The vine route goes through the regions of Majšperk, Podlehnik, Cirkulane and spreads all the way to Zavrč.
Adventures of the past and the future
The castle of Borl is the place to experience a variety of traditional celebrations such as St Martin's Day in November, sounds of the wind rattle in August and the International Idriart Festival with concerts, workshops, lectures and meetings in the summer. There are many popular customs still going strong all over Haloze such as the Haloze ploughmen and "rusa", special carnival masks, village festivals, religious wakes, "jarmek" - the market on the pilgrimage path in Marijatrošt in Žetale - and many other opportunities for social gatherings, with the correct measure of home-made traditional Haloze dishes such as "ašenkol" (Haloze dry meat speciality), meat from "tunka", the Haloze gibanica (baked cheese flan, a la Haloze) and "krhljak" (warm cottage cheese and fruit bread).
You can also find wine cellars on the wine route such as Turčan, Švabovo, Golob and Lončarič. They offer wine tastings with a variety of wine and snacks on offer. Take a look into the cellars where more than a hundred litres of wine matures every year!
Viticulture Turčan
Konrad and Matej Janžekovič
Turški vrh 65, 2283 Zavrč
Tel: +386 (0)2/ 761 12 61, (0)41/ 638 801
Seating capacity: 50
Open: by appointment only
62 thousand grapevines in an exceptional position on Turški Vrh (Turkish Hill) produce excellent wine from the protected trade mark Turčan. The wine, cultivated in the cellar in a 300 year old wooden cottage, has received many gold stars from Ptuj, Radgona and Ljubljana's critics.
On guided wine tastings choose from the following: Laški Riesling, Sauvignon, Renski Riesling, White Pinot, Pinot Gris, Rumeni Muškat, Muškat Otonel (both Muscat), Traminer, Chardonnay, Rizvanec, Blue Pinot, and among many special quality wines.
Švabovo Restaurant
Majda and Danijel Pongrac
Zavrč 6, 2283 Zavrč
Seating capacity: 120 and 100 outside
Opening times:
- Mondays closed
- Tuesday to Sunday, 11am - 11pm
Travellers on the Haloze mountain path, visitors of the Borl castle and many others, appreciative of the unforgettable view of the Haloze and the Slovenske Gorice in the Drava region, like to stop off at the Švabovo restaurant. Picnics, St. Martin's Day celebrations and other festivities can be arranged here. The restaurant is known for its wide selection of wines from Haloze from dry to sweet - and also Ptuj's sparkling Poetoviona.
They offer good wine to accompany the traditional Styrian dishes and local specialities such as mushroom soup with buckwheat dumplings or oxtail soup.
Visits to the cellar and wine tasting are arranged by appointment only.
Excursion and tourist farm Lončarič
Matilda Lončarič
Jelovica 16, 2322 Majšperk
Tel.: +386 2 793 00 10
GSM: 041 946 401
Seating capacity: 50 + 50 outside
Open: Fridays to Sundays, 10am - 1am
Home-made wines Šipon, Laški Riesling, Muscat Otonel and Renski Riesling are accompanied by slices of cold meats and other specialities, whilst the Haloze gibanica from the baker's oven goes well with home-made fruit juices.
There is a beautiful view of Haloze, the Drava region and Ptuj's fields from the newly built farm near the Bolfenk church (1649).
Tourist farm Golob
Nada Golob
Kupčinji vrh 2, 2289 Stoperce
Tel: +386 (0)2/ 761 08 50
Seating capacity: 80 + 20 outside
Open: Fridays to Sundays, 8am - 1am
This local eatery is located in a renovated old farm house originally built in 1882 and surrounded by woods in the village of Kupčinj vrh. Here you can order the speciality of Stoperce, a warm cottage cheese with cream and Stoperce's own gibanica.
Among the house specialities are chicken stew, cheese pie baked on a hearth with cracklings and not forgetting the home-nurtured white wine that won a gold medal at the "Dainties of Slovene Farms" Show.
