A riveting study of what displacement has meant, been and wrought over the past 70 years.

For traveling winos - what's available now and at what price at Ljubljana airport.

A 2018 Orange Wine Festival - Izola Report

A report and tasting notes from the fourth Salon Sauvignon festival in Ptuj, Slovenia.

Links, notes, bookmarks and briefs focused (mostly) on the wines wine scene in Central Europe and the Balkans. 

Just a quick note to let you know that Piran Café will be disconnecting from Wordpress.com's Jetpack plug-in, which means you'll no longer be receiving email or…

A weekly collection of links, notes, bookmarks and briefs focused (mostly) on the wines wine scene in Central Europe and the Balkans. 

There are lots of reasons to like Slovenia. The abundance of wine-related festivals and gatherings primary among them.

Ukuk Utho'o Bul and Paulo Amotun Lokoro, members of the Athlete Refugee Team, or ART, in Valencia, Spain, this weekend where they competed in the IAAF World…

Exploring Zelen, Pinela and Klarnica, three of Slovenia's native wine grapes, all home in the western Vipava Valley district.

Age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon from Slovenia's Karst.

Mansus Klarnica 2014, Pinot Gris 2012, Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Merlot 2011 and Adultus Anton Merlot 2005.

If you like orange wines, you'll love this one. If you're new to macerated whites, Gordia, located on Slovenia's Ankaran peninsula, provides a fabulous place to…

An introduction to 'Szamorodni', or 'self-made', an elegant dry white from Hungary's fabled Tokaj region.

For traveling winos - what's available now and at what price in Frankfurt's duty-free shops.

For traveling winos - what's available now and at what price in Schiphol's duty-free shops.

In English, the name is 'Friends on Wine', fitting for its intimate set-up and gracious service.

A blend from an 'orange' wine pioneer.

Colja Zelen 2016 Colja Malvazija 2016 Colja Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Vipava Valley district, Primorska, Slovenia I mentioned Colja's Pinela a few…

A 30-second introduction to the oldest continuously operating wine seller in the south of France.