Ah, what a day! Finally, we’re allowed to move between regions, and restaurant terraces are permitted to operate. This called for a trip to our coast, to a restaurant with one of the best views over the town of Izola…
Tag: Malvasia
Fornazarič – Leopold, 2018
Today’s wine feels like a return home. I’m coming from the lower Vipava Valley, and the Fornazarič family isn’t that far from my hometown. And as the days are getting warmer, Leopold, a blend of Malvasia, Sauvignonasse and Rebula, will…
Gordia – Bio amfora, 2018
Finally, after a challenging year, I’ve managed to return to Kolomban to visit Andrej and Tina Cep at Gordia. A visit marked by pristine, heartwarming moments and these chats between friends you’ve been missing for all of these months of…
Iaquin – Malvazija, 2018
Let’s head back to Brda today to look at Malvasia’s big and bold expression over at the beautiful villa Iaquin. We’ve looked at some of their wines, and now you’re familiar with their style. Wines are marked by maceration in…
Polič – Organic Malvazija, 2014
Time to head back to the hills of Truške. This time, we even managed to visit Peter Polič in person. Shortly we’ll also look at another wine challenging the impressions of a demanding vintage that 2014 proved to be, which…
Korenika & Moškon – Sulne, 2013
Time to head back to Matej Korenika, to have a look at his blend of Malvasia, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris named with the dialect word “Sulne” – which means salt pans, and is referring to the salt pans which you…
Brda – Krasno Orange, 2018
It’s time to take a look at a stylistic deviation from what Klet Brda is known for. It’s the first wine to be produced with prolonged skin contact. Therefore it has been baptised with the name Orange. Orange to refer…
Korenika & Moškon – Tris, 2018
Tonight we’re heading back to Korte to look at a wine that bravely challenges common understandings of how stainless steel produced wine should feel like. We’re at Korenika & Moškon looking at their blend of 50 % Pinot Blanc, 35…
Fedora – Goli breg white, 2018
Today’s wine is a blend of traditional grapes assembled to form a wine that locals from the Vipava valley refer to as a “Vipavec”. What better choice than Fedora‘s Goli breg white. A concrete egg, acacia and oak barrel matured…
Rokovi vinogradi – Malvazija orange, 2019
I can say I’m lucky. This wine fable has introduced me to some experienced and impressive winemakers and people from the drinks business. Having said this, the luckier I feel when I discover someone new. And such is the case…