Where can you find the oldest vine that still bears fruit?
According to reports Guinness Book of Records, the oldest vine in the world is located in Maribor, Slovenia. Known as the Old Vine, about 400 years old, it is an interesting counterpoint to the history of its homeland, as Slovenia was recognized as an independent country only in 1991, at Wine 4 Food. The old vine is a red Žametovka grape variety, also known as Bleu de Cologne (trans I Feel Slovenia). The world was quite different when the Žametovka vine was planted in the late Middle Ages, which became the only vine with its own museum. The Old Vine House.
A wine enthusiast he explains that the vines produce about 100 pounds of fruit each year, transformed into 100 eight-ounce bottles, precious treasures given to “royals, residents, popes, and celebrities.” The vine survived phylloxera, a louse that destroyed vines across Europe in the 1870s, and despite the house being partially destroyed by bombing in World War II, it is still growing.
The Old Vine House has since been restored with a tasting room, and the surrounding area hosts annual festivals celebrating the careful pruning and harvesting of the world’s oldest vines. And Slovenia, which applies to an under-the-radar destination for wine or culinary holidaysshared cuttings of his precious Stara trte Žametovka, which grows in countries around the world including Denmark, Japan, Australia, Germany and the Czech Republic (per Wine trip in Czech).