Tonight I made a trip to the city with a colleague and friend of mine for dinner at a restaurant in the Meatpacking District called 5ninth. We arrived prior to our reservation so we went to the bar to order a glass of wine before dinner. Upon perusing the wine list, one particular wine caught my eye – a Merlot from Slovenia. Needless to say I was very excited as this was the first time that I had ever seen Slovenian wine on the wine list anywhere I had been in my homeland.
For those of you that know me, Slovenia is very near and dear to my heart. I have very good friends there and even wrote a monthly article for a magazine in Ljubljana for 2 years. My very first trip to Slovenia involved an evening of sampling the indigenous wines that Slovenia produces. One particular variety is called Teran. In subsequent trips to Slovenia I was able to explore some of these vineyards as well as sample the local wine in some of the countries finest restaurants. I am definitely not a Wine Spectator wine scorer but definitely felt that some of the wines I had there were fantastic. So the next time you are dining if you come across a wine list that has wines from Slovenia, give it a shot.
I am trying to find a place in New York to get cream cake (kremna rezina) as it is made in Bled. Any ideas?
Comment by victor judd — September 8, 2006 @ 5:05 am