Our vines overlook one of the most breathtaking panoramas in the wine world: the sparkling Adriatic Sea, the historic fisherman village of Izola, and the beautiful verdant hills.
Cool sea breezes meet warm Mediterranean sunny days, and create the ideal microclimate that gives our wines their signature vibrancy, balance, and unmistakable sense of place …
This is a view that has inspired our winemaking legacy since 1348.
Our production methods are entirely organic … all of our grapes are harvested by a dedicated crew that deeply understands the critical difference between uncompromising quality and quantity … Hand selecting each cluster only when it has reached perfect phenological ripeness. This patient approach is what yields us bold, expressive wines, in which the fruit sings vibrantly and purely from the glass … rich, alive, and full of so much character …
By deliberately limiting our harvest yields to less than 1 ton per acre for our Cabernet Sauvignon … 1.5 tons per acre for our Chardonnay in Lilly’s Vineyard … and 2 tons per acre for our Malvasia in Amanda’s Vineyard … we consistently maintain some of the lowest yields in Slovenian Istria. This strict discipline ensures that each vine concentrates its energy into small, perfectly ripened clusters bursting with more flavor, sugar, and phenolic richness.
Only when the grapes reach this ideal phenological maturity, they are then gently collected in the cool morning hours to preserve the integrity of each cluster and maintain their perfect structure … This sets the foundation for our wines: bold, complex, and profoundly expressive.
The grapes undergo a magnificent transformation as they ripen … Clusters that begin with vibrant hues gradually deepen into rich, inky purple-blue tones, their skins taking on a beautiful, uniform gloss that signals perfect phenolic maturity. These are not ordinary bunches, they form tight, healthy, picture-perfect clusters bursting with concentrated flavor. At the peak of ripeness, the grapes are so naturally sweet, balanced, and delicious that they can literally be eaten off the vine, a rare indicator that nature has delivered the ideal conditions for world-class wine …
In the gentle, rolling hills of Lilly’s Vineyard, our rows of Chardonnay vines bask in abundant sunshine from the first light of dawn until sunset … This generous daily solar embrace, perfectly balanced by the cool Adriatic nights and refreshing sea breezes, creates an environment that allows each grape cluster to ripen slowly and evenly …
Clusters that begin as green berries slowly evolve into luminous golden hues, shimmering brilliantly under the abundant Mediterranean sunshine and create a breathtaking tapestry that stretches across Lilly’s Vineyard like liquid gold. The result is fruit of exceptional quality: rich natural sugars, vibrant acidity, and layered aromatics that sing with the pure essence of beauty.
Intentionally left untouched amid Lilly’s vineyard, this tree represents a living symbol of our unwavering commitment to preserving nature’s precious gifts …
Allowing it to thrive as a quiet testament to harmony between tradition and the land.
Bacchus Vineyard at golden hour … A view that holds our most cherished story …
As the roaring sun dips low, bathing our historic rows in a warm shimmer high above the fisherman’s village of Izola, this breathtaking scene captures more than just the sparkling northern Adriatic Sea and the distant hills … Many may look upon this image and see the day our beloved Best Friend was laid to rest … Yet for us, this is the day his gentle spirit was truly born into eternity …
And the day that we decided to name the vineyard and our 1st wine in his honor.
Salute Bacchus
