Jovanov winery was such a pleasant discovery. The setting – an inn with terraces overseeing the Cetinka vineyards, with the city of Blato in the background. Matej Jovanov, a young oenologist with experience in New Zealand, after years of counselling,…
Tag: Syrah
Sanctum – Red barrel, 2018
Time to return to the Podbukovšek family, to taste their expression of Syrah. We’re tasting Sanctum‘s Red barrel, which indicates a Syrah produced in the best vintages that matured in oak vessels. Sanctum’s Red barrel is a rarity produced from…
Sanctum – My red, 2015
Time to introduce a new wine cellar on my blog. We’ll be heading to the village of Loče for this, where the Podbukovšek family is home. They release wines under the brand Sanctum and focus their production on Chardonnay and…
SteraS – Syrah, 2018
Tonight’s pick is a wine that couldn’t reflect more the sunny character of Istria. An extractive, warm expression of Syrah, produced by my dear friend, a lad with immense knowledge and modesty, Tilen Praprotnik. Crafting wines under the name of…
UOU – Grjanc 9, 2018
Let’s attain tonight a story about belief. It’s a story deeply bonded to the ancestors, souls, and political pictures that dramatically impacted Nova Gorica’s life approximately a century ago. We’re at UOU, a consortium of winemakers bonded together by the…
Gordia – Bio red, 2016
Tonight, as temperatures have fallen again, a red wine feels natural. A wine that brings us to Slovene Istria, to the family Cep, which is taking care of wines, found under the label Gordia. This Bio red will be the…
Ražman – Popetris, 2015
Tonight we’re returning to my friends Rok and Nik Ražman to taste another wine from their respectful repertoire. This time, we’ll have a look at their Popetris, a wine assembled of 40 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 20 % Merlot, 20 %…
Vinart Grand tasting – some of my highlights
Hello, wine-lovers! I’ve been invited by Charine Tan of “Exotic Wine Travel” to attend one of, if not the … Croatia’s biggest wine events – “Vinart Grand tasting“. And boy, oh boy what a treat this was! Among the organizers…
Gentilini – an engaging wine experience
We continue with our discovery of Kefalonian wines, this time at the Gentilini winery whose philosophy is to produce a range of handcrafted, top quality wines from unique local varieties. Founded by Spiros Fokas in 1984 it soon established herself…