Dine
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We’re spending some fantastic time at the Slapšak wine cellar tonight. And straight away, their Brut nature ŽČ is poured in our glasses. ŽČ stands for Žametna Črnina, which is the same variety as the World’s eldest vine that is…
We’re returning to the Erzetič family to have a look at Brda’s queen – Rebula. It’s their organic expression which they craft with attention to preserve its varietal primal aromatic aspect. Grapes are coming from an almost 20 years old…
Oh, the rediscovered Pet-nat. A drink that is hype and attracts lovers from a broad audience, yet at the same time tricky to understand. But most of all, tough to produce into a desired and pleasant bubbly drink. And Gordia‘s…