Primus Wine Stories 2011: Festive Time of Sparkling Wines

Festive Time of Sparkling Wines

by stasa cafuta trcek (text & photo)

Where: Grand Hotel Primus, Ptuj, Slovenia

When: 9th December, 2011

What: Festive time of sparkling wines

Traditional gathering once per month from October to April with wines, food & music in one of the finest hotel in Eastern Slovenia – Grand Hotel Primus in Ptuj, is hosted by Janez Vrečer, known as a member of the European Order of Knights of wines & Bordeaux. This time we explored 12 samples of sparkling wines from all wine regions in Slovenia.

My TOP

• • Valentina – rose 2008, extra dry, Mastnak (Wine Region Posavje)

  • Pullus rose 2010, extra brut, Ptujska klet (Wine Region Podravje)

  • Bagueri Rose, extra dry, Vinska klet Goriška Brda (Wine Region Primorska)

  • Penina Zelen 2006, half dry,Vipava 1894 (Wine Region Primorska)

Sparkling wines that we tasted:

Valentina – rose 2008, extra dry, Mastnak (Wine Region Posavje)

Peneče vino Refošk 2010, extra dry, Vinakoper (Wine Region Primorska)

Peneča rebula 2010, extra dry, Vinska klet Goriška Beda, (Wine Region Primorska)

Srebrna radgonska penina 2010, half dry, Radgonske gorice (Wine Region Podravje)

Pullus rose 2010, extra brut, Ptujska klet (Wine Region Podravje)

Zlata radgonska penina 2006, extra dry, Radgonske gorice (Wine Region Podravje)

Brut, Jeruzalem Ormož, extra dry, (Wine Region Podravje)

Bagueri Rose, extra dry, Vinska klet Goriška Brda (Wine Region Primorska)

Pullus Rose 2009, half dry, Ptujska klet (Wine Region Podravje)

Peneče vino Capris, half dry, Vinakoper (Wine Region Primorska)

Penina Zelen 2006, half dry,Vipava 1894 (Wine Region Primorska)

Muškatna penina, demi sec, Jeruzalem Ormož (Wine Region Podravje)

More:

http://www.sava-hotels-resorts.com/en/accomodation/ptuj/grand-hotel-primus/presentation/