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he Culture of Wine in Slovenia
with the grape harvest and St. Martin’s Day celebrations. In some places in Štajerska, 15
August is the day of the erection of wind-driven bird scarers, which are a symbol of viticulture
in this area. Then there are local assessments and fairs, the national assessment and fair
in Gornja Radgona and the international wine assessment in Ljubljana which, however,
has abandoned its wine fair, where it was possible to get acquainted with internationally
The Vinska vigred (Wine spring) Celebrating the harvest at the The construction of a klopotec bird
event in Metlika. Source: Metlika Ptuj town vineyard, 2006. Photo: scarer by the Belec family in Železne
Wine Cellar. Aleš Gačnik. dveri, 1995. From Ivan Belec’s archive.
assessed wines. The organisers of all these assessments publish special catalogues with the
evaluation of samples and their producers, which is a great help when choosing which
wine we are interested in and when comparing the commission’s assessments with our own
impressions. In November of every year INFOS organises in Ljubljana a Wine Festival, where
you can try various wines, talk to their makers and attend guided tastings and lectures.
Dušan Terčelj and the vintner Žolnir
during the selection of samples for
the international wine assessment
at the Gospodarsko razstavišče
exhibition centre in Ljubljana, 1981.
The Terčelj family archive.
136
with the grape harvest and St. Martin’s Day celebrations. In some places in Štajerska, 15
August is the day of the erection of wind-driven bird scarers, which are a symbol of viticulture
in this area. Then there are local assessments and fairs, the national assessment and fair
in Gornja Radgona and the international wine assessment in Ljubljana which, however,
has abandoned its wine fair, where it was possible to get acquainted with internationally
The Vinska vigred (Wine spring) Celebrating the harvest at the The construction of a klopotec bird
event in Metlika. Source: Metlika Ptuj town vineyard, 2006. Photo: scarer by the Belec family in Železne
Wine Cellar. Aleš Gačnik. dveri, 1995. From Ivan Belec’s archive.
assessed wines. The organisers of all these assessments publish special catalogues with the
evaluation of samples and their producers, which is a great help when choosing which
wine we are interested in and when comparing the commission’s assessments with our own
impressions. In November of every year INFOS organises in Ljubljana a Wine Festival, where
you can try various wines, talk to their makers and attend guided tastings and lectures.
Dušan Terčelj and the vintner Žolnir
during the selection of samples for
the international wine assessment
at the Gospodarsko razstavišče
exhibition centre in Ljubljana, 1981.
The Terčelj family archive.
136
