Ljubljana, Slovenia - Slovenian Wine Festival (November 17 - 18, 2011)

by stasa cafuta trcek (text and photo)

Wine and Food are Our Best Friends

It’s great, that Ljubljana is hosting for 14 years Wine Festival & for 4 years Culinary festival. This year it was held (only) in Grand hotel Union. There were represented 119 wineries, mostly from Slovenia. Organizers counted 3000 visitors in 2 days. I commend this year's presentation of cuisine show, which was fascinating and visitors were able also to taste some of Chefs work.


My TOP

• Verus, Sauvignon 2011, dry, 13%, Štajerska Slovenia (Wine Region Podravje)
• Batič, Zaria 2009, dry, 14%, Vipavska dolina (Wine Region Primorska)
• Vinarstvo Lisjak, Chardonnay 2009, 14%, Vipavska dolina (Wine Region Primorska)
• Heaps Good Wine Company, Modra frankinja 2010 (Blaufränkisch), 12,%, Štajerska Slovenia (Wine Region Podravje)

Highest rated wines - festival evaluation

• Sparkling wine: Radgonske gorice d.d., Zlata radgonska penina suho, 2006, Štajerska Slovenija, (Wine Region Podravje)
• White, dry wine: Ptujska klet d.o.o., Pullus Sauvignon G, 2010, Štajerska Slovenija, (Wine Region Podravje)
• Red, dry wine: Vina Krapež, Lapor rdeče, 2007, Vipavska dolina, (Wine Region Primorska)
• Wines with residual sugar: Kmečka zadruga Krško z.o.o., Sauvignon, TBA, 2009, Bizeljsko-Sremiški (Wine Region Posavje)

More: www.slovenskifestivalvin.si; www.festivalkulinarike.si