Goriska Brda, Medana, Jakoncic

Neza(the student we met at the wine store two days ago) picked us up at 9am from our hostel. We drove out about 140 km to the west and started our first wine tasting at Medana. The Kristancic family has been making wine for four generations. We tried 5 different wines and I bought a bottle of chardonnay the was oaked for two years. Incredible. We went to the local castle but it was closed. The landscape was unbelievable. Everything is planted on a slope & the first harvest isn't until the fourth year. We then went to the Jakoncic vineyard where the family has been producing for 5 generations. We tried 7 different wines and mama brought a beautiful charcuterie platter. We had crossed Italy and s
Slovenia in a matter of 30 seconds. Mitya the winemaker was wonderful and full of knowledge and the whole wine production area was so clean. Very forward thinking in the use of barrels. Check out the old concrete (50 yrs ago) barrels (blue) and the new egg shaped barrels he is using now made from Slovanian oak. The most beautiful tasting room I have ever seen. We had dinner later at a local family restaurant which was wonderful and the Neza drove us to our hostel in Postjana where we will explore the grotto and caves tomorrow. Can't wait. Right now there are a bunch of teenage boys dancing to polka music above us. Peculiar!Read more