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Wine
News and reviews and an attempt to build an English-language hub sharing news, updates and dispatches about wine and wine scene in Slovenia.
If you’re looking for something resembling a reasonable bargain on your way out of of Nigeria, you won’t find it... Read More
I’ll be bopping about various corners of Croatia’s Istrian peninsula for the next several days, focusing mainly on the VinIstra... Read More
A 2018 Orange Wine Festival - Izola Report Read More
A report and tasting notes from the fourth Salon Sauvignon festival in Ptuj, Slovenia. Read More
Links, notes, bookmarks and briefs focused (mostly) on the wines wine scene in Central Europe and the Balkans. Read More
There are lots of reasons to like Slovenia. The abundance of wine-related festivals and gatherings primary among them. Read More
Exploring Zelen, Pinela and Klarnica, three of Slovenia's native wine grapes, all home in the western Vipava Valley district. Read More
Age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon from Slovenia's Karst. Read More
Mansus Klarnica 2014, Pinot Gris 2012, Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Merlot 2011 and Adultus Anton Merlot 2005. Read More
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 start. Read More
An introduction to 'Szamorodni', or 'self-made', an elegant dry white from Hungary's fabled Tokaj region. Read More
In English, the name is 'Friends on Wine', fitting for its intimate set-up and gracious service. Read More
Colja Zelen 2016 Colja Malvazija 2016 Colja Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Vipava Valley district, Primorska, Slovenia I mentioned Colja’s Pinela a... Read More
A 30-second introduction to the oldest continuously operating wine seller in the south of France. Read More
Delicious high value red, white and rosé blends from Cotes de Provence.
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The Joannes Protner Winery built its strong reputation on their whites. I'm glad to see that reputation now widening to include reds, specifically its Pinot Noir. Read More
Palihnić Dingač 2013
Senjković Rosé Spoža 2015
Degrassi Cabernet Sauvignon Contarini 2012
Matuško Postup 2012 Read More
Another example of Pinela, a white varietal indigenous and nearly exclusive to Slovenia's Vipava Valley. Read More