Slovenia has its own award-winning chilli wine. The Vizjak farm and Winery Kolar started it in 2014, and in 2017 it won a gold and two silver medals in New York.
Did you know that Slovenia has its own award-winning chilli wine? It all started back in 2014 with a simple rhetorical question “Why don’t we make a chilli wine?”
After the initial idea and a few semi-successful attempts, Vizjak farm joined forces with Winery Kolar and produced two flavours of it: Semi-Sweet White and Sweet Rose which in 2017 won a gold and two silver medals at two wine competitions in New York State.
The chilli wine is no longer sold online, but the family behind it still makes chilli sauces and chilli honey under the name Čili Frik. You can find them in the Čili Frik shop.
Why it matters for growers: It shows how far a home-grown chilli idea can go. Start small, keep notes on every batch, and a good harvest can become something nobody has tried before.
Source: Slovenian Tourist Board