Zavec Brothers, Furmint Skin Contact 2023, Haloze, Slovenia Devin Once the grapes are harvested

Once the grapes are harvested by hand they are transported from Madeira to Port Santo in 40kg boxes and careful selection on the sorting table upon arrival

free run juice is kept and then undergoes malolactic fermentation before being bottled unfiltered

Turbiana (Trebbiano di Lugana) which is most similar to Verdicchio from Marche

to bottle wines themselves rather than sell in bulk to other producers or merchants

Zavec Brothers, Furmint Skin Contact 2023, Haloze, Slovenia Devin Once the grapes are harvestedViticulture seems to be ingrained in the Slovenian family way of life. The Zavec family bought their first vineyard in 1995, taking the leap into a professional venture in wine, yet their ancestors were involved in vines for the love of it for many generations. They've since got plots in four different locations across the Haloze region in eastern Slovenia where they grow a combination of local and international varieties, all in a sustainable way