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Culture of Wine in Slovenia

Signposting systems, 2006. Photos: Aleš Gačnik.

In the Brežice area the two main white varieties are Laški Rizling and Rumeni Plavec;
there are also Sauvignon and Pinot Blanc. In 1952 I was working as an oenologist in the
Brežice wine cellar. I cannot forget the Sauvignon from 1947, which was bottled and then
stored in the castle archive cellar: it was quite exceptional.

The wine route leads through the vineyards The repnica next to the Bizeljsko wine cellar, 2006.
of Pišec and Sromelj to Sremič above the town Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
of Krško, where before World War Two they
had excellent wines, past Rajhenburg Castle,
Brestanica, Senovo and Poklek to Zajčja gora
above Sevnica. The area is famous for excel-
lent white wine, but they also produce red
wines, in particular Modra Frankinja. In
Stara vas you can taste the acclaimed Istenič
sparkling wines. There are other interesting
sites, such as the castles in Bizeljsko, Brežice
and Brestanica (Rajhenburg).

Bizeljsko Castle, an important element in local
development, awaits a revamp, both in terms of
architecture and use, 2006. Photo: Aleš Gačnik.

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