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Wine / Spirits Education in Maribor
Home of the world's oldest producing grapevine, a 450-year Zametovka on the Lent waterfront with a two-kilometer cellar under the city.
Why here
Maribor keeps the world's oldest producing grapevine on its riverfront: the Guinness-certified Zametovka on the Lent embankment is around 450 years old and still yields 35 to 55 kilograms of grapes a year, bottled in quarter-liter artist-designed bottles that mayors give to visiting heads of state. The Old Vine House beneath it pours wines from 55 Stajerska producers with the old vine's own variety by the glass, and under the city center Vinag 1847 runs one of Europe's largest classical cellars, 2.1 kilometers of tunnels over 15,000 square meters, toured in ninety minutes with tastings. September brings the three-day Old Vine Festival and its ceremonial harvest.
Best months
May to October for the terraces, September for the festival and harvest. Cellar tours run year-round at a constant temperature. Book Vinag tours ahead; tastings run twenty to thirty-five euros.
Getting there & around
Ninety minutes from Ljubljana by road or rail; everything wine-related is walkable from the Lent waterfront. The Pohorje slopes above town add hiking or winter skiing.
Skill levels: beginner
Schools & guides (2)
Old Vine House
OrganizerThe municipal tasting house under the world's oldest vine, pouring 55 Stajerska producers on the Lent waterfront.
Vinag 1847
OutfitterThe 1847-founded cellar under central Maribor: 2.1 kilometers of tunnels toured with guided tastings.