Wine
When speaking about wines that emanate an archaic feeling than Korenika & Moškon‘s Paderno is a wine to look for. Coming from Korte – the heart of Slovenian Istria this wine cellar was found a quarter of the century ago. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…