Regular readers of GoTR will know we are big fans of Slovenia and its burgeoning wine industry.
Wine lovers who find themselves in the country’s second city of Maribor might want to take note of The Old Vine House, a local favourite for 18 years.
Last week the city greeted the revitalized Old Vine House, with work completed over five months with support from the Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport and the Municipality of Maribor.
The destination now offers an expanded offering with more than 200 wine labels from over 50 Styrian winemakers.
And the venue will be open 365 days a year - as befits Maribor’s most-visited tourist attraction and a symbol of Slovenian heritage.
The space has been reimagined with sandy tones and dark furnishings to highlight the largest floor mosaic in Slovenia, as well as an impressive wine library.
A new long tasting table allows for group tastings, complemented by digitalized content that guides visitors through the local Podravje wine region.
Artworks by renowned local artists bring the region’s history and culture to life, I am told.
Several flights of wines are on offer, as well as wines by the glass and a selection of finger foods.
But in addition to tastings, visitors to Maribor must check out the 450-year-old zametovka, or modra kavčina, grape vine outside.
It is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest grapevine in the world which still bears fruit annually. It was, remarkably, planted at the end of the Middle Ages.
See https://oldestvinemuseum.si/
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