This is what good wine from the Zelen grape tastes like

Zelen from Slovenia produces fresh, somewhat grassy and slender white wines. They rely on their clean, taut character and come exclusively from southwestern Slovenia.

Zelen is an old and rare grape variety that has never left the Slovenian Vipava region in Primorje. There turn out to be three genetically fairly different clones, all called Zelen in this region. Which of these is the original Zelen is not clear; more research is needed on that.

Zelen means 'green' in Slovenian, referring to the color of the unfiltered must. Nowadays white wines are usually filtered, so the color of Zelen grape wine is light golden yellow.