Bedeutung
An alcoholic beverage made from light-colored grapes.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Slovakia, white wine is often served as a 'strik' (spritzer) in the summer, mixed with sparkling mineral water (Sýtená voda). The 'Vínna cesta' (Wine Route) is a popular tourist activity where people visit different cellars to taste local biele víno. Offering a guest a glass of biele víno is a sign of welcome. It is polite to accept at least a small amount. Slovakia shares the Tokaj region with Hungary, producing world-famous sweet white wines from botrytized grapes.
The 'Strik' Secret
If you find a Slovak white wine too acidic, ask for 'sóda' to make a spritzer. It's perfectly acceptable!
Temperature Matters
Never drink biele víno warm. If it's not chilled, it's okay to ask for ice (ľad), though purists might stare.
Bedeutung
An alcoholic beverage made from light-colored grapes.
The 'Strik' Secret
If you find a Slovak white wine too acidic, ask for 'sóda' to make a spritzer. It's perfectly acceptable!
Temperature Matters
Never drink biele víno warm. If it's not chilled, it's okay to ask for ice (ľad), though purists might stare.
Toasting Etiquette
Always make eye contact when saying 'Na zdravie!' with your glass of biele víno.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the adjective 'biely'.
Prosím si jedno ____ víno.
Since 'víno' is neuter nominative, the adjective must be 'biele'.
Which sentence is correct?
Ordering a glass of white wine:
This uses the correct genitive case after 'pohár' and is polite.
Match the Slovak phrase with its English meaning.
Wine vocabulary matching
Basic wine descriptors in Slovak.
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Visuelle Lernhilfen
Types of Víno
Colors
- • Biele (White)
- • Červené (Red)
- • Ružové (Rosé)
Aufgabensammlung
3 AufgabenProsím si jedno ____ víno.
Since 'víno' is neuter nominative, the adjective must be 'biele'.
Ordering a glass of white wine:
This uses the correct genitive case after 'pohár' and is polite.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Basic wine descriptors in Slovak.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Häufig gestellte Fragen
4 FragenMostly, but it can also be made from red grapes if the skins are removed quickly (called 'Blanc de Noirs').
Say 'suché biele víno'.
Yes, especially in the western regions, white wine production and consumption are higher.
Veltlínske zelené is widely considered the most iconic.
Verwandte Redewendungen
červené víno
contrastred wine
ružové víno
similarrosé wine
vínny strik
builds onwine spritzer
pohár vína
specialized forma glass of wine
