![]() ![]() The best is to bring your own bottle/container for the wine. You get the feeling you’re in a proper wine cellar in a small village. And you would be surprised by how many people actually do stop there, say hello and drink a glass of wine. This is not only a shop where you can buy cheap good wines, it’s also a place where you can try wines you are interested in and talk with people stopping by. There is also a wine shop with wines from wine cellar Vinska klet Brataševec – Trošt, originally from the Vipava valley in south Slovenia. Prule has the visible formation of a small village, with a small plaza in the middle of old, not too high houses and it lies along the embankment of Ljubljanica River. Positioned on the sunny side of the Ljubljana Castle Hill, in the centre of Ljubljana, it is quite unbelievable how pristine it still looks. Fairly old, one of the oldest, but almost completely noncommercial. Trust me, Slovenia is THE “under-discovered” wine country.I see Prule, even though I have never lived there, as probably one of the most special parts of the city. Go for a flight of white wines, red wines or a mix of both with a tasting of various Movia wines, Movia being a very large producer located in Ceglo, on the western side of Slovenia, close to the order with Italy. It’s alright, no panic… You are entitled to your taste, Borut won’t hate you or eat you up! He is prepared with about every type of wine you may like in the house. Some may actually be turned off by their semi-oxidized aromas: instead of appreciating expressions of honey, tropical nut, cooked apple and hazelnut, they may think this wine has passed its age or has been left opened on the counter for too long, thus this wood varnish and linseed oil smell and flavor. To go with them, Vinoteka Movia also offers various plates of delicacies to round things up, including some gorgeous and perfectly sliced “pata negra”, the king of Spanish cured hams, but also local charcuterie, cheese and Italian mortadella, for example. These are serious, bold, sipping white wines demanding to be served cold, but not chilled, definitely not the type of wine you serve in an ice bucket by the pool. Wine bar uklje Odkrijte svet vina ivahen vinski bar v stari Ljubljani z izborom ve kot 450 vinskih etiket iz Slovenije in celega sveta.Z mesenim spreminjanjem vinske karte na kozarec (vsebuje ve kot 30 vin) lahko ob vsakem obisku poizkusite nekaj novega. ![]() Ok, how do they taste like? Imagine a light, pale, crisp, light pinot grigio from Veneto… well, it’s about the perfect opposite of that: mature, deep, with tannins reminding red wines (because of the skin contact) and complex. So, if in doubt, you are in the right place and in good hands to discover the world of orange wines. Here we are, Slovenia having been with Italy one of the wine countries at the forefront of this revival. ![]() But, it’s only 20 years or so ago that the process made a big come back. Since when has this technique been done? Only 5000 years ago, approximately, especially in the Caucasus region and what now is Georgia (the country). The process is very natural in a way, often no yeast or other additives need to be added. In short, white grapes are crushed and left to macerate and ferment leaving the juices in contact with the skins and pits. Why this color? Because of the way they are made. The short and simple answer is that they are NOT of course wines made out of fermented oranges! No, they are white wines with a dark and deep yellow hue, some leaning towards a true orange color. But, wherever we were, I know you’re burning to know what in the world are orange wines? It was 10 pm and all the tables outside were taken, so we started our tasting inside, historic looking bar with wood panels and huge counter. I received a royal treatment from Borut, the manager of the wine bar, located on one of the most passing streets of Ljubljana’s center. For 18€, you will get a flight of 4 of them, beautifully presented and explained by the great staff, possibly Leonard, the charming and oh so enthusiastic young sommelier in the making. Have you? If not, the best thing is to do is go right now over there and ask for an orange wine tasting. Let’s be honest, before I set foot at the beautiful Movia wine bar in Slovenia’s capital, I had never heard of “orange wines”. ![]()
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