My mind is taking me back to the beautiful afternoon spent with Jernej and Miha at Nemška vas. A hilly slope above Krško where the Albiana wine cellar is at home. Tonight we’ll have a look at a sparkler that…
Tag: Posavje
Colnar – Modra frankinja, 2017
Let’s head to Dolenjska, to the Colnar family tonight. We’ll look at their expression of Slovenia’s autochthonous variety, Blaufränkisch, or as it is called here Modra frankinja. A wine with 24 months of maturation in oak. Hand-harvested grapes were destemmed…
Janko Kobal – Pinot Gris Luna, 2020
Time to return to the Bizeljsko-semič wine district in Posavje, to the Kobal family. To the people, I’m always happy seeing because goodwill and openness are home there. This time I’ve actually made it to their home and Janko quickly…
Albiana – Chardonnay, 2017
What a lovely afternoon I’ve spent at Albiana, also known as wine cellar Žaren. Situated atop a slope above Krško in the village of Nemška vas, they craft a real story of purity and style. Albiana is a portmanteau of…
Colnar – Cviček PTP, 2020
Time to look at a peculiar wine from Dolenjska. Tonight we’ll speak about Cviček, a wine so distinctive it bears the PTP designation. It’s traditional to the Dolenjska region and known for its red fruit aromas and pronounced refreshing character….
Šturm – Kraljevina, 2019
A few grape varieties sparkle a particular interest, and such is the case with Kraljevina. We find this traditional grape variety around the slopes of Maribor, in Dolensjka, Bela Krajina and continental Croatia, though rarely it is produced as a…
Prus – Rumeni muškat, late harvest 2015
Tonight we’re visiting a winemaker that sure knows how to leave a mark. We’re in Bela Krajina at the Prus family, tasting their nectar in the form of this yellow muscat (rumeni muškat) late harvest, bottled in 0,5 litre bottles….
Jelenič – Chardonnay Excellent, 2018
Let’s head today to Dolenjska to taste a gorgeous, full-bodied rendition of Chardonnay, produced by the Jelenič family that fermented spontaneously and matured in barrique barrels. I’ve been following Jelenič wines for about three years now. My first contact with…
Kozinc – Sauvignon selekcija, 2018
We’re returning to Dolenjska tonight to taste another new release by the Kozinc family – their Sauvignon selekcija, partially matured in oak barrels. I might be repeating myself, but Dolenjska’s terroir is something special. It expresses in refined wines and…
Kozinc – Chardonnay selekcija, 2017
Dolenjska offers such a variety of landscapes it simply calls for discovering, meeting open-minded, happy people and tasting local wines. And this Chardonnay selekcija produced at Kozinc shows an additional character of an oak matured expression that simply enchants. I’m…