Guilty Pleasure Blog 25th Slovenian Wine Festival 2023

What: 25. Slovenski festival vin / 25th Slovenian Wine Festival 

Text & Photo: Staša Bizjak, Milan Stojičević

Where: Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia

When:  November 16 - 17, 2023

What is all about 

Its mission is to present mostly Slovenian wines and also some foreign wines.  Festival is spread the culture of wine drinking for a quarter of the century. There were 120 wine cellars and more than 550 wine samples. I tasted a lot of samples. Can tell wines are excellent. Slovenian wines are very harmonic. It was tough to choose only 5. I noticed the younger generation is taking over the wineries from their parents. That brings positive vibes for Slovenian Wine Future. If you are a wine lover or wine buyer. I suggest you plan to visit Slovenia when the Slovenian Wine Festival is going on. In one place you will have a chance to discover all wine regions and styles

MY TOP 5

• Renski rizling 2022, suho, Gaube, Štajerska Slovenia

• Chardonnay 2022, suho, 13.5%, Fouch, Vipavska dolina, Slovenia

• Poljšakica 2021, dry, 13%, Grof, Vipavska dolina, Slovenia

• Chardonnay 2021, dry, 13%, Zarova, Goriška Brda, Slovenia

• Modra franking 2013, dry, 13.5%, Dveri Pax, Štajerska Slovenia

The winning wines of this year's expert evaluation are: 

• SPARKLING WINES: RADGONSKE GORICE D.O.O., ZLATA RADGONSKA PENINA SELECTION, MAGNUM, BRUT, 2019, PODRAVJE - ŠTAJERSKA SLOVENIJA

• WHITE DRY WINES: HIŠA JOANNES PROTNER, RENSKI RIZLING, 2017, PODRAVJE - ŠTAJERSKA SLOVENIJA

• WHITE WINES WITH RESIDUAL SUGAR: VINSKA KLET PRUS, RUMENI MUŠKAT IZBOR, 2020, POSAVJE - BELA KRAJINA

• RED DRY WINE: VINSKA KLET PRUS, SVETOVNO VINO, 2017, POSAVJE - BELA KRAJINA

More: https://slovenskifestivalvin.si/