It is a mystery why fermented grape juice can convey a sense of place that can be recognized in the glass and be replicated from vintage to vintage. That is why wine is much more than a beverage. Real wine speaks about a distinctive place, cultivated at a certain time by a particular person.
Terroir are the elements, that contribute to the outcome of wine, including soil, climate and topography. Nature finds its voice in wine, spoken in the language of the senses. Observe the diverse Slovene landscape and its historical vineyards. Get to know the regions, traditions, and the farmers. The characters of the wines under the SVL Classification reflect all these natural and human elements. That is terroir, the ecology of the wine.
SVL wines are terroir-driven, origin-based wines. Their characteristic individuality is shaped by the special piece of land, the terroir of the vineyards, where the grapes were grown and picked. The origin gets the spotlight because the info is at least as, if not more, important as the producer, vintage and the variety.