No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
My final wine from the Slovenia trip. This is a sweet white wine made from yellow muscat (muscat blanc) grapes. The grapes were harvested late so they were over ripe with lot’s of sugar to produce a sweet wine. The winery also advertises itself as organic. It has a pale gold colour with a pronounced … Continue reading Rodica Rumeni Muskat
Another wine from the winetastimgljubjana.com at Dvorni bar. Cvicek Rose wines are specific to Slovenia. They must come from the Dolenjska region and be made from the grape varieties: Láski Reisling (reisling), kraljevina, Modra Frankinja (Blaufränkisch) and Zametna crnina (Zametovka). Most Rose wines are made from red wine grape varieties. The grape juice is left … Continue reading Martincic Cvicek 2018
Another red wine from the Ljubjianawinetasting.com at the Dvorni bar. This light red wine wine is made from the Modra Frankinja grape as it is known in Slovenia. Further afield this grape is known as Blaufrankisch in Austria and Germany, or Lemberger in the US. Seriously guys can you please all just try to agree … Continue reading Sturm Modra Frankinja 2017
Krapez is a bit of an unfortunate name for a winery. It doesn't sound good in English. Which goes to show that you can never tell as this was my favourite red wine of the entire holiday. This is mainly because it reminded me of some of the Spanish red wines that I'm used to. … Continue reading Krapez Merlot 2015
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
This is a completely new style of wine for me: not red, white or rose but Orange wine. Yes you heard me correctly 'orange wine'. Sometimes also known as Amber wine. It's apparently a speciality of this region. The grapes for this wine are hand picked and juiced then the skins are mixed back in … Continue reading Mlecnik Ana Cuvee
The second white wine from the Ljubjanawinetasting.com at Dvorni Bar. This 2016 reisling has been aged in large oak barrels for at least 6 months. It is from the town of Maribor, where apparently they have the oldest grape vine, and is named after a medieval saint who was a monk that was drowned in … Continue reading Joannes Protner Renski Rizling 2016
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 the final red wine at Lake Bled and another new grape variety: Teran. Later research uncovered that Teran is a member of the Refosco family of grapes that are known for high acidity and if harvested too early harsh unripe tannins. Well they must of harvested these grapes correctly because I had no … Continue reading Pupis Teran
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
