It’s so beautiful when you see new wines being released by the sons and daughters of affirmed winemakers. To look at the way of thinking, the ideas behind it, and what family tradition has passed onto them. And such is…
Tag: Sauvignonasse
Fornazarič – Jakot, 2017
Let’s move back to Vogrsko tonight; there’s a fresh silver awarded wine in this village, and what better occasion than stopping by to look at it. We’re, of course, at the Fornazarič family, and we’ll look at their Jakot (Sauvignon…
Zanut – Zakaj, 2016
We’re staying in Brda tonight to look at an expression of Sauvignon vert, which landed many playful names. This one is called Zakaj, or as it would be literally translated into English – Why. A play of characters only reflects…
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…
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…
Belica – Izbrano belo, 2015
We’re returning today to some of my dearest friends. We’re in the village of Medana, atop of which the Mavrič family has built a fantastic inn where you can enjoy their local-inspired dishes, some of the most amazing prosciutto and…
Movia – Exto Gredič, 2019
Movia – Exto Gredič, 2019 Photo: Mihaela Majerhold – Ostrovršnik Oh, what I wine for tonight! And what a winemaker we’re looking at. A real wine institution, which celebrated a respectful 200 years in 2020. We’re at Aleš Kristančič, the…
JNK – Jakot.É, 2015
Did you know that Vipava valley is the second-largest wine district in Slovenia? It is often divided into the upper – closer to Slovenia’s heart, and the lower valley – which spans to the border with Italy. This has specific…