Tonight I decided to stay in Brda. I’m moving just a bit below into Vipovže to taste Benedetič’s Merlot. A wine produced in stainless vats, but what a characterful wine with finesse! Bunches were hand-harvested from vines aged between ten…
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Cultus – Cultus red, 2017
What a wonderful day I’ve spent today. Vipava valley, the village of Podraga. A manor, which records can be traced back as far as 1683. This is where Matej and Carolin are building the story of Cultus. A story which…
Kupljen – Skywalker, 2018
Drive the horses, dust the bolides and start that famous march written by the legendary John Williams in 1977. I’m talking about the march “Fanfare and prologue“, which greets us at the beginning of the famous science-fiction franchise. It could…
Marjan Simčič – Merlot Opoka Cru, 2015
A few wine families have built a world-class reputation, those that can be genuinely regarded for putting Slovenia on the World Wine Map and the Simčič family from Ceglo are among those few. Today we’ll look at Marjan Simčič’s rendition…
Mlečnik – Merlot, 2011
A few winemaking families in Slovenia built their reputation through constant striving for bringing the best one can, from what nature gives and most of all from the respect for it and the family’s legacy. And this is how I…
Movia – Merlot, 2014
Monday eve calls for a comfy spoiling of tastebuds. This has marked the whole festivities, so we need to keep the momentum going. And as the occasion calls, it’s time to pick a Merlot tonight. What better than the one…
Guerila – Retro red selection, 2017
Today we are, moving on to Vipava valley, to one of the most prominent wine cellars situated on steep slopes above the valley in the village of Planina. Guerila is a lifestyle, is a result of Zmago Petrič’s aspirations, ideas…
Polič – Superistrian, 2013
What happens when enthusiasm, creativity and, above all, the desire to combine modern technologies with the traditions and knowledge of our ancestors meet? Quite simply, what the Polič family has been doing in Truške … In the vineyards and olive…
Gordia – Bio red, 2016
Tonight, as temperatures have fallen again, a red wine feels natural. A wine that brings us to Slovene Istria, to the family Cep, which is taking care of wines, found under the label Gordia. This Bio red will be the…
Ferjančič – Merlot, 2017
It’s time we take a look at a family of winemakers which we haven’t yet introduced here. We’re in Vipava valley, specifically the village of Planina, where the Ferjančič family produces a range of wines in both fresh and oak…