Dine
There’s been quite some interest in Rokovi vinogradi’s wines. So let’s touch on the last of their wines I’ve had the pleasure of trying. I’m speaking of their Cabernet Sauvignon from the Premium line, a wine that spent some time…
Today, I want to indulge in a lovely Pet-nat produced by my dear friend Tilen Praprotnik at STeraS. This one is even more special as it is produced from fermenting grape must of old, forgotten grape varieties of Slovene Istria….
What better way to look at cyclists passing through the slopes of Brda, the village of Biljana and writing about a wine produced right there … Rokovi vinogradi’s Chardonnay is a refined expression of this barrique matured variety. Actually, Rokovi…
Finally, things are normalising, and restaurants are reopening. It’s actually with absolute joy we follow the industry’s opening, so neglected and forgotten during the crazy Covid-19 times … And let’s not forget, Slovenia is this year’s European region of gastronomy….
We’re returning to the slopes of Planina to one of the most iconic wine cellars overseeing the whole of the upper Vipava Valley. We’re at Guerila, and we’ll have a look at their Vipavec expression, a blend of Pinela, Zelen,…
Finally, I’ve made it to JNK‘s vineyards to see where their wine is happening, so today, I decided to present their macerated Malvazija laid to mature in oak barrels. Grapes are coming from vineyards aged between 15 and 25 years,…
Some days simply call for the little pleasures. And tonight’s choice is something significant, a bottle of a great wine, vested in the cloak of Veliko belo (Great white) by Movia. A blend of Rebula, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris,…
We’re returning to M, simply good wines today to taste their Extrem, a single vineyard expression of Sauvignon blanc that has spent some time in oak barrels. So for lovers of expressive Sauvignon Blancs with a touch of sweet spices,…
New evening, time for a new wine. And this time, a wine of a producer I still haven’t yet had the pleasure of introducing. We’re in Brda, the village of Vipolže, where the Jakončič family has been crafting varietal wines…
Tonight we’re moving to Dolenjska. A region sometimes neglected, but with some amazing, breathtaking views and honestly expressive terroirs, especially for sparkling wine. One of the brightest examples is Domaine Slapšak, producing some world-class renditions of sparklers like this Brut…