🏡 Venue:
Matjaž’s Homestead in Paha (above Otočec) and the Grčevje wine hills – one of the most authentic vineyard regions in Dolenjska. The picturesque landscape is shaped by the view of St. George’s Church and the Old Castle at the foot of the hill.

✨ PROGRAM 1: The Classic Experience with the Story of Cviček

• Welcome by a host in traditional folk costume
• Tour of the 150-year-old house (member of the Houses with Tradition network)
• Presentation of life in the Dolenjska countryside, past and present
• Wine toast with Cviček in the old wine cellar
• Multimedia show “The Story of Cviček” (7 chapters: wine history, winemaking, wine vessels, wine patrons, wine regions…)
• Tasting: Dolenjsko white, Blaufränkisch, Žametovka, and “The King of Cviček” (the season’s best Cviček presented by the Cviček Princess)
  🕒 Duration: 1.5 hours
  💶 Price: €11–15 per person (depending on group size)
  ➕ Add-ons: tarragon potica (€1.50), homemade cold platter (€8)

✨ PROGRAM 2: Tolerant Wines & Tradition

• Welcome in traditional folk costume
• House tour and countryside presentation
• Wine toast in the cellar with a glass of Cviček
• Multimedia show (wine history, patrons, vessels, regions, production…)
• Tasting of resistant wine varieties with homemade bread and cheese: Muscaris, Šmarnica, Regent + “King of Cviček” presented by the Cviček Princess
  🕒 Duration: 1.5 hours
  💶 Price: €12–16 per person
  ➕ Add-ons: potica (€1.50), cold platter (€8)

✨ PROGRAM 3: Team Building “Lost Among the Vineyards”

• Welcome program at Matjaž’s Homestead (1.5 hours)
• Scenic walk along the trail “Lost Among the Vineyards” with challenges and QR codes (2 km)
• Finding props, arriving at the vineyard cottage
• Cviček quiz
• Fun group games, teamwork, winner announcement
• Tasting of 3 types of resistant wines with a homemade cold platter
  💶 Price: €29–38 per person (depending on group size)

✨ NEW & EXCITING: CVIČEK TO GO

In the 1848 wine cellar, visitors can mix their own Cviček using three base wines and fill a personalized bottle with their name on it.

Includes entry in the Golden Book of Cviček Promoters
💶 Price: €5 per person

🌍 OTHER EXPERIENCES IN THE REGION

• Rafting on the Krka River with Rudolf’s raft
• Dolenjska Museum and Jakčev House
• Old Town Center of Novo mesto with panoramic tower
• IMV Museum, Escape Room
• Lojze Slak and Tone Pavček Museum (Mirna Peč)
• Berryshka – boutique chocolate maker and craft distillery
• Wine cellar Colnar – A state-of-the-art equipped wine cellar
• Along the Krka River: Source of Krka, Muljava, Žužemberk Castle, Dvor Ironworks, Devil’s Tower, Soteska Depot

From Ljubljana:

• Cistercian Monastery in Stična, Gallery of Naive Artists in Trebnje, Hayrack Museum in Šentrupert

From the Štajerska Region:

• Kostanjevica na Krki: cave and Božidar Jakac Gallery
• Pleterje Charterhouse: open-air museum, traditional flatbread baking, clay roosters