One of the three wine-growing regions in Slovenia in the west of the country on the border with Italy. The name means "by the sea", although only a comparatively small part is actually on the Adriatic. Primorska stretches from the coastal area to the hilly hinterland and has a distinctly Mediterranean climate. The other two wine-growing regions are Podravje in the north-east and Posavje in the south along the border with Croatia.

The region is divided into the four wine-growing areas of Goriška Brda (Gorizia Hills) with 1,992 hectares, Kras (Karst) with 753 hectares, Slovenska Istra (Slovenian Istria) with 2,331 hectares and Vipavska Dolina (Wippach Valley) with 3,005 hectares of vineyards. These form an extension of the Italian Carso and Collio Goriziano growing regions in Friuli, which have very similar geological and climatic conditions. The vineyards cover a total of 8,081 hectares.
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