Slovenia wine trail: 9 nights -
Karst, Dolenjska and the Ormoz Hills

From £648 per person

Includes flight, car hire and accommodation, based on two sharing, travelling in June. Wine tasting is included at Arkade and Hlebec farms and at a wine cellar in the medieval town of Ptuj.

This wine trail gives you the opportunity to taste some of Slovenia's best and traditional wines and meet some lovely people. Teran, a full-bodied red wine is the essence of the Karst: red soil, the north Bora wind and sun.

The speciality of the Gorjanici Hills is Cvicek, a ruby-coloured wine with a light taste, low alcohol and many claims of healing properties. In the Ljutomer-Ormoz hills of the east, you will find wonderful white wines; Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Rhein and Lasko Riesling, Muskat Otonel and traditional Sipon (ice wine).

Arkade Tourist Farm

Crnice: bed and breakfast
Located in the middle of a pretty Karst village, Arkade produces award-winning wines matured in oak casks. This typical Vipava Valley house of the Cigoj family, with its white arches and stone portal, is the oldest in Crnice.

Matjazeva Cottage

Otocec: self-catering
Located near the Krka River, this charming 150-year-old house for two people has been lovingly restored and refurnished with authentic furniture, including an original kitchen range, baker's oven and cellar where guests can pick up a bottle of the local rosé Cvicek wine.

Hlebec Tourist Farm

Kog: bed and breakfast
This farm is located in the eastern hills of Slovenia best know for its quality white wines. There are vines as far as the eye can see and the owner of the farm, Milan Hlebec is both winegrower and sommelier at this lovely hilltop tourist farm.

Stay for three nights in each location.