“To best express the terroir, tradition and essence of our family's cultural values through the help of our ancestors' winemaking techniques”
Old documents reveal that the Slavček farm was founded way back in 1769: still owned by the ancestors of the Vodopivec family, the farm takes the name Slavček – nightingale – a name attributed to the presence of a multitude of nightingales in the vicinity. Today the company is managed by the father Franc, his wife Alenka and their two sons Andrej and Tomaž.
The land, mainly cultivated with wine, extends over 10-11 hectares and features vines of: Ribolla gialla, Klarnica Malvasia, Pinot Grigio, Merlot, Barbera, Refosco, Cabarnè Sauvignon, Muscat giallo, Rizling Italico. The vineyards are spread out on the edges of the hills, on a steep slope, whose soils have rocky and marly components, which give the wine a characteristic mineral flavor. Manual harvesting and the use of sulfur and copper in minimal doses are the basis for an agriculture conducted in an organic manner.
The heart of the company philosophy lies in the processing of grapes in an optimal way, giving importance to the precision and wisdom typical of the ancestors, to achieve harmony and respect for the peculiarities of each wine. The most representative wines of the company are: Ribolla gialla, Pinot Grigio, Klarnica, Barbera, Merlot and the classic method sparkling wine called Vitoria.
“To best express the terroir, tradition and essence of our family's cultural values through the help of our ancestors' winemaking techniques”
Old documents reveal that the Slavček farm was founded way back in 1769: still owned by the ancestors of the Vodopivec family, the farm takes the name Slavček – nightingale – a name attributed to the presence of a multitude of nightingales in the vicinity. Today the company is managed by the father Franc, his wife Alenka and their two sons Andrej and Tomaž.
The land, mainly cultivated with wine, extends over 10-11 hectares and features vines of: Ribolla gialla, Klarnica Malvasia, Pinot Grigio, Merlot, Barbera, Refosco, Cabarnè Sauvignon, Muscat giallo, Rizling Italico. The vineyards are spread out on the edges of the hills, on a steep slope, whose soils have rocky and marly components, which give the wine a characteristic mineral flavor. Manual harvesting and the use of sulfur and copper in minimal doses are the basis for an agriculture conducted in an organic manner.
The heart of the company philosophy lies in the processing of grapes in an optimal way, giving importance to the precision and wisdom typical of the ancestors, to achieve harmony and respect for the peculiarities of each wine. The most representative wines of the company are: Ribolla gialla, Pinot Grigio, Klarnica, Barbera, Merlot and the classic method sparkling wine called Vitoria.
