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Kme~ka zadruga Kr{ko, d.o.o. Vinska klet "Kostanjevica" Rostoharjeva 88 8270 Kr{ko phone: +386 608 33-409 fax: +386 608 21-021 |
KZ Kr{ko is one of the few Slovene wine cooperatives that produces more red than white wines. They cultivate seventy hectares (173 acres) of vineyards on Zavode, Drenovec, Vinji Vrh, Ro~ke, and Gadova Pe~. @ametna ^rnina is their dominant grapevine, followed by Modra Frankinja; their most important white wines are La{ki Rizling and Kraljevina, the latter being a rather rare variety grown only in the Posavje region.
The vineyards of KZ Kr{ko yield six hundred tons of grapes in average years, and a further 2500 tons are purchased from contract growers. Twenty thousand hectoliters (528,400 gallons) of wine are produced annually; 80% is the Cvi~ek blend of table wine and quality range. Their cellaring techniques are both traditional and modern: in the new cellar in Leskovec, Cvi~ek is fermented and matured in aged oak barrels while white wines occupy stainless steel vats.
The grapes for their Cvi~ek come exclusively from sites in the Dolenjska area, the fruit for high- quality wines made from Modra Frankinja and La{ki Rizling is mostly grown on sites in the neighbouring Bizeljsko-Sremi~ area. KZ Kr{ko produces one thousand hectoliters (26,420 gallons) of high-quality wines annually, including wines of special quality.
Their Modra Frankinja 1983 won the Grand Gold medal at the Ljubljana Wine Fair. La{ki Rizling is their champion with a number of Grand Gold medals: late harvest 1986, izbor 1991, and suhi jagodni izbor 1993. Their Jagodni izbor Sauvignon 1992 won the gold medal in 1993.
The best vintages from the KZ Kr{ko cellars are 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, and 1993.
