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    The living wooden cellar: microbiota of high-elevation artisanal cider in Slovenia

    2026-08-10T13:37:00Z

    In the subalpine region of Carinthia, in northern Slovenia, cider is produced on remote family farms at altitudes of 500 to 860 metres - above the range in which the country’s vineyards operate. Here, cider-making is not a specialty product but a long-standing regional practice, historically shaped by a climate unsuited to winegrowing.