At the 59th International Wine Competition – Vino Ljubljana, organized by the GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, 48 tasters from 15 countries chose the most excellent among 430 samples from 19 countries. World champions 2017 are ...

Did you know a vine has been growing on the Castle Hill rising above the old city core of Ljubljana? And rightly so: since 1987, the capital of Slovenia has been a city of vine and wine. Ljubljana was granted this title by the OIV, the International Organization for Wine and Wine from Paris, due to the thousand-year old wine tradition as well as to the internationally renowned event Vino Ljubljana, having been organized by the GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre since 1955.

October is truly wine coloured month in Ljubljana, specifically at GR -Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre. Tonight at the ceremony Vino Ljubljana we will announce the reworded wines of the 58th International Wine Competition – Vino Ljubljana. The competition is known as one of the oldest in the world. The event which was held in Ljubljana in June 2016 welcomed over 40 tasters from 14 countries with 412 samples from 21 countries. This year, the world wine champions are coming from Macedonia, Slovakia and Slovenia.