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Konrad Janžekovič Markovci 33 2281 Markovci phone: +386 62 761-126 fax: +386 62 761-008 |
Few growers in Haloze make their own wine, and even fewer bottle and sell it under their own trade name. Konrad Janžekovič is one of the more successful, and his products wines won a number of medals and awards at exhibitions in Slovenia.
Grapes for Turčan wines grow on Turški Vrh near Zavrč. Janžekovič cultivates three hectares (7.4 acres) of vineyards, 1.8 hectares of his own and the rest leased. He grows only white wines characteristic of the Haloze area: Laški Rizling dominates his production, followed by Sauvignon, Rumeni Muškat, and Muškat Otonel. Chardonnay, Sivi Pinot, and Renski Rizling are still rare in his vineyards.
Janžekovič prepares two hundred hectoliters (5284 gallons) of wine annually. Seventy hectoliters (1849 gallons) is a blend of Laški Rizling, Renski Rizling, Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Rumeni Muškat marketed as table wine. thirty hectoliters (792 gallons) of Janžekovič's wines are in the quality range, and the rest is high-quality. The Turčan trade name is well known for its special editions of quality and high-quality wines such as Valentinovo Vino (St. Valentine's Wine) and Novoletna Polnitev (wine bottled on New Year's Day).
Janžekovič's special quality wines are quite successful: his Laški Rizling and Sauvignon suhi jagodni izbor were both awarded gold medals and Champion titles at the Ptuj exhibition in 1994. The regular harvest Rumeni Muškat is also quite good: his 1990 and 1991 vintages were declared varietal Champions at Podgorci. His Sauvignon, Sivi Pinot, and Muškat Otonel have also won favourable reviews.
The best Turčan vintage is 1993.
