The night feels suitable to open one of those wines that simply everyone looks after when looking at a wine list. Miha Batič‘s Angel selekcija white, a blend of grapes matured in barriques and produced only in the best vintages….
Tag: Vipavska dolina
Fornazarič – Malvazija, 2020
Tonight we’re returning to the Fornazarič family to taste their freshly released Malvazija. A wine produced to express the variety in its best. Grapes are coming from one grassed vineyard that was planted in 2014. Hand harvest was executed in…
Fornazarič – Rubino, 2017
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…
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…
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….
Cigoj – Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017
We’re going to Vipava valley tonight to taste a Cabernet Sauvignon which deserves your attention. We’re at Cigoj, a family known chiefly for their sublime cured meet. We’re actually with their salami and prosciutto, and they do it also with…
Guerila – Barbera selection, 2018
Today, we’re heading back to Vipava valley to indulge in a variety introduced to Slovenia in the sixties. We’ll have a look at Geuerila’s Barbera selection, a wine marked by oak ageing. Now, if you follow my blog, you’ve read…
Štokelj – Planta red, 2017
We’re at the sunny slopes of Vipava Valley, specifically in the Village of Planina. This is where Štokelj family produces refined wines with a pristine character. Today we’ll have a look at their Planta red, which is a blend of…
Pasji rep – Malva flysch, 2018
Today’s choice is Pasji rep‘s premiere called Malva flysch. And, as the name promises it has some special zing to it. Imagine this. If you could plant a vineyard of Malvasia Istriana, on nothing but pure flysch … So poor…