Dine
Tonight marks the end of a weekend packed with visitors. Days of open cellars, or DOK, were happening and looking at all those happy stories and posts on social media, winemakers and everyone in Brda did a fantastic job again….
We’re returning to Dolenjska tonight to taste another new release by the Kozinc family – their Sauvignon selekcija, partially matured in oak barrels. I might be repeating myself, but Dolenjska’s terroir is something special. It expresses in refined wines and…
The night calls for an artisanal, characterful wine produced in the old, artisanal ways. We’re in Brda’s village of Plešivo, where Kristian Keber crafts this archaic but pristine expression of the terroir in his only produced blend, simply named Brda….
We’re returning to Klokočovnik, to Jurij Brumec and his wines, carefully crafted and presented under the brand Meum. Such as this expression of Chardonnay, crafted to deliver the best that these plots can give. Bunches are coming from a vineyard…
Let’s head tonight to the sunny Slovenian Istria. We’re at the Bordon family, looking at their pristine expression of Malvasia Istriana. Grapes are coming from organically farmed vineyards above the village of Dekani. The slopes are facing east to west…
Dolenjska offers such a variety of landscapes it simply calls for discovering, meeting open-minded, happy people and tasting local wines. And this Chardonnay selekcija produced at Kozinc shows an additional character of an oak matured expression that simply enchants. I’m…
We’re moving to Prekmurje today, a region we haven’t yet touched. We’re stopping at Gjerkeš to taste their expression of Laški rizling (Welschriesling), produced with protective care. I’ve been following Gjerkeš wines for quite some time, and they produce some…
Rubino, as is the colour of this wine, Rubino as the prized gem. This all just to symbolise tonight’s pick. We’re in lower Vipava Valley, near the Village of Vogrsko, looking at a complex rendition of a red blend of…
Let’s look at one of the iconic wines from Brda today. This one was among the first iconic white blends that contributed to the greatness of modern Brda winemaking. We’re at Ščurek, sipping a glass of Stara Brajda white. A…
As you know, Salon Sauvignon is happening tomorrow, and it is only appropriate then to have a look at another example of this variety. And what better way than looking at one of the most prominent wine houses of Slovenia…