Oldest Grape Vine in the World
In the old city center of Maribor, also called Lent, in front of the House of the Oldest Grapevine, grows over 450-year-old Žametovka or Modra kavčina vine variety. It is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest grapevine in the world, which still bears fruit annually.
The Oldest Grapevine was planted by the end of the Middle Ages when the Turks sieged Maribor. It survived despite the wrathful battles around it since it was once part of the city walls. Even the fires in the late Middle Ages could not destroy it, not even the vine louse, which caused most of the vineyards in Europe to wither, nor the allied bombing of the city.
Its descendants grow on almost every continent and in many Slovenian cities and towns. To honor the Oldest Grapevine, several scenic wine roads were created, and numerous wineries in Maribor and its surrounding regions were established.
Oldest Grape Vine in the World
In the old city center of Maribor, also called Lent, in front of the House of the Oldest Grapevine, grows over 450-year-old Žametovka or Modra kavčina vine variety. It is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest grapevine in the world, which still bears fruit annually.
The Oldest Grapevine was planted by the end of the Middle Ages when the Turks sieged Maribor. It survived despite the wrathful battles around it since it was once part of the city walls. Even the fires in the late Middle Ages could not destroy it, not even the vine louse, which caused most of the vineyards in Europe to wither, nor the allied bombing of the city.
Its descendants grow on almost every continent and in many Slovenian cities and towns. To honor the Oldest Grapevine, several scenic wine roads were created, and numerous wineries in Maribor and its surrounding regions were established.