Wines from Slovenia

Rebula is one of the autochthonous varieties of the Collio. What is called Ribolla Gialla on the Italian side produces mostly neutral wines when vinified in a modern way. Unless the grapes are fermented on the skins. Because what makes the Rebula is in the grape skins. And that is spectacular.  A...

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Vitovska is an old variety with a young story. Since always native to Istrian-Friulan Karst, it was only slowly rediscovered in the 1980s, but was then planted out in the shortest possible time by every winegrower in the area. It is difficult to say what the long forgotten may have been around th...

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The word Karst is derived from the Latin Carsus, a word that the Romans once used for stony and sterile areas. For the Friulan Karst, for example. Most of it is made of limestone and stores water so badly that it is rather hostile to life for 99% of the fauna and flora: not so for sandoters, bock...

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Teran is one of those grape varieties that you should think in the local context and with the culinary tradition of Istria: with Prosciutto and Goulash, Jota (the stew) and Musetto (the cooking sausage), with the Osmiza (this year), the bora (the wind ) and winter in the karst. In itself, Teran ...

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Malvazija Istriana is the most remarkable member of the fundamentally exciting Malvasia family. Its epicentre is the Karst and Collio around Trieste. The barren, harsh and often bora-influenced conditions are too harsh for many plants, but they are perfect for Malvazija Istriana.  At Aleks Klinec...

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Data Sheet Grape variety: Friulano (Tocai) Vineyard: Ponka Harvest: by hand Fermentation: spontaneous | wild yeasts, 4 days contact with the skins  Ageing: Two years in 2000-litre acacia wood barrels, followed by a few months in steel tanks to clarify the wine naturally  Filtration: no SO₂: <2...

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The ČRNA is a foam wine made of teran, which is produced according to the mèthode, and an authentic representation of the properties inherent in it. So there is no shortage of acidity and tannin, nor. Even if Father & Son Čotar orientate themselves from the champagne when it comes to the wine gro...

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Sivi Pinot - better known as Pinot Gris or Grauburgunder - is one of the white grape varieties, the grapes of which are not actually mature. Rather, the berries shimmer copper-colored in autumn. And accordingly, wines from the grape variety, when they are fermented on the mash, have the color of ...

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Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc. That sounds like internationally standardized fadess. In this case, however, this is great, completely individual, origin-related, fiery and fine fabric far away from soft-washed Bordeaux blends. Aleks Klinec ’meticulous work in the vineyard continues i...

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data sheet Grape variety: Malvazija/Vitovska Vineyard: Terra Rossa, approx. 100 meters near the sea, 7000 sticks on the hectare, 600 gr. reading: By hand Fermentation: spontaneous | Wild yeast, 7-day mash fermentation in 2000 liters of open wooden tubs expansion: 24 months in 1500 liters of...

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The art of foam wine production is also one of the many talents of Branko and Vasja Čotar. For this they take their own way. For example, you attach great importance to the quality of your basic wine, for which only flawless malvazija and Vitovska grapes are read in minimal quantities (32HL/ha) a...

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data sheet Grape variety: Teran Vineyard: Terra Rossa reading: By hand Fermentation: spontaneous | Wild yeast, 15 days of mash fermentation expansion: 7 years in 1500 liters of wooden barrels, 48 ​​months in the bottle Filtration: no SO₂: 19 mg/l Alcohol content: 12 % vol Closure: Nat...

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