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Metliska crnina in Belokranjec first voluntarily protected Slovenian wines

Years ago we decided to make a step forward in the protection and recognition of our excellent wines. To this end, we have the support of all three municipalities started with the preparation elaborat on the protection of wines Metliska black and Belokranjec. Based on the results of the three-year monitoring of the quality and visibility of wine Metliska crnina and Belokranjec, we made elaborat protection belokranjskih wine. In the study, or prepare elaborata, in addition to domestic experts, the professionals involved with the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia and Agri-forestry institute new city. In 2007, we, together with associations of wine-growers in the White landscape to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food and submitted an application made elaborat about winemaking.

Metliska crnina PTP in Belokranjec PTP

In mid-January 2008, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Iztok Jarc signed the rules of wine Metliska crnina PTP and Belokranjec PTP. Rules of the wines bearing the recognized traditional terms. Metliska crnina and Belokranjec was published in the Uradni list of RS, no. 5 / 08. Both wines in the future will bear the mark PTP which means traditionally recognized designation. Both will join Cvicek PTP and Teran PTP. Metliska crnina PTP and Belokranjec PTP are protected first wines in Slovenia, the protection was carried out at the initiative of interested growers of grapes and wine. Belokranjec PTP has also become the first Slovenian white wine labeled PTP. The essence of the protection of wines Metliska crnina PTP and PTP Belokranjec in ensuring a consistent, uniform and recognizable quality of each wine. The Rules of the wine Metliska crnina PTP and PTP Belokranjec are the conditions of production of grapes and wines, which are typically more stringent than before. The assembly also varietal wines, the proportion of individual components in wine and in particular the amount of sulfur in the wine. Given that both Metliska black PTP and PTP Belokranjec as well as consisting of several varieties of grapes, is a very strong emphasis on the region. It is reflected through the characteristics of the odor as well as the taste of wine. Thus, the wine very nice to detect the character of Bela krajina and mild climate. With the continuous fixed ratio between the varieties in the wine grape harvest, and the limitation in the increase of the quality of grapes and wines are achieving even higher quality of excellent wines.