We’re heading back to the wine cellar Sutor today to taste one of their best wines, the remarkably refined Chardonnay, which Mitja and Edo have been meticulously producing for years. Chardonnay was also the wine that introduced me to them,…
Author: Valentin
Prinčič – Pinot noir, 2017
Today’s choice is a Pinot noir I’ve been following now close to a decennium. We’re moving to Brda’s village of Kozana, where the Prinčič family produces a wide range of wines. Including tonight’s wine, which constantly delivers. Vines for this…
Šturm – Pinot blanc, 2018
Tonight calls for some cuddling. And I want to taste a wine which is produced only in the best vintages. We’re in Bela krajina, where the Šturm family produces this refined expression of Pinot blanc. Touching the point, this Pinot…
Movia – MalvaL Turno, 2018
I want to cheer today with a bottle of Malvazija. But I’ll pick a rather special one, with a name that calls to its creator Lan Kristančič the enfant prodige of Movia. MalvaL is a stylistically crafted Malvazija, aged in…
Polič – Superistrian, 2013
What happens when enthusiasm, creativity and, above all, the desire to combine modern technologies with the traditions and knowledge of our ancestors meet? Quite simply, what the Polič family has been doing in Truške … In the vineyards and olive…
M, enostavno dobra vina – Goodfella, 2018
Let’s brighten up this Monday eve, are you with me? We’re returning to M – simply good wine to look at their happy ol’ Goodfella. A wine produced entirely of Pinot Gris. This fella has been produced from organic grapes,…
Ščurek – Brut zero, 2017
Sunday calls for bubbles … And this traditionally produced Brut zero from Ščurek, one of Brda’s sunniest families, will be the right companion. Finally, we’re allowed to move in our tiny country, and I’m happy I could jump to Brda…
UOU – Grjanc 9, 2018
Let’s attain tonight a story about belief. It’s a story deeply bonded to the ancestors, souls, and political pictures that dramatically impacted Nova Gorica’s life approximately a century ago. We’re at UOU, a consortium of winemakers bonded together by the…
Movia – Rebula, 2018
Let’s spoil us tonight with Brda’s white queen – Rebula. And what better choice than this barrique matured Rebula from Movia. A true delight that will further spice-up the new episode of MasterChef, which just about started. The vineyard for…
M, enostavno dobra vina – Sauvignon Blanc, 2019
Tonight I want to taste another Sauvignon Blanc from the Štajerska region. Simply because I think it’s the right terroir to look for its cold climate expressions from Slovenia and this one from M, simply good wines reconfirms this. Honestly,…