Vineyards

Ecological Farm

From 2023 the vineyards have ecological certificate with the european bio label. This certification ensures that the grapes used in wine production are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides, mineral fertilizers and herbicides. Biomass is used as a nautral fertilizer.The vineyards are surrounded with varied greenery like trees and shrubs, where insects can live, breed and feed. Also there are numerous “insect hotels framed assemblies of hollow bamboo canes, sticks and hollowed-out bricks where beneficial insects can nest, breed and multiply.

We cultivate a small area (4 ha) of family-owned vineyards. The organic vineyards are a component part of the dynamic landscape and they are located in different plots around the village. In 2005 we started a systematic renovation (vine training system: single Guyot), so today our vineyards are planted with white indigenous varieties such as Zelen and Pinela. With addition of Istrian Malvasia, Italian Riesling (Welschriesling) and red varieties, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah.

The level of mechanization is low – the majority of work in the vineyards is done manually as it has been in the past.

Vineyards:

• - Podosredek (Pinot blanc)
• - Podzamalen (Merlot)
• - Breg (Cabernet Franc, Zelen, Malvasia)
• - Njiva (Welschriesling)
• - Ošivnik (Pinela)

Zelén

Zelen is my second vineyard which I replanted, it lies next to the Pinot Noir. Various white wine varieties were previously planted on this plot. Zelen (and Pinela) is the most known indigenous wine variety of Vipava Valley.

• - Grape variety: ZELEN
• - Name of the vineyard: BREG
• - Year planted: 2011
• - Training system: SINGLE GUYOT
• - Altitude ≈ 205m
• - Soil: Flysch (Lapor, peščenjak)
• - Plants density DENSITY: 5200 trt/ha
• - Size: 0,4 ha
• - Number of plants ≈ 1750
• - Cultivation: ECOLOGICAL/ORGANIC

Pinot blanc

This vineyard is a result of my brother's work, it was planted in 2005. Pinot blanc is planted on my father's plot because of my brother's memory of our late father who usually ordered Pinot blanc at a restaurant.

• - Grape variety: PINOT BLANC
• - Name of the vineyard: PODOSREDEK
• - Year planted: 2005
• - Training system: SINGLE GUYOT
• - Soil: SOVDAN (Lapor, peščenjak)
• - Plants density DENSITY: 5200 trt/ha
• - Size: 0,65 ha
• - Number of plants ≈ 3300
• - Cultivation: ECOLOGICAL/ORGANIC

Istrian Malvasia

Malvasia is my third vineyard and it's spiritualy the hardest one, my mom passed away. I planted Malvasia on a plot, which, till the 1987, was home for Barbera. The decision for Malvasia was easy, I like the plant an the wine.

• - Grape variety: ISTRIAN MALVASIA
• - Name of the vineyard: BREG
• - Year planted: 2017
• - Training system: SINGLE GUYOT
• - Altitude ≈ 190 - 205m
• - Soil: SOVDAN (Lapor, peščenjak)
• - Plants density DENSITY: 4650 trt/ha
• - Size: 0,6 ha
• - Number of plants ≈ 2750
• - Cultivation: ECOLOGICAL/ORGANIC

Merlot

Another brother's wineyard. Not far away from the house, back in the old days this was the traditional field planted with wheat or potato etc. From 2005 this is new home of Merlot.

• - Grape variety: MERLOT
• - Name of the vineyard: PODZAMALEN
• - Year planted: 2005
• - Training system: SINGLE GUYOT
• - Plants density DENSITY: 5200 trt/ha
• - Size: 0,3 ha
• - Number of plants ≈ 1500
• - Cultivation: ECOLOGICAL/ORGANIC