Istria - Wines

Malvasia Macerata from the Vina Zaro winery is a macerated white wine with character and taste, perfect for surprising guests and accompanying blue cheeses and flavourful foods. This label is made from only pure Malvasia Istriana grapes macerated for 30 days on their skins and aged for 12 months in large Slovenian oak barrels. The intense golden yellow colour reveals decisive aromas of ripe fruit and citrus fruits. The taste is full, fresh, mineral, tasty and long.

Gran Morer from the Vina Zaro winery is a tasty, smooth red wine from Slovenia, perfect for accompanying meat dinners. It is made from Refosco, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, which are vinified using only indigenous yeasts and matured for 16 months in 30 hl wooden vats. The colour is intense ruby red while the aromas released are reminiscent of ripe red fruit and sweet spices. The taste is full, tasty, soft and with excellent persistence. 

Folo Bianco from the Vina Zaro winery is a fragrant and aromatic Slovenian white wine from the region of Istria, perfect with fish and vegetable dishes. This label is made from a blend of Malvasia, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio and Bianchera grapes, harvested by hand and vinified in stainless steel tanks using only indigenous yeasts. The golden yellow colour with brilliant reflections illuminates the glass while aromas of white flowers and ripe yellow fruit inebriate the nose. The taste is tasty, soft, fruity and long. 

Malvasia "Black Label" from Klabjan is a white wine with great balance and softness, produced from vineyards of 50-100 years old, bred according to organic and biodynamic farming principles. The winery is located in the Osp valley, in the heart of Istria, on white lands rich in marl. Adopting minimally invasive methods that provide for an alcoholic fermentation with only indigenous yeasts, after maceration on the skins of 15 days is also carried out a spontaneous malolactic. The aging then takes place for 2 years in wooden barrels used. The nose can be perceived hints of apricot, nuts and plums. It develops instead in the mouth in an harmonic way, intense and persistent. 

Klabjan’s Malvasia "White Label" is an artisanal white wine with a surprising acidity. As an accomplice of the Istrian territory in the Osp valley, the winery works by adopting minimally invasive methods both in the vineyard and during wine-making. The sip is characterized by a relaxed and welcoming fruit. The olfactory profile is gentle and balanced, with floral and herbaceous notes.