Zusammenfassung
This richly illustrated book introduces readers to “the golden one,” as Rebula has been lovingly described. Rebula grapes, an ancient varietal once prized by princes and popes, are indigenous to the region that now straddles the border between Italy and Slovenia. On the Italian side the area is called Collio, in Slovenia Goriška Brda. It has been rated by experts as among the top five wine terroirs on the planet, shoulder to shoulder with Bordeaux and Tuscany. Wine experts agree, calling Rebula “a dream wine of a new age.” Rebula was rated the World’s Best Wine in 2010 by sommelier Luca Gardini, and a Rebula has received an astounding 100 points on Wine Spectator’s 100-point scale.
Beautifully designed with full-color photographs, the book recounts the fascinating story of Rebula and the history of wine in what was once Yugoslavia and is now Slovenia. The protagonist is a remarkable vintner, Zvonimir Simčič, one of the founders of what was Yugoslavia's most important winery before the country fragmented. Almost single-handedly responsible for the preservation of Rebula, he resurrected the forgotten varietal and transformed his home region, spectacular Goriška Brda, from a poverty-stricken area into one of the globe’s great wine destinations.
Pulitzer finalist Noah Charney provides a personal, humorous, deeply engaged travelogue through the little-known world of Slovenian wine that will delight adventurous travelers and wine lovers everywhere.
Schlagworte
wine Miro Mitja Sirk Tomaž Kavcic Slovenia Slovenian travel Slovenian wine Rebula Uroš Fakuc Marjan Simcic Ana Roš Italian wine Janez Bratovž Gialla Collio Goriška Brda vineyard vino viticulture wine pairing wine tours wine travel white wine Medot gifts for wine lovers food pairing- Kapitel Ausklappen | EinklappenSeiten
- 1–11 Foreword 1–11
- 222–224 Acknowledgments 222–224
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- „... learned so much about the region, the grape, and Miro Simčič that I must end my grand tour where he ended ...” „... his: at his private home winery, Medot. I recalled the label of the Medot Rebula Journey wine, which ...” „... 5/26/22 4:23 PM Page 202The same goes for Rebula wine, which many will have tasted but few know anything ...”
- „... If you haven’t already, I bet that you’re keen to do a tasting tour of your own in this beautiful ...” „... slice of our planet. I had the good fortune of tasting my way through fifteen Rebula wines at the ...” „... want to approach your tasting tour in some logical order by location. Have a look at our map to see who ...”
- „... historical saying. As geologist and wine specialist Denis Rusjan confirms, “Historians used to write things ...” „... from the Adriatic, bottling these two meteorological zones into a region that is, quite simply, wine ...” „... do: to taste wine. Ask any Slovenian or north-eastern Italian what Goriška Brda is known for, and ...”
- „... which Miro saw built and from which he led the Yugoslavian wine crusade, with Rebula leading the charge ...” „... wine makes it only better. In true socialist fashion, Klet Brda works as a coop. Four-hundred and ...” „... labor. The wines are exported to twenty-six countries as of writing, and they represent the ...”
- „... In the process of building the story of Brda wine, Miro published many texts, the most pre-cious of ...” „... (Wine: From Folk Wisdom to Modern Science). The book is at once a deep and broad introduction to all ...” „... aspects of wine, from traditions and history to scientific advances and breakthroughs, even covering ...”