Bizeljsko wine tasting tour, Slovenia - sparkling, premium and chocolate wine

1 day
About this activity

In the morning hotel pick up or meeting at the official meeting point in the center of Ljubljana. Enjoyable drive for approximately 1 hour to Bizeljsko wine region, from where the famous sparkling wines originate. During a drive, you will learn about Slovenian winemaking and more.

Full of expectations arriving for a first wine tasting of the day - sparkling wine degustation. This winery produces world-class sparkling wine made with Rumeni Plavec, a variety of grape that grows in this majestic green terrain.

The day continues with the wine tasting of premium wine at the remarkable winemaker who cultivates 20 different varieties of grapes. At this exceptional “repnice” wine cellar drugged into the million-years-old quartz sand, you will taste wines of a winemaker who has received accolades and commendations for his wines from all around the world.

This interesting trip with various of tastes concludes with a bit different wine tasting. In collaboration with an innovative young wine producer and a French artisanal chocolate maker, we expertly pair wine and hand-crafted chocolate, creating unexpected tastes that will delight your senses. Let's say: wine tasting and chocolate pairing.

Be ready to delight the senses.

ABOUT BIZELJSKO WINE REGION: 
Bizeljsko is a region of undulating hills on which grow vines at altitudes between 200 to 400 m. It is the land of small caves excavated in quartz sand, used by farmers to store crops. The most important grape varieties are Blaufränkisch, Žametovka and Welschriesling. Red and white Bizeljčan PTP are the characteristic wines of the region. Both wines are blends.

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Tourism
80% Food
70% Cultural
65% Aquatic
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