Slovenia
![In the ever-widening world of wine, Slovenia -- the Central European country bordered by Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia -- is emerging as a promising new producer with an idiosyncratic personality. A generation of post-Soviet era vintners is reclaiming a lost tradition of family winemaking, and since Slovenia's 2004 entrance into the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id=" ORGOV000067" title="European Union" href="/topic/economy-business-finance/economy/european-union-ORGOV000067.topic">European Union</a>, they're getting more of their wines into the hands of American wine lovers.<br>
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In the last year, Slovenian varietals -- Refosk [Refosco], Sauvignon Blanc, Ribolla Gialla, Pinot Gris, Malvasia, an indigenous grape called Pinela -- along with a few blends, have turned up on local wine store shelves and top restaurant wine lists across L.A.<br>
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-- Corie Brown<br>
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Read more: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-slovenia8feb08,0,1518883.story">Slovenia is home to some wild, wild wines</a><br>
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<i>Pictured: <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100100806015000" title="St. George" href="/topic/us/new-york/new-york-city/staten-island-%28new-york-city%29/st.-george-PLGEO100100806015000.topic">St. George</a>'s 16th century bell tower in Ptuj's medieval center.</i>](http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-07/47994196.jpg "In the ever-widening world of wine, Slovenia -- the Central European country bordered by Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia -- is emerging as a promising new producer with an idiosyncratic personality. A generation of post-Soviet era vintners is reclaiming a lost tradition of family winemaking, and since Slovenia's 2004 entrance into the <a class=\"taxInlineTagLink\" id=\" ORGOV000067\" title=\"European Union\" href=\"/topic/economy-business-finance/economy/european-union-ORGOV000067.topic\">European Union</a>, they're getting more of their wines into the hands of American wine lovers.<br>
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In the last year, Slovenian varietals -- Refosk [Refosco], Sauvignon Blanc, Ribolla Gialla, Pinot Gris, Malvasia, an indigenous grape called Pinela -- along with a few blends, have turned up on local wine store shelves and top restaurant wine lists across L.A.<br>
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-- Corie Brown<br>
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Read more: <a href=\"http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-slovenia8feb08,0,1518883.story\">Slovenia is home to some wild, wild wines</a><br>
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<i>Pictured: <a class=\"taxInlineTagLink\" id=\"PLGEO100100806015000\" title=\"St. George\" href=\"/topic/us/new-york/new-york-city/staten-island-%28new-york-city%29/st.-george-PLGEO100100806015000.topic\">St. George</a>'s 16th century bell tower in Ptuj's medieval center.</i>")
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( Matthew Lepori )
In the ever-widening world of wine, Slovenia -- the Central European country bordered by Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia -- is emerging as a promising new producer with an idiosyncratic personality. A generation of post-Soviet era vintners is reclaiming a lost tradition of family winemaking, and since Slovenia's 2004 entrance into the European Union, they're getting more of their wines into the hands of American wine lovers. |
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