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he Culture of Wine in Slovenia
At the awarding of the prestigious OIV international award to the book The Culture of Wine in Slovenia by Dr. Dušan
Terčelj for the best written work in the world with scientific dimensions and originality in the category History, Literature
and Fine Art. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine in Paris: Dr. Janez Šumrada, the then ambassador of the
Republic of Slovenia to France and a permanent delegate of the Republic of Slovenia to UNESCO (second from the left); on
his left is Federico Castellucci, the Director General of the OIV, on his right are František Lipka, the Slovak ambassador and
the president of the Awards Committee, while on the far right is Yves Bénard, the OIV President.
Photo: Jeanne Chugunova, 2009.
The knowledge and wisdom con-
tained in this book, the fruit of the
author's lifetime of research into
wine, was a valuable source of inspi-
ration when creating the exhibition
“Anew the vines have fruited: the
Culture of Wine in Slovenia”, at
the Slovene Ethnographic Museum
in Ljubljana between November
2008 and June 2009. This museum
exhibition also contributed to the
communication of Dr. Terčelj’s
knowledge and wisdom.
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At the awarding of the prestigious OIV international award to the book The Culture of Wine in Slovenia by Dr. Dušan
Terčelj for the best written work in the world with scientific dimensions and originality in the category History, Literature
and Fine Art. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine in Paris: Dr. Janez Šumrada, the then ambassador of the
Republic of Slovenia to France and a permanent delegate of the Republic of Slovenia to UNESCO (second from the left); on
his left is Federico Castellucci, the Director General of the OIV, on his right are František Lipka, the Slovak ambassador and
the president of the Awards Committee, while on the far right is Yves Bénard, the OIV President.
Photo: Jeanne Chugunova, 2009.
The knowledge and wisdom con-
tained in this book, the fruit of the
author's lifetime of research into
wine, was a valuable source of inspi-
ration when creating the exhibition
“Anew the vines have fruited: the
Culture of Wine in Slovenia”, at
the Slovene Ethnographic Museum
in Ljubljana between November
2008 and June 2009. This museum
exhibition also contributed to the
communication of Dr. Terčelj’s
knowledge and wisdom.
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