is a reddish wine from the winegrowing district of Dolenjska.
In the 1960s and 1970s the author of this book, together with
Darko Marjetič, an oenologist from the Krško wine cellar, studied
the composition of Cviček and in 1974, after seven years of
research, established that Cviček consisted of the following
varieties: 70% Žametna Črnina, 20% Modra Frankinja and
10% Kraljevina. Žametna Črnina gives Cviček its drinkability,
smoothness, low alcohol content, pleasant acidity and aroma,
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