Slovenia
Alpine in the northwest and Adriatic in the southwest, continental in the east, and mostly planted to white grapes.
Where it is
Map data: Natural Earth
Places in Slovenia
Dolenjska
Rolling hills in southeast Slovenia, known for a pale, light red field blend called Cviček.
Goriška Brda
A run of low hills on Slovenia's Italian border, the same landscape as Collio on the other side.
Kras
A limestone plateau above Trieste in Slovenia, with red iron-rich soil in the hollows.
Podravje
A wine region in northeastern Slovenia along the Drava River, near the Austrian and Hungarian borders, known for white wines from Welschriesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Šipon (Furmint).
Prekmurje
Slovenia's northeastern wine country favors fresh white wines, often led by Welschriesling, Furmint and aromatic varieties.
Primorska
Slovenia's western wine region, between the Alps and the Adriatic beside Italy's Friuli, known for Rebula, skin-contact whites and Teran.
Štajerska
Slovenian Styria, the hilly northeast of Slovenia next to Austria, known for crisp whites such as Sauvignon Blanc, Furmint, called Šipon here, and Welschriesling.
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Classic styles
Grapes
Producers in Slovenia
Vino Gross
A Slovenian estate in the steep Haloze hills, making spontaneously fermented, long-aged and unfiltered Furmint.