You know what, I’ll have a sip of some uncommon grape variety today. Črna rebula, or Pokalca, or Schioppettino is an interesting variety that has fallen out of the radar in past times due to its tendency of berries to…
Author: Valentin
Vino Gross – Colles, Sauvignon Blanc, 2017
Let’s brighten up the day with some serious Sauvignon Blanc. For this one, we’re moving to Haloze where Michael and Maria Gross produce some state of art wines. Their repertoire is divided into wines defined by the terroir and those…
Vino Kupljen – Passion, 2017
When it comes down to wines that elevate passion today’s choice might be the one. Named Passion, as the grape variety used to produce this wine is calling for, in the winemakers’ eyes. There’s a love affair with Burgundy here…
Pasji rep – Malva flysch, 2018
Today’s choice is Pasji rep‘s premiere called Malva flysch. And, as the name promises it has some special zing to it. Imagine this. If you could plant a vineyard of Malvasia Istriana, on nothing but pure flysch … So poor…
Edi Simčič – Kolos, 2015
What a wine for today, a colossal one! Edi Simčič‘s Kolos is a wine that represents the essence of assembling wines from the best barrels. Produced in the same manner as Duet Lex, the latter showing more balance, Kolos boasts…
Steyer – Dišeči traminec izbor, 2017
From Steyer – The house of Gewürztraminer comes this true homage to an Auslese version of this aromatic variety. Commonly you will find it named traminec on Slovenian labels. It boasts in the glass with a crystal clear, golden yellow…
In the glass: Gašper – Cabernet Franc Selekcija, 2017
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…
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….