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RECORD ptujska-klet · EVIDENCE GRADE B · UNCLAIMED · LAST VERIFIED 2026-07-18

Ptujska Klet

Ptuj · Slovenia · 46.420, 15.870

REGION: central europeTRADITION: World amaroEST. 1873WEBSITE ↗

ZONE 01 — VERIFIED FACTS

Legal entity name
Ptujska klet d.o.o. (also rendered "Ptujska klet, vinarstvo, d.o.o." on the producer's own shop pages; exact registered punctuation not independently confirmed in this pass)C·7
Company registration number
1482297000C·7
Tax number
SI15804666C·7
Company registration date
30 May 2002C·7
Registered address
Vinarski trg 1, 2250 Ptuj, SloveniaC·7
Spirits-production lineage
The Petovia spirits lineage traces to 1873, when the company Hutter & Elsbacher began alcohol production in Ptuj; the producer describes the range as the oldest spirits production in Slovenia, known for generations under the Petovia brand.A·1
Independent corroboration of spirits lineage
The 1873 origin ("Hutter & Elsbacher - Factory of spirits and liqueurs Ptuj") and the geographical-indication rule that Pelinkovec is produced exclusively in Slovenia at a minimum of 25% ABV are independently corroborated by a US importer's product listing.B·8
Corporate ownership history
The winery traces to an 1853 Ornig family business; it operated as part of the Ptuj Agricultural Association from 1962 to 1991, was taken over by Perutnina Ptuj in 2002 (when it adopted the name Ptujska klet), and in 2021 majority ownership was acquired by Pullus Wines, a company founded by executives of the Ptuj wine cellar.A·2

ZONE 02 — AI-COLLATED SUMMARY

AI-ASSISTED · FROM GRADED PUBLIC SOURCES

Ptujska Klet is a Slovenian wine and spirits producer based in Ptuj, where its Petovia spirits range is made. The Petovia brand traces its production lineage to 1873, when Hutter & Elsbacher began making spirits in Ptuj, and the current range includes several wormwood-based Pelinkovec bitters alongside a gentian-named bitter, produced alongside the company's wine business. The company took its current name under Perutnina Ptuj ownership in 2002, and since 2021 majority ownership has been held by Pullus Wines, a company founded by the cellar's executives.

AI-collated from the graded sources below; adversarially verified 2026-07-18 (wave 8); pending operator review.

ZONE 03 — PRODUCER-SUBMITTED NOTES

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PRODUCTS ON RECORD

Petovia Grenki Pelinkovec

25% ABV · 1000ML

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SUBCATEGORY — (family ring)RING familyTRADITION World amaroSELF-IDENTIFIED “typical representative of traditional Slovenian homemade herbal bitters based on wormwood aroma”

Petovia Grenki Pelinkovec is a wormwood-based Slovenian bitter produced by Ptujska Klet in Ptuj. The producer describes the taste and aroma of wormwood as intensively expressed and claims it is among the best-selling wormwood liqueurs. It is bottled at 25% ABV in one-litre format.

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 1 GRADED EDGES

  • wormwood (pelin) · primary aromaticA·3

DESCRIPTORS

  • wormwood ▮▮▮▮▮A·3

Petovia Zlati Pelinkovec

25% ABV · 700ML

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SUBCATEGORY — (family ring)RING familyTRADITION World amaroSELF-IDENTIFIED “bitter and astringent, yet harmonious”

Petovia Zlati Pelinkovec is a wormwood-based bitter made with Artemisia absinthium. The producer describes its aroma as characteristically fragrant and strong, with a palate it calls bitter and astringent yet harmonious. It is bottled at 25% ABV in a 700ml bottle.

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 1 GRADED EDGES

  • wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) · primary botanicalA·4

DESCRIPTORS

  • bitter and astringent ▮▮▮▮▮A·4
  • fragrant and strong aroma ▮▮▮▮▮A·4

Petovia Ultimus Pelinkovec

35% ABV · 700ML

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SUBCATEGORY — (family ring)RING familyTRADITION World amaroSELF-IDENTIFIED “a bitter liqueur devoted to Slovenian distilling tradition”

Petovia Ultimus Pelinkovec is the highest-ABV expression in Ptujska Klet's Pelinkovec range, bottled at 35%. The producer describes it as a bitter liqueur built on a wormwood base, balanced with citrus, alpine herbs, juniper and various spices, and characterises the palate as bitter, rich and refined. The producer states it is made under the protected Slovenian Pelinkovec geographical indication.

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 5 GRADED EDGES

  • wormwood · baseA·5
  • citrus · addedA·5
  • alpine herbs · addedA·5
  • juniper · addedA·5
  • spices (unspecified) · addedA·5

DESCRIPTORS

  • bitter ▮▮▮▮▮A·5
  • rich ▮▮▮▮▮A·5
  • refined ▮▮▮▮▮A·5

Petovia Encijan

22% ABV · 1000ML

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ADDED BY THE PRODUCER

SUBCATEGORY — (family ring)RING familyTRADITION GentianeSELF-IDENTIFIED “very traditional and very authentic Slovenian bitter (grencica)”

Petovia Encijan is a bitter that Ptujska Klet describes as a very traditional and authentic Slovenian grencica, named for the mountain gentian flower (encijan). Beyond the naming, the producer does not publish a botanical list. It is bottled at 22% ABV in one-litre format; the producer's English-language category page lists 25%, but the product page's 22% is followed here.

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 1 GRADED EDGES

  • gentian (encijan) · namesake botanicalA·6

DESCRIPTORS

  • bitter (grencica) ▮▮▮▮▮A·6

SERVES

P'ALE

producer
  • · 0.06L Petovia Grenki Pelinkovec
  • · 1.5dcl ginger ale
  • · fresh ginger slice
  • · lime wedge
  • · ice

Piton

producer
  • · 0.06L Petovia Pelinkovec (golden or bitter)
  • · 1.5dcl tonic water
  • · quarter lime
  • · ice

Ikebana (Stajerski ledeni caj)

producer
  • · 0.06L domaci rum
  • · 0.02L Mentol (mint liqueur)
  • · 0.02L Hruskov liker (pear liqueur)
  • · 0.02L Pelinkovec
  • · 0.02L Tavzentroza (centaury liqueur)
  • · 0.02L Petovia Encijan
  • · 0.05L Cockta
  • · lemon or lime
  • · ice

ZONE 04 — COMMUNITY TASTING NOTES

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ZONE 05 — ASTERLEY EDITORIAL NOTE

Only products the producer itself describes with explicit bitterness language are included: the Grenki (Bitter), Zlati (Gold) and Ultimus expressions of Pelinkovec, and the Encijan gentian-named bitter. The Sladki (Sweet) Pelinkovec variant is excluded because the producer positions it as a sweeter counterpart to the Bitter with no bitterness descriptor of its own; the Tavzentroza centaury liqueur is excluded because the producer describes it by its Centaurium aroma without bitterness language (borderline, flagged for curator review); and the range's rum, pear and mentol liqueurs are excluded as outside the amaro category entirely. The producer's EN category page lists Encijan at 25% ABV while its product page states 22%; the product page is followed. The exact registered punctuation of the legal entity name could not be resolved to a single authoritative form from the sources fetched in this pass. The tradition slug for the Pelinkovec-labelled products (grenki, zlati, ultimus) is assigned as world-amaro as the closest fit among the locked 12 slugs, since none names Slovenian pelinkovec specifically; Encijan is assigned gentiane on account of its gentian naming, although the producer publishes no botanical list. Both assignments are flagged for curator confirmation. Coordinates are town-level for Ptuj, not a street-level pin for the registered address.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Where is Ptujska Klet made?
Ptujska Klet is made in Ptuj, Slovenia, and was founded in 1873.
What style of amaro is Ptujska Klet?
On The Amaro Atlas, Petovia Grenki Pelinkovec is recorded in the family ring, within the World amaro tradition. The producer describes it as "typical representative of traditional Slovenian homemade herbal bitters based on wormwood aroma".

SOURCES — A–D GRADED (8)

  1. [1]ASpirits - Petovia range (EN) · Ptujska Klet · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18English-language spirits category page listing the Petovia range (bitter, sweet and gold Pelinkovec, Tavzentroza, Encijan, rum, pear and mentol liqueurs) with ABV, size and style descriptions, plus the 1873 Hutter & Elsbacher founding text; does not include Ultimus Pelinkovec. Lists Encijan at 25% ABV where the product page states 22%; the product page is followed.
  2. [2]APtujska Klet - homepage (EN) · Ptujska Klet · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18Company overview and winery timeline: 1853 Ornig family origin, 1962-1991 Ptuj Agricultural Association period, 2002 Perutnina Ptuj takeover and renaming to Ptujska klet, 2021 majority acquisition by Pullus Wines (a company founded by the cellar's executives). The 1873 spirits lineage text is on the spirits page, not this page.
  3. [3]APetovia Grenki Pelinkovec (product page) · Ptujska Klet · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18
  4. [4]APetovia Zlati Pelinkovec (product page) · Ptujska Klet · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18
  5. [5]APetovia Ultimus Pelinkovec (product page) · Ptujska Klet · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18Not listed on the EN-language site; found only via the SI shop catalogue.
  6. [6]APetovia Encijan (product page) · Ptujska Klet · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18
  7. [7]CPtujska klet d.o.o. - company register profile · bizi.si · database · accessed 2026-07-18Slovenian company-data aggregator sourced from the AJPES Slovenian Business Register.
  8. [8]BPetovia Pelinkovec · VINUM USA · press · accessed 2026-07-18US importer product page; independent corroboration of the 1873 Hutter & Elsbacher lineage and the geographical-indication rule that Pelinkovec is produced exclusively in Slovenia at a minimum of 25% ABV.

A producer-official / regulatory · B reputable published · C secondary · D community/unverified

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