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Viticulture and winery has been a good  companion of family Druzovič for over a hundred years. The art of  growing vine, wine production and its processing has been a tradition  that goes from generation to generation. On our old wine press the year  1884 is engraved. Our wine cellar was built in 1896 and above it a  family house. Through all these years and through all the generations we  have always strived for progress. In 2003 a new wine cellar was built,  where 150,000 litres of wine can be stored. We are proud of making the  best wine under the trademark SiSi.

Simon and Nina currently have 15 hectares of vineyards in Mestne vrh near Ptuj, Cerkvenjak and Vitomarci.

The base of the Druzovič’s wine cellar is the SiSi wine brand, which contains five different varieties, and two new brands and trends are in the pipeline, which will flirt with the past - one style of wine will have a medieval feel, the other will go back even further, to the time of the Romans. But this, says Master Simon, is still in its infancy.

SiSi wines are not - as most people think - named after the Empress of Austria and Queen Elisabeth of Hungary, whom most people know by her nickname Sissi. The first part of the name SiSi comes from the name of the winemaker - Simon -

and the second part from the name of the country in which the wine is grown -Slovenia, as the abbreviation for Slovenia is Si.

Otherwise, the name SiSi is also an acronym, made up of the first letters of the words that describe SiSi wines: Since Izbira Samo Izbrano with a rough translation- Sun Chooses Only Chosen. Or - reading it backwards - Izbor Samo Izbranih Sort and another rough translation - the Selection of Selected Varieties Only. The SiSi brand was launched in 2009. SiSi wines are fresh and fruity varietal wines of five different varieties : Riesling, Sauvignon, Muscat, Pinot Grigio and Traminer. These are varieties that thrive perfectly here, in the heart of Styria, where the days are warm and the nights are cool. And there is something else that is crucial - the wind. Simon adds that the wind is crucial for the health of the vines, ventilating the plant and preventing diseases.