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Getting to know wine
The European Order of the Knights of Wine
was created from the “Pannonian Burgenland Order of the Knights of
Wine” with its seat in Eisenstadt in Burgenland, Austria. The Consulate
for Slovenia was established on 27 September 1991, after Slovenia’s
independence. At the moment, the order has 132 members, gathered in
seven knights’ tables. Members start off as hospes, are then promoted
to wine councillors, wine judges and finally become knights of wine.
Consulates are headed by two pro-consuls. The order’s duty is to venerate
noble wine, nurture and spread wine culture, disseminate new findings
about wine, charity activities and true knightly friendship. Being a
The plaque on the knight means supporting the idea of true nobleness. The Consulate
administration building for Slovenia each year organises the following events:
of the Ptuj Wine Cellar,
2005. Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
The members of the European Order
of the Knights of Wine like attending
various protocol events associated
with wine. The harvesting of Žametna
Črnina/Modra Kavčina, a successor of
the oldest vine in the world from Lent in
Maribor. Ptuj Castle, 2006.
Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
• a silent spring ceremony, aimed at the spiritual life of the The European Order
order; of the Knights of Wine,
Consulate for Slovenia,
• a wine knight tournament, in which selected wine samples of publication from 2002.
different varieties compete;
• an assembly in November; in addition members often meet at the
gatherings of knights’ tables.
The order’s motto is: In honorem
Dei et in honorem vini35. This
is also the official greeting of the
European Order of the Knights
of Wine, who greet each other
in Latin.
Coat-of-arms, 2006. Photo: Staša Cafuta.
35 In honour of God and wine
143
The European Order of the Knights of Wine
was created from the “Pannonian Burgenland Order of the Knights of
Wine” with its seat in Eisenstadt in Burgenland, Austria. The Consulate
for Slovenia was established on 27 September 1991, after Slovenia’s
independence. At the moment, the order has 132 members, gathered in
seven knights’ tables. Members start off as hospes, are then promoted
to wine councillors, wine judges and finally become knights of wine.
Consulates are headed by two pro-consuls. The order’s duty is to venerate
noble wine, nurture and spread wine culture, disseminate new findings
about wine, charity activities and true knightly friendship. Being a
The plaque on the knight means supporting the idea of true nobleness. The Consulate
administration building for Slovenia each year organises the following events:
of the Ptuj Wine Cellar,
2005. Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
The members of the European Order
of the Knights of Wine like attending
various protocol events associated
with wine. The harvesting of Žametna
Črnina/Modra Kavčina, a successor of
the oldest vine in the world from Lent in
Maribor. Ptuj Castle, 2006.
Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
• a silent spring ceremony, aimed at the spiritual life of the The European Order
order; of the Knights of Wine,
Consulate for Slovenia,
• a wine knight tournament, in which selected wine samples of publication from 2002.
different varieties compete;
• an assembly in November; in addition members often meet at the
gatherings of knights’ tables.
The order’s motto is: In honorem
Dei et in honorem vini35. This
is also the official greeting of the
European Order of the Knights
of Wine, who greet each other
in Latin.
Coat-of-arms, 2006. Photo: Staša Cafuta.
35 In honour of God and wine
143
