It is time we return to Michael Gross and his terroir expression of Furmint, coming from the Iglič climat. A wine marked by spontaneous fermentation with maturation in large oak barrels. When speaking about Michael’s wines, especially after tasting them,…
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Puklavec family wines – 34 white cuvée, 2016
It is time we return to the Puklavec family wines, as there is a particular wine we’re setting on to taste tonight. We’ll be looking at one of their recent additions to the prestigious line of wines, a special cuvée…
Gross – Cuvée Korže, 2019
We’re returning to the steep slopes of Haloze tonight to look at a cuvée that has been recently released at the Gross family. We’re tasting their Korže cuvée, named after the vineyard where grapes are coming from. Korže is one…
Puklavec family wines – Furmint 7 numbers, 2016
It is time we stop at one of the most prominent winemakers of Prlekija. We’re in Ormož, where the Puklavec family wines, and we set to taste their Šipon or Furmint from the seven numbers line. A wine dedicated to…
Kobal wines – Roots Furmint 2020
It is time we return to Bojan Kobal to the sunny hills of Haloze as we set on to taste a non-conformist wine. We’re tasting his macerated Furmint, which is marked by extensive maceration and barrel ageing. I’ve known Bojan…
Doppler – Efekt, 2018
Let’s taste a wine I’ve been keeping up for some time now. We’re back at the Doppler estate, to look at their blend of 20 % Furmint, 35% Silvaner, 10% Welschriesing, 15% Riesling and 20% Sauvignon blanc. A blend of…
Doppler – Doppler Cuvée, 2020
Let’s return to the Kopše family, at their beautiful estate and their wines, crafted and presented under the name Doppler. Tonight we’ll look at their Cuvée, a blend of their white grapes produced with classical procedures. Doppler’s Cuvée consists of…
Doppler – Šipon, 2019
Tonight we’re moving to Štajerska Slovenija. We’re at the sole border with Austria, at a super modern winery run by the Kopše family, which has been releasing wines under the Doppler brand. The turn tonight to look at their expressive…
Vino Kupljen – Šipon Mihalovci, 2019
Let’s indulge tonight in one of the greatest expressions of Šipon I’ve had the pleasure of tasting lately. It’s Samo Kupljen’s Šipon Mihalovci. An expression of Šipon, or Furmint as it goes by his international name, fermented in stainless vats…