SLAVCEK

Vipava Valley

Slovenia

Owner: Franc Vodopivec

Viticulture: Natural

"To best express the terroir, the tradition and the essence of the cultural values of our family through the help of the winemaking techniques of our ancestors" From ancient documents it is revealed that the Slavček farm was born in 1769: always owned of the ancestors of the Vodopivec family, the farm takes the name Slavček - nightingale - name attributed to the presence of a multitude of nightingales nearby. Today, the father Franc, his wife Alenka and their two sons Andrej and Tomaž manage the company. The lands, mainly cultivated with wine, extend over 10-11 hectares, and have vines of: Ribolla giallo, Klarnica Malvasia, Pinot Grigio, Merlot, Barbera, Refosco, Cabarnè Sauvignon, Muscat giallo, Rizling Italico. The vineyards are spread out on the edge of the hills, on a steep slope, whose soils have rocky and marble components, which give the wine a characteristic mineral flavor. Manual harvesting and use of sulfur and copper in minimal doses are the basis for agriculture conducted in a biological way. The heart of the company philosophy lies in the optimal processing of the grapes, giving importance to the precision and wisdom typical of the ancestors, to achieve harmony and respect for the peculiarities of each wine. The company's most representative wines are: Ribolla giallo, Pinot Grigio, Klarnica, Barbera, Merlot and the classic method sparkling wine called Vitoria.