It is time we return to the Ščurek family in Brda tonight, as there’s a wine I’m eager of tasting. We’ll be having a closer look at their Chardonnay which is fermented in concrete eggs and matured in large oak…
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Ščurek – Dugo, 2018
It’s time to return to the Ščurek family. I hear works for the new wine cellar have started, and machines are digging into the Opoka and stone. We will taste their Dugo, a Cuvee produced with 14-day maceration and aged…
Ščurek – Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Let’s look tonight at a rendition of Cabernet Sauvignon produced to express all the advantages of this prestigious yet demanding variety. Primarily due to its late ripening that requires lengthy and dry seasons. Something that seems a familiarity when looking…
Ščurek – Merlot Up, 2016
Tonight we’ll indulge in a real treat. We’re tasting the latest addition to Ščurek‘s prestigious line of wines, the red king Merlot Up. This wine is born by a strict selection of berries from the best plots, with extensive maturation…
Ščurek – Stara brajda red, 2017
Tonight marks the end of a weekend packed with visitors. Days of open cellars, or DOK, were happening and looking at all those happy stories and posts on social media, winemakers and everyone in Brda did a fantastic job again….
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…
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…
Ščurek – Jazbine, 2018
I’m in the mood for a wine that has been touched by oak. And Ščurek‘s Jazbine is the wine I’ll be indulging in tonight. A blend of Sauvignon vert, Rebula, Friualno and Sauvignon where 20 % of it matured in…
Ščurek – Brut zero, 2017
Sunday calls for bubbles … And this traditionally produced Brut zero from Ščurek, one of Brda’s sunniest families, will be the right companion. Finally, we’re allowed to move in our tiny country, and I’m happy I could jump to Brda…
Ščurek – Kontra, 2019
Saturday night calls for something different, something that goes against common directions, and what better choice than Ščurek‘s Kontra. A barrel-fermented blend of Rebula and Chardonnay. And trust me when I say, we’re going Kontra imagination this time. Grapes are…