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Slovakia

Slovakia wine guide: the wine-producing country in Slovakia, its Welschriesling, the red wine and white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Slovakia
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Welschriesling
Styles
red · white · sweet
3
Signature grapes
4
Sub-regions
8
Bottles to find

Slovakia makes wine, and this is what it grows.

The signature grape is Welschriesling, backed by Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Vines root into clay and loam.

The climate is continental.

Red wine, white wine and sweet wine, plus two more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows less common and but made in traditional methods.

The named areas within are Juznoslovenska, Malokarpatska, Nitrianska and Tokaj.

Pour them alongside pork, poultry, spicy dishes and seafood.

Serve chilled.

Soil
ClayLoam
Climate
Continental
Styles
redwhitesweetsparklingfortified

In the glass.

Sparkling: Less common, But made in traditional methods.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Apimed Trnavska Medovina - Mead, Slovakia
  • Chateau Bela Riesling, Juznoslovenska, Slovakia
  • Chateau Bela Rulandske Modre, Juznoslovenska, Slovakia
  • Chateau Grand Bari Muza, Tokaj, Slovakia
  • Chateau Grand Bari Quercus Furmint, Slovakia
  • Chateau Topolcianky Rizling Rynsky Neskory Zber, Nitrianska, Slovakia
  • Domin & Kusicky Dominus, Juznoslovenska, Slovakia
  • Double Cross Vodka with Glasses, Slovakia

At the table.

  • Pork
  • Poultry
  • Spicy dishes
  • Seafood
  • Cheeses

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve chilled.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Slovakia: common questions

01.
What grapes is Slovakia known for?
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Welschriesling is the signature grape of Slovakia. Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Sauvignon are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Slovakia make?
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Slovakia produces red wine, white wine, sweet wine and sparkling wine, plus one more.
03.
Where is Slovakia?
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Slovakia is a wine-producing country in Slovakia.
04.
What food goes with Slovakia wine?
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Try pork, poultry, spicy dishes, seafood and cheeses.

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