Posts Tagged ‘Bjana’
The World’s Best Beaches To Enjoy A Glass of Sparkling Wine
We’re in the Summer season now and people are already heading down to the seaside here in the UK. Thousands of flights will be departing for tropical-style countries containing some of the most luxurious beaches in the world. The glistening sand which will somehow magically stay with you long after your journey to the beach,…
Read MorePick of the Best – Oliver vs Christopher in Slovenia
In this new series, we’ll both pick one bottle of award winning Sparkling Wine from a set country, this time it’s Slovenia, the country with LOVE in its name, after we’ve chosen our bottle we’ll showcase them to each other and see if we can be persuaded to change sides. The Sparkling Wines which we’ve…
Read MoreSlovenia has more than 28,000 wineries!
I wanted to share an attention grabbing headline, far from click baiting as it is a fact, in order to acquire your attention as I firmly believe that Slovenia deserves a good proportion of our overall wine attention. Here’s why with plenty of facts to support it: In the last month (October 2021) I have…
Read MoreIn the heart of the Goriška Brda: Bjana Winery
“The rolling hills, the many remote, untouched villages and their communities, the blanket of vineyards over the lush green land… Goriška Brda.” The Slovenian wine scene is a very exciting one for me. Most of this bubbling up energy for their wines I have is because so few others are familiar with them which enables…
Read MoreValentine’s Day Sparkling Wines
Valentine’s Day is going to be very different for a lot of people this year, but it doesn’t mean you can’t find a way to celebrate it with the one you love. Like clockwork, February 14th comes every year and with it the day of love, or just strongly like, just in case you haven’t…
Read MoreA visit to Slovenian Sparkling Wine Bjana
In the heart of the Goriška Brda wine growing region you will find Bjana, a family run winery producing an award winning selection of fine sparkling wines which are matured within Chateau Dorišče, home to one of the oldest cellars in Slovenia. Miran Sirk is the current owner and winemaker (his great grandfather, Franc Obljubek, purchased the estate following the World…
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