Don Miguel inspects the world's oldest grapevine (400 years, beat that)

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An exceptional Maribor wine tradition: Old Vine, the oldest vine in the world, and the Old Vine House

Old Vine, the oldest vine in the world

* With an age of over 400 years it is registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest vine in the world.
* It symbolises the rich wine culture of Maribor, Štajerska and Slovenia.
* Its scions grow on almost all continents and in numerous places in Slovenia.
* Its grape, the sort Žametovka or Blue Franconian, is one of the oldest domesticated noble wine sorts in Slovenia.
* The 35 to 55 kg symbolic annual grape harvest is bottled in 2,5 dcl glass bottles, designed by the famous artist Oskar Kogoj.
* Its wine matures in Maribor's wine underworld, in Vinag's cellar,which is one of the largest and oldest classic wine cellars in Europe.
* It is the starting point for 3 wine roads and wine – cultural trails of Archduke Johann, which intertwine in hilly, wine growing surroundings where there are lots of wine shops and tourist farms and excellent white sorts of wine and Štajerska delights.
* Throughout the year in the vine's honour a cycle of events unwind From Vine to Wine, from pruning to St Martin's Day.
* A ceremonial harvest of the vine's grapes is the annual highlight of the Old Vine Festival.
* More about the Old Vine.