Let’s start this with a question … What happens when one of the most prominent wine connoisseurs in Slovenia decides to launch its line of wines? Gašper wines stand for Gašper Čarman’s brand of wines. He’s one of Slovenia’s leading…
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In the glass: Gordia – Amfora white, 2016
If you set upon the road to Gordia‘s, you have to go to Ankaran, and then turn up the hill to Kolomban. After a few curves, a steep, terraced, grassed vineyard opens to the left. Locals used to name this…
Vinart Grand tasting – some of my highlights
Hello, wine-lovers! I’ve been invited by Charine Tan of “Exotic Wine Travel” to attend one of, if not the … Croatia’s biggest wine events – “Vinart Grand tasting“. And boy, oh boy what a treat this was! Among the organizers…
When cooking goes outside the box
There is this little restaurant that goes by the name COB above Portorose. The name might sound a bit unusual at first, but when you enter and look at the serving table you get it – Cooking Outside the Box….
The stars of wine will shine at Park
It’s that time of the year! The time for the stars of wine to shine at the annual Park Wine Stars event at HIT hotel and casino Park, Nova Gorica. The event will indulge our senses tomorrow, 31st of January…
Gentilini – an engaging wine experience
We continue with our discovery of Kefalonian wines, this time at the Gentilini winery whose philosophy is to produce a range of handcrafted, top quality wines from unique local varieties. Founded by Spiros Fokas in 1984 it soon established herself…
Haritatos vineyard – a botanical retreat
The anticipation of discovering something new, learning about tradition, local varieties and wines … I’m sure you’re familiar with that feeling too. And what a pleasant discovery Haritatos vineyard has been! Situated close to the village of Monopolata on the…
TaBar – a bistro-styled journey of flavours
Ljubljana offers a lot of flavourful places, places where your taste and thirst can be attanded in due manner, and TaBar is one of those where you’ll get spoiled in many ways. Tucked away in a small shady square in…
Malvazija Sur lie 2018, Movia – Lan
I got pretty excited when some time ago a picture popped at my Facebook timeline. In the picture – Lan Kristančič, son of Vesna and Aleš Kristančič, the charismatic couple behind Movia – holding in his hand a bottle of…
Brda home of Rebula, a masterclass you should see
Rebula – a wine that leaves its mark and combines territories that are historically united to be only divided by the border, nothing else … If you’re at Vinitaly here’s why you shouldn’t miss the masterclass and grand vertical tasting…