Bars and restaurants will no longer be allowed to sell non-labelled wine, fines for selling unregistered wine were increased substantially and inspectors were given more jurisdiction.

According to the Agriculture Ministry, Slovenia has between 17,000 and 18,000 hectares of vineyards. While 16,000 hectares are in the growers' register, the produce is registered only for 13,500 hectares.

Although most of the unregistered wine is meant for the growers' own use, some of the unregistered wine is also sold on the market, mainly through bars and restaurants, which the ministry argues is unfair competition to registered wine makers.

Registered wine makers will however still be able to sell non-bottled wine in their own facilities.

Although most of the opposition disagreed with the strong hike in fines, the only party to take a stand against all the changes was the opposition New Slovenia (NSi).

The party argued that regulations elsewhere in the EU were much more flexible and that banning the sale of non-bottled wine would hamper tourism, especially in wine-growing regions.