No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
Whilst we're on the topic of orange wines here is another one I tried in a restaurant in Ljubjana. This is an organic wine. The producer uses no chemical fertilizers or additives in this wine. The grapes are placed for 5 to 30 days in vessels skins intact to trigger natural fermentation. The grapes are … Continue reading Klinec Medana Organic 2015
The first wine at the Ljubjanawinetasting.com in Dvorni Bar. Back to my new favourite white wine grape variety Rebula. This wine is from the warmer coastal region of Goriska Brda in the West and is a young wine aged in steel tanks. It has a pale lemon colour and a very light scent. After swirling … Continue reading Belica Rumena Rebula 2017
This was my second Slovenian red wine of the night in the little wine bar by the side of Lake Bled on a lovely summer evening. This time I moved to another well known red wine grape variety Merlot. Those of you who have read my blog for a while may be aware of my … Continue reading Blazevi Merlot 2017
A second night in the wine bar at Lake Bled and I decided it was time to tackle some of Slovenia's red wines. To give myself a baseline I started with the grapes I already know and what could be more well known than Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is from the Goriska Brda region in … Continue reading Blazevi Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
I tried this lovely white wine in a cute little wine bar next to Lake Bled. The perfect setting. The Rebula grape variety, as it is known in Slovenia, Ribolla Gialla as it is known in Italy, is a new grape for me. It turns out I love this grape šš. I tried four Rubula … Continue reading Blazic Rebula 2017
