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VINEA PANONIKA

Vinea Panonika is nestled among the hilltops of the north east of Slovenia where the flats of the former Pannonian Sea meet Alpine slopes and where Slovenia meets three other European countries – Austria, Hungary, and Croatia. The house is surrounded by apple trees of indigenous varieties, and a mere glance up and down the hills is enough to know that people here have been growing grapes for centuries.

Vinea Panonika: Latin for ‘Pannonian vineyard’

THE HOUSE – A BLEND OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY

The house sits on the crest of a low pass among vine-covered hills on the edge of the Pomurje plain, were the roads meet from Radenci to the north, Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah to the west, and Murska Sobota to the east.

The house has been around for at least 230 years, as evidenced by the inscription carved on the preserved exposed beam in the Farmer’s Room, which reads 1791. Originally built of wood and mud, with a thatched roof, this used to be a typical Pannonian house known as ‘cimprača’. Today, the building has been fully renovated, but keeps its original, typically Pannonian L-shaped floor plan. Interestingly, its owners in the early twentieth century had a vine grafting business.

A PLACE TO UNWIND

With renovation, Vinea Panonika became a sophisticated place to socialize, its modern amenities with a traditional touch offering everything food and wine lovers could wish for. Vinea Panonika is a perfect getaway to escape your daily routine, relax, and unwind, as well as a synonym for quality local produce as it once was.

Vinea Panonika used to be a typical pannonian house

If you go for a stroll across the hills, you can still see examples of the typical house known as ‘cimprača’.

Vinea Panonika is an ideal place to relax and unwind.

HOSPITALITY ROOM:

An air-conditioned room measuring 62 square metres, with ventilation and underfloor heating
40 square metres of covered outdoor space
Ideal for celebrations, workshops, and seminars
Wireless Internet connection
AV kit (amplifier, speakers, microphones)
LCD screen for presentations
10 tables and 24 chairs
Safe for valuables, refrigerator
Plenty of sunlight and effective shading

FARMER’S ROOM:

30 square metres, underfloor heating
Bread oven
Fitted with restored 120-year-old antique furniture
Displaying old items farmers would use in the field and in the household
3 tables, 1 bench and 6 chairs
LCD screen
Wireless Internet connection
Plenty of sunlight

VINEA PANONIKA’S OWN LINE OF APPLE TREATS

A large orchard of local indigenous apple varieties that surrounds Vinea Panonika makes an important part of our story, the apple trees telling a story of ancient quality. Committed to using no pesticides, we use our apples to produce exquisite homemade apple treats such as apple juice, apple brandy, dried apples, etc. Request them when you visit us, and we will be happy to serve you.

Home made apple treats: apple trees in the morning

Home made apple treats: apple trees in bloom

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

Martin Luther
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

Kahlil Gibran
A tree with strong roots laughs at storms.

Malay proverb
He that plants trees loves others besides himself.

Thomas Fuller
Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.

Kahlil Gibran
A generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.

East Asian proverb
A handful of your home soil is worth mountains of gold in foreign lands.

Slovene proverb

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

Martin Luther
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

Kahlil Gibran
A tree with strong roots laughs at storms.

Malay proverb
He that plants trees loves others besides himself.

Thomas Fuller
Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.

Kahlil Gibran
A generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.

East Asian proverb
A handful of your home soil is worth mountains of gold in foreign lands.

Slovene proverb

VINEA PANONIKA APPLE JUICE

Made of indigenous varieties from heirloom tall-stemmed trees
Contains 100% fruit juice
Filtered and pasteurised
Bottled by Trstenjak Fruit Farm, Stročja vas
Available in 0.25L or 1L bottles

MAKE AN ENQUIRY

VINEA PANONIKA IS A HUB FOR QUALITY LOCAL PRODUCE

The house is a one-stop shop to buy or order some of the finest products made by local organic farmers and producers.

Home made local produce: juice and flour

ORGANIC FLOUR & OILS

ORGANIC NUTS AND SPREADS

Žlaki Estate (Križevci, Goričko region), and home-produced nuts and spreads

HONEY

Jaušovec Beekeeping and Šumenjak Organic Honey

ORGANIC JUICES & VINEGARS

Trstenjak Fruit Farm, Stročja vas, and Gjergjek juices, Grad pri Kovačevcih

CHEESE AND DAIRY

Local farmers from Goričko region: Šukar Cheesemaking, Plohl Organic Farm

BRANDY

Home-produced

DRY-AGED & FRESH MEAT

Organic angus beef: Horvat farm; organic mangalitsa pork: Kornhausler

DRIED MEAT PRODUCTS

Home-produced (lardo, prosciutto, tünka) and locally sourced

CANA MINERAL WATER

from Goričko region

ALENKA AND MATEVŽ – YOUR HOSTS

Vinea Panonika is a tribute to our ancestors and to all who have planted in us the love of the wonderful fruits our homeland has to offer. With its rich folk tradition, cultural and historical heritage, and a history of wine making and food culture, this is a country whose resilient people have endured centuries, always ready to make merry enjoying wine, food, and music.

Although we now live in peace and prosperity, let’s not forget the aspirations of our forefathers. They may have been ordinary folk descended from simple farmhands, but their courageous spirit of patriotism should live on and thrive, uniting us all as proud and firm guardians of local heritage, traditions, and crafts. Our keen desire is to see the Pomurje region work together to emerge as an authentic, premium destination as an equal among better-known European wine regions.

Vinea Panonika will be there long after we are gone. May its colourful embrace of apple orchards, vineyards, and mighty trees always imbue its guests with the spiritual timelessness of what nature has to offer, and of what has been passed on to us by the modest, resilient, and cheerful people populating the Pannonian plains and vine-covered hills, which rise to the west all the way to the mighty Alps in the heart of the old world.

In lasting memory of Marjan Oven.

WHERE TO FIND US:

Hrašenski Vrh 1
9252 Radenci
Slovenia

VISIT US:

Vinea Panonika is open by prior appointment.

CONTACT US:

Tel.: + 386 64 199 684 (Marketing)
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