Slovenia is a small European country with a long history of wine production. The cultivation of vines dates back to the Celts who were the first to produce wine in the territory of what is now Slovenia, 400 years before Christ. With the arrival of the Romans in the first century AD, the cultivation of vines developed further. But let's talk a little about what happened over the last century: despite the cultural and political unrest that besieged the Balkan states, Slovenia has maintained its wine industry, which has been particularly prosperous since the country gained its independence. of the former Yugoslavia.
Slovenia has a diverse geography, offering a wide variety of microclimates. The region is bordered to the north by the Austrian Alps, to the west by Italy and the Adriatic Sea, to the east by Hungary and to the south by Croatia. Grape varieties grown in Slovenia exhibit Italian influence in the west, Germanic influence in the east, and a growing "international" French influence in general. This multi-influence contributes to a very varied and astonishing typology of wines!
