Search Results: Slovenia
Walnut Potica and Slovenian Sparkling Wine
Let’s combine two wonderful creations from the small European country of Slovenia, with some of their Sparkling Wines and their national dish of Potica. Potica is considered a Slovenian dessert, made more often from bread than a cake, but always including nuts of the baker’s choice, we’ve gone with the popular walnut. Potica (pronounced poh-TEET-za)…
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Vintage Slovenian Sparkling Wine
How does a country 12 times smaller than the United Kingdom and containing only 1.37% of the population have a Sparkling Wine industry dating back centuries and yet only now making waves in the UK market? After the successful launch of Radgonske Gorice’s Untouched by Light Sparkling Wine, which has been harvested, produced, bottled, then…
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Pick of the Best – Oliver vs Christopher in Slovenia
In this new series, we’ll both pick one bottle of award winning Sparkling Wine from a set country, this time it’s Slovenia, the country with LOVE in its name, after we’ve chosen our bottle we’ll showcase them to each other and see if we can be persuaded to change sides. The Sparkling Wines which we’ve…
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Slovenia has more than 28,000 wineries!
I wanted to share an attention grabbing headline, far from click baiting as it is a fact, in order to acquire your attention as I firmly believe that Slovenia deserves a good proportion of our overall wine attention. Here’s why with plenty of facts to support it: In the last month (October 2021) I have…
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Sparkling Wine Regions – Vipava Valley – Slovenia
This thin strip of area within Slovenia that touches on one of its neighbouring countries, Italy, remains relatively unknown to many yet treasured by those who do. It can be said to have the ideal location within the heart of Europe with the Mediterranean Sea, Julian Alps, Trieste and 5 international airports within a 160-km…
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Slovenian No.1’s
We all strive to be the very best, the finest and most accomplished, to be No.1, whether it be in business, sports, or family, but sometimes we just fall short of being the very best and end up being one of the best, gaining that silver medal to take home rather than the gold, but…
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Love Yourself Love SLOVEnia
Whenever the word ‘love’ is mentioned, especially in conversations regarding wine, then I think about Slovenia. Why? Well it is the only country with ‘love’ within it’s name (Slovenia) and also that I have spent many wonderful hours in Slovenia touring vineyards and discovering amazing flavours that are well hidden and deserve global recognition with…
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Tuna and Vintage Slovenian Sparkling Wine
You sit down at a table and a glorious vintage of Slovenian Sparkling Wine is placed by your side, the waiter takes of the foil and removes the cork with a little hiss, the perfect sound when opening a bottle of fizz, the waiter says with compliments of the house, we’d like you to pair…
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Uncover The Treasure of Slovenian History – The Ljubljana Castle
Love Wine Love Slovenia Slovenia has a medieval history, one filled with wonder and beauty, there are over 500 castles in Slovenia and over 10,000 caves, as well as a castle build into the mouth of a cave, called the Predjama Castle, but here we’ll learn a little bit about the history of the Ljubljana…
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