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in the newspaper Novice on 19 July 1843: “Your honour, the grapevine! I will ask the first
poet among us, the poet of love, to do what I cannot do, to sing your praises in beautiful
verse for an everlasting memory.” It was probably this that encouraged Prešeren to write
his celebrated poem Zdravljica (A Toast).
Since then, many other books about wine have been published by both popular and spe-
cialist writers. Two very popular writers with a great deal of knowledge about and love for
wine are Dioniz Amfora and Anton Medved. I beg others to forgive me for not mentioning
them, in particular all the expert writers.
The wine journals worthy of mention are Veritas, which ceased publication with the
closure of the Wine Academy in Ptuj, and Vino, which I hope will survive longer. There are
other occasional publications that bring interesting articles about wine, such as Gurman,
Tartuf and Trta-vino. Slovene viticultural societies once a year publish something about
the work and life of our winegrowers. Those who bottle wine, both individuals and wine
cellars, publish numerous brochures and leaflets with descriptions of their wines.
Vino, a magazine for lovers of wine The wine guide written by Robert Gorjak from
and of culinary and other pleasures the Belvin wine school offers opportunities to
is successfully filling a gap in the learn about the topical wines of the current year,
market for such publications. as well as presentations of the most important
winemakers and tables of the best wines.
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in the newspaper Novice on 19 July 1843: “Your honour, the grapevine! I will ask the first
poet among us, the poet of love, to do what I cannot do, to sing your praises in beautiful
verse for an everlasting memory.” It was probably this that encouraged Prešeren to write
his celebrated poem Zdravljica (A Toast).
Since then, many other books about wine have been published by both popular and spe-
cialist writers. Two very popular writers with a great deal of knowledge about and love for
wine are Dioniz Amfora and Anton Medved. I beg others to forgive me for not mentioning
them, in particular all the expert writers.
The wine journals worthy of mention are Veritas, which ceased publication with the
closure of the Wine Academy in Ptuj, and Vino, which I hope will survive longer. There are
other occasional publications that bring interesting articles about wine, such as Gurman,
Tartuf and Trta-vino. Slovene viticultural societies once a year publish something about
the work and life of our winegrowers. Those who bottle wine, both individuals and wine
cellars, publish numerous brochures and leaflets with descriptions of their wines.
Vino, a magazine for lovers of wine The wine guide written by Robert Gorjak from
and of culinary and other pleasures the Belvin wine school offers opportunities to
is successfully filling a gap in the learn about the topical wines of the current year,
market for such publications. as well as presentations of the most important
winemakers and tables of the best wines.
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