What better way to look at cyclists passing through the slopes of Brda, the village of Biljana and writing about a wine produced right there … Rokovi vinogradi’s Chardonnay is a refined expression of this barrique matured variety. Actually, Rokovi…
Tag: Primorska
Guerila – Retro selection white, 2018
We’re returning to the slopes of Planina to one of the most iconic wine cellars overseeing the whole of the upper Vipava Valley. We’re at Guerila, and we’ll have a look at their Vipavec expression, a blend of Pinela, Zelen,…
JNK – Malvazija, 2016
Finally, I’ve made it to JNK‘s vineyards to see where their wine is happening, so today, I decided to present their macerated Malvazija laid to mature in oak barrels. Grapes are coming from vineyards aged between 15 and 25 years,…
Movia – Veliko belo, 2012
Some days simply call for the little pleasures. And tonight’s choice is something significant, a bottle of a great wine, vested in the cloak of Veliko belo (Great white) by Movia. A blend of Rebula, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris,…
Piro – Merlot Bosc, 2015
New evening, time for a new wine. And this time, a wine of a producer I still haven’t yet had the pleasure of introducing. We’re in Brda, the village of Vipolže, where the Jakončič family has been crafting varietal wines…
Bizjak – Rebula, 2017
There is a wine family I haven’t yet introduced, but I follow their story for at least ten years. I’m talking about the Bizjak family from Steske in lower Vipava Valley. They are known for producing expressive wines in both…
Ščurek – Modri pinot, 2018
We’re heading back to Plešivo tonight to visit the Ščurek family and taste their recent release of Pinot Noir. And boy, what a refined expression of a barrel matured variety we have here. Grapes were hand-harvested at optimum ripeness. Following…
Valter Sirk – Merlot ConteA, 2009
We’re back in Brda tonight, visiting a winemaker, which I haven’t yet presented, but well deserves the attention. Valter Sirk, a winemaker whose wines are marked by his charisma, always delivers both finesse, expression, and elegance. Such is the case…
Slavček – Barbera, 2017
Tonight, I’m taking you to a heartwarming, open and always welcoming family in Vipava Valley. We’re at the Slavček house, where the Vodopivec family crafts some of the most pristine wines, marked by spontaneous fermentation, prolonged maceration and oak refinement….
Reia – Khmer, 2015
You know the situation where you’re always around something, you can sample it here and there, but you never really have the opportunity to look into it thoroughly? Such is my case with wines of Reia. It’s at least ten…