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The wine trade and catering
Catering establishments
In Ljubljana, it was prohibited to bring in wines from Styria in general and Ptuj in par-
ticular. Valvasor mentions that wine from Dolenjska was sold for the first time in Ljubljana
in 1569 by the victualler Krumberger in Ribič’s House in the square Stari trg. Until then,
i.e. throughout the Middle Ages, only wines from Vipava and Primorska were sold. The
town authorities set the price of wine on a price list that was to be used by victuallers. The
prices changed according to the economic and political situation. The relationship between
wine prices is interesting:
Wine in 1607 in 1622 in 1633
From Dolenjska 5 11 11 krajcars for a jug
From Vipava 18 23 14 krajcars for a jug
Črnokalec (from Istra) 18 24 16 krajcars for a jug
In urban areas, catering establishments started being divided into those for the higher social
classes and better or lower quality taverns, depending on the interior and the selection of
food and drink served. There were also wine shops and brandy shops, which served mainly
drunks and idlers. The first catering establishment in Ljubljana is mentioned in 1306; by
1725 there were already 162 of them.
Inns were also appearing along busy roads. These were aimed chiefly at those transporting
goods using beasts of burden or carts and had large stables. Slovenia is a hilly land and
roads go up and down a lot. Additional animals were needed for pulling carts uphill, so in
most places it was possible to hire additional horses for this. Along the route from Trieste
to Vienna there are still large buildings with stables that are now falling apart: for example,
in Senožeče, Razdrto, Postojna, Planina, Logatec and Vrhnika. With the construction of
the southern railway in 1850, these establishments started doing badly. With the arrival of
cars, new catering establishments appeared, but many then lost their role once more with
the building of motorways.
The century-old Ojnik-Firbas inn at The transport of wine in the past and today. Radgonske gorice, Sežana, 2006.
Moškanjci, 2006. Photo: Aleš Gačnik. Photos: Aleš Gačnik.
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Catering establishments
In Ljubljana, it was prohibited to bring in wines from Styria in general and Ptuj in par-
ticular. Valvasor mentions that wine from Dolenjska was sold for the first time in Ljubljana
in 1569 by the victualler Krumberger in Ribič’s House in the square Stari trg. Until then,
i.e. throughout the Middle Ages, only wines from Vipava and Primorska were sold. The
town authorities set the price of wine on a price list that was to be used by victuallers. The
prices changed according to the economic and political situation. The relationship between
wine prices is interesting:
Wine in 1607 in 1622 in 1633
From Dolenjska 5 11 11 krajcars for a jug
From Vipava 18 23 14 krajcars for a jug
Črnokalec (from Istra) 18 24 16 krajcars for a jug
In urban areas, catering establishments started being divided into those for the higher social
classes and better or lower quality taverns, depending on the interior and the selection of
food and drink served. There were also wine shops and brandy shops, which served mainly
drunks and idlers. The first catering establishment in Ljubljana is mentioned in 1306; by
1725 there were already 162 of them.
Inns were also appearing along busy roads. These were aimed chiefly at those transporting
goods using beasts of burden or carts and had large stables. Slovenia is a hilly land and
roads go up and down a lot. Additional animals were needed for pulling carts uphill, so in
most places it was possible to hire additional horses for this. Along the route from Trieste
to Vienna there are still large buildings with stables that are now falling apart: for example,
in Senožeče, Razdrto, Postojna, Planina, Logatec and Vrhnika. With the construction of
the southern railway in 1850, these establishments started doing badly. With the arrival of
cars, new catering establishments appeared, but many then lost their role once more with
the building of motorways.
The century-old Ojnik-Firbas inn at The transport of wine in the past and today. Radgonske gorice, Sežana, 2006.
Moškanjci, 2006. Photo: Aleš Gačnik. Photos: Aleš Gačnik.
195
