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he Culture of Wine in Slovenia
abroad. To this, we added the idea of paying particular attention
to “niche stories” which readers of similar books usually do not
encounter. In our editorial work we wished to make as few changes
to the book and its terminology as possible, as the writing itself
reflects the historical nature of knowledge and experience. In
order to make the book both highly communicative and nar-
rative, a great deal of editorial attention was paid to obtaining
high quality documentary and visual material (photographs,
documents) from all the Slovene regions to supplement the text.
This has led us to a uniquely lively and useful monument1 to
Slovene specialists of which (future) generations of winegrowers
and wine producers, oenologists and ethnologists, caterers and
tourist workers will be able to feel very proud.
Mastery of the cooper’s craft. The cooper F. Fijan in the first half of the 20th
century. The photo library of the Ptuj Regional Museum.
1 My heartfelt thanks go to Dušan Terčelj for his basic trust in the concept, organisation and implementation
of this demanding publishing project. He has impressed us with his exceptionally well-rounded and critical
knowledge, experience and anecdotes about wine. He has inspired us with his vitality, accessibility and
simplicity, which makes him so impressively unique. The sharing of a table with him and other wine lovers,
the tasting of selected wines and the talks about wine and the culture of wine have been engraved on my
memory as wonderful and unforgettable experiences. I would also like to thank my colleague and friend Marija
Mojca Terčelj, the ethnographer, who during the process of the development of the project concept and the
appearance of the book acted as a kind of “guardian angel” who symbolically and operatively connected both
the book and the communication that took place among us all. Moreover, I would like to thank Barbara Sosič
of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum and Bojana Rogelj Škafar, the museum’s director, as well as Aleš Arih,
the director of the Ptuj Regional Museum, for allowing us to include precious archive material. My thanks also
goes to Staša Cafuta and other photographers and owners of photographic materials for their contribution to
the gathering of data and the creation of new visual material on wine in Slovenia. In addition, let me thank the
acclaimed members of the editorial board, the design studio s.kolibri and, of course, all the business partners
and friends for their readiness to help in the development of this book collection as a whole.
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abroad. To this, we added the idea of paying particular attention
to “niche stories” which readers of similar books usually do not
encounter. In our editorial work we wished to make as few changes
to the book and its terminology as possible, as the writing itself
reflects the historical nature of knowledge and experience. In
order to make the book both highly communicative and nar-
rative, a great deal of editorial attention was paid to obtaining
high quality documentary and visual material (photographs,
documents) from all the Slovene regions to supplement the text.
This has led us to a uniquely lively and useful monument1 to
Slovene specialists of which (future) generations of winegrowers
and wine producers, oenologists and ethnologists, caterers and
tourist workers will be able to feel very proud.
Mastery of the cooper’s craft. The cooper F. Fijan in the first half of the 20th
century. The photo library of the Ptuj Regional Museum.
1 My heartfelt thanks go to Dušan Terčelj for his basic trust in the concept, organisation and implementation
of this demanding publishing project. He has impressed us with his exceptionally well-rounded and critical
knowledge, experience and anecdotes about wine. He has inspired us with his vitality, accessibility and
simplicity, which makes him so impressively unique. The sharing of a table with him and other wine lovers,
the tasting of selected wines and the talks about wine and the culture of wine have been engraved on my
memory as wonderful and unforgettable experiences. I would also like to thank my colleague and friend Marija
Mojca Terčelj, the ethnographer, who during the process of the development of the project concept and the
appearance of the book acted as a kind of “guardian angel” who symbolically and operatively connected both
the book and the communication that took place among us all. Moreover, I would like to thank Barbara Sosič
of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum and Bojana Rogelj Škafar, the museum’s director, as well as Aleš Arih,
the director of the Ptuj Regional Museum, for allowing us to include precious archive material. My thanks also
goes to Staša Cafuta and other photographers and owners of photographic materials for their contribution to
the gathering of data and the creation of new visual material on wine in Slovenia. In addition, let me thank the
acclaimed members of the editorial board, the design studio s.kolibri and, of course, all the business partners
and friends for their readiness to help in the development of this book collection as a whole.
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