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Jurij and Slavica Cvitanič 2272 Gorišnica 62 phone: +386 62 708-334 |
The small vineyard of Jurij and Slavica Cvitanič near Zamušanski vrh is meticulously maintained. Half of their one hectare (2.5 acres) is planted with Renski Rizling, the rest with Šipon and Sauvignon.
Renski Rizling is the Cvitanič specialty, a varietal wine prepared either from regular or late harvest grapes. Their semi-sweet late harvest Renski Rizling is particularly aromatic and quite heavy; the 1994 vintage won the winery the gold medal at the Ptuj Wine Fair. Production is unfortunately small: only fifteen hectoliters (396 gallons) annually, regular and late harvest wine combined.
In the Cvitanič vineyards, Šipon vines are a minority, but they yield more grapes than the Renski Rizling. Šipon is blended with Sauvignon in a quality wine, some 35 hectoliters (925 gallons) annually.
Due to the low production, the excellent Cvitanič Renski Rizling is very hard to find outside Podravje.
