It is time we return to the Ščurek family in Brda tonight, as there’s a wine I’m eager of tasting. We’ll be having a closer look at their Chardonnay which is fermented in concrete eggs and matured in large oak…
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Bjana – Bjana Brut N.V.
We’re returning to the Sirk family tonight as there’s a true icon we taste tonight. Finally, it’s time we introduce Bjana‘s Brut non-vintage sparkler, who indeed can have the status of legend. Bjana Brut is produced following the traditional method…
Ferdinand – Malvazija, 2020
Let’s head back to the Četrtič family to taste their rendition of classical Malvazija, bottled under the Ferdinand brand. It has been produced following protective vinification methods to express the most varietal expressions of this variety. Grapes are coming from…
Čarga – Donna Regina, Brut nature, 2016
We’re returning tonight to the Erzetič family in Pristavo who are crafting wines under the Čarga mark, as there is a sparkling wine I’m looking forward to tasting. We’ll be sipping a glass of their vintage Donna Regina Brut nature,…
Ščurek – Dugo, 2018
It’s time to return to the Ščurek family. I hear works for the new wine cellar have started, and machines are digging into the Opoka and stone. We will taste their Dugo, a Cuvee produced with 14-day maceration and aged…
Danilo Mavrič – Gigi, 2019
We’re returning today to Anita and Danilo Mavrič, as we’d like to have a look at their white Cuvee, which has been given the name Gigi. It is a blend of 20 % Rebula, 40 % Sauvignon Vert and 40…
Bjana – Brut rose, N.V.
Time to pop open a fabulous rose sparkler that is coming from non-other than one of Brda’s leading producers of sparkling wine. We’re at the Sirk family and their Bjana wines, who just had their first harvest in the new…
Ferdinand – Rebula, 2020
Let’s return to the Četrtič family as there is a Rebula I’m looking forward to tasting. It’s coming from their yellow marked range, which means vinification with protective techniques in stainless vats. I’ve stopped at their new house recently, and…
Marof – Sauvignon Bodonci, 2017
Time to introduce you to another winemaker tonight, one that was missing at this blog, and I’m happy to be able to present it to you finally. We’re in Prekmurje, at the Marof wine cellar, where Uroš Valcl crafts world-class…
Sanabor – Pallidia Extra Brut, N.V.
Let’s return to the Sanabor family tonight to taste their Palidia. A Penina is the term used to define qualitative sparkling wine in Slovenia produced by sole Malvazija following the traditional method of secondary fermentation in the bottle. There is…