Rubino, as is the colour of this wine, Rubino as the prized gem. This all just to symbolise tonight’s pick. We’re in lower Vipava Valley, near the Village of Vogrsko, looking at a complex rendition of a red blend of…
Tag: Primorska
Ščurek – Stara brajda white, 2016
Let’s look at one of the iconic wines from Brda today. This one was among the first iconic white blends that contributed to the greatness of modern Brda winemaking. We’re at Ščurek, sipping a glass of Stara Brajda white. A…
Movia – Sauvignon blanc, 2019
As you know, Salon Sauvignon is happening tomorrow, and it is only appropriate then to have a look at another example of this variety. And what better way than looking at one of the most prominent wine houses of Slovenia…
Fornazarič – Jakot, 2013
For tonight I’ve chosen Fornazarič‘s Jakot. A wine dressed in black to symbolize its attentive production process with maceration, maturation in oak and long bottle-ageing in the cellar. Try reading Jakot backwards, and you’ll soon learn what’s the grape variety…
Štoka – Izbrani teran, 2019
We’re returning to Karst today to the Štoka family to taste their selected Teran, or as written on the label Izbrani Teran. A deep-coloured red wine that spent a year of maturation in used oak vessels. We could say that…
Korenika & Moškon – Malvazija Selekcija, 2016
We haven’t heard of Korenika & Moškon wines in a while, so let’s look at their Malvazija Selekcija, a wine produced from selected bunches coming from two vineyards that spent more than three years in barrels. Matej and Tina over…
Zanut – Augustus Cabernet Sauvignon, 2011
Brda, the hilly slopes between the Alps and Gulf of Trieste, you feel the warmth coming from the sea and the cold breeze blowing from the Alps. For today I’ve chosen a winemaker we haven’t yet had the pleasure of…
Emeran Reya – Yakot, 2017
Ah, what a day! Finally some sun, and what better way to spend it in Brda over a chat with Edvard from Emeran Reya, and sipping his macerated wines. Such as this Yakot, made from Tokaj grapes, so infamously renamed…
Rokovi vinogradi – Cabernet Sauvignon Premium, 2019
There’s been quite some interest in Rokovi vinogradi’s wines. So let’s touch on the last of their wines I’ve had the pleasure of trying. I’m speaking of their Cabernet Sauvignon from the Premium line, a wine that spent some time…
STeraS – Štrigon Pet-nat, 2020
Today, I want to indulge in a lovely Pet-nat produced by my dear friend Tilen Praprotnik at STeraS. This one is even more special as it is produced from fermenting grape must of old, forgotten grape varieties of Slovene Istria….