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Culture of Wine in Slovenia
If the average Slovene consumer wants to learn about the
quality of Slovene wines, he or she must compare them to
wines from other countries. San Gimignano (Tuscany), 2006.
Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
Vinoteka wine shops Lent, Maribor, 2006. Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
Vinotekas are wine shops or enoteche
specialising in high quality wines produced
in small quantities, which are otherwise
hard to find elsewhere. These shops are
frequented by wine connoisseurs who
wish to buy excellent wines for special
occasions, i.e. wines that can satisfy even
the most demanding consumers. Wine
lovers will also go to a vinoteka when they
want to buy a gift for a friend or business
partner. If someone does not really know
what to buy, he or she can consult the shop
owner, who usually knows a great deal
about wine and winemakers. It is good to
find out about the characteristics of the
wine you are giving and the winemaker
who made it, so that there is something
to tell the recipient.
When choosing wine as a gift, the most
important rule to follow is that the
recipient must like the wine and should
be pleasantly surprised. High “predicate”
wines and expensive wines should only
be given to connoisseurs, who will be able
to appreciate them, without making them
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If the average Slovene consumer wants to learn about the
quality of Slovene wines, he or she must compare them to
wines from other countries. San Gimignano (Tuscany), 2006.
Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
Vinoteka wine shops Lent, Maribor, 2006. Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
Vinotekas are wine shops or enoteche
specialising in high quality wines produced
in small quantities, which are otherwise
hard to find elsewhere. These shops are
frequented by wine connoisseurs who
wish to buy excellent wines for special
occasions, i.e. wines that can satisfy even
the most demanding consumers. Wine
lovers will also go to a vinoteka when they
want to buy a gift for a friend or business
partner. If someone does not really know
what to buy, he or she can consult the shop
owner, who usually knows a great deal
about wine and winemakers. It is good to
find out about the characteristics of the
wine you are giving and the winemaker
who made it, so that there is something
to tell the recipient.
When choosing wine as a gift, the most
important rule to follow is that the
recipient must like the wine and should
be pleasantly surprised. High “predicate”
wines and expensive wines should only
be given to connoisseurs, who will be able
to appreciate them, without making them
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