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he Culture of Wine in Slovenia
connoisseurs but particularly among lay wine drinkers, has
recently been brought about chiefly by the appearance of ever
higher quality books about wine. One of them is The Culture
of Wine in Slovenia, written by Dušan Terčelj, the father of
modern winemaking in Slovenia.
The first talks about the appearance of this book are connected with Dušan Terčelj’s traditional
journey around the wine cellars of Slovenia (for an “overview” of the year) in 2003. The evening
reached its peak while tasting the wines produced by the legendary Stanko Čurin from Kog, one
of Terčelj’s great friends. Photo: Boris Farič, photo library of the Ptuj Regional Museum.
This internationally established scientist, “winemaking ideo-
logue” and font of new knowledge and practical experience has
dedicated his life to wine and the culture of wine in the broadest
sense. He has striven to constantly increase our knowledge
about wine, to popularise it and, in particular, for it to receive
the veneration it deserves. He is aware that the future of this
agricultural and economic activity that is so important for
Slovenia is very dependent on the cultural and educational
level of the nation. A culturally aware drinker is not only one
who recognises and differentiates various wines, combining
them in an appropriate fashion with dishes and events, but in
particular one who senses, understands and feels wine, with its
many cultural and economic connections with past and present
civilisations. A cultured drinker is a generator and guide of
high quality viticulture and winemaking, as well as of tourism
based on wine.
The Culture of Wine in Slovenia is the first in a new series of
books entitled Tradicije Slovenije (Traditions of Slovenia). An
interdisciplinary editorial board of recognised experts has been
set up that will guide publication in various areas of Slovenia’s
heritage – movable and immovable, material and immaterial. The
series will be directed towards the international promotion of
Slovenia and Slovene quality at the local, regional and national
level. It will emphasise achievements and findings from both
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connoisseurs but particularly among lay wine drinkers, has
recently been brought about chiefly by the appearance of ever
higher quality books about wine. One of them is The Culture
of Wine in Slovenia, written by Dušan Terčelj, the father of
modern winemaking in Slovenia.
The first talks about the appearance of this book are connected with Dušan Terčelj’s traditional
journey around the wine cellars of Slovenia (for an “overview” of the year) in 2003. The evening
reached its peak while tasting the wines produced by the legendary Stanko Čurin from Kog, one
of Terčelj’s great friends. Photo: Boris Farič, photo library of the Ptuj Regional Museum.
This internationally established scientist, “winemaking ideo-
logue” and font of new knowledge and practical experience has
dedicated his life to wine and the culture of wine in the broadest
sense. He has striven to constantly increase our knowledge
about wine, to popularise it and, in particular, for it to receive
the veneration it deserves. He is aware that the future of this
agricultural and economic activity that is so important for
Slovenia is very dependent on the cultural and educational
level of the nation. A culturally aware drinker is not only one
who recognises and differentiates various wines, combining
them in an appropriate fashion with dishes and events, but in
particular one who senses, understands and feels wine, with its
many cultural and economic connections with past and present
civilisations. A cultured drinker is a generator and guide of
high quality viticulture and winemaking, as well as of tourism
based on wine.
The Culture of Wine in Slovenia is the first in a new series of
books entitled Tradicije Slovenije (Traditions of Slovenia). An
interdisciplinary editorial board of recognised experts has been
set up that will guide publication in various areas of Slovenia’s
heritage – movable and immovable, material and immaterial. The
series will be directed towards the international promotion of
Slovenia and Slovene quality at the local, regional and national
level. It will emphasise achievements and findings from both
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