The wines of Vina Sveti Martin

In 1880, Peter Stegovec bought a vineyard in the Vipava Valley in the west of Slovenia. Five generations later, his namesake Peter still makes wine from the same vineyard. He farms organically, but without certification - averse to trends but true to his family's traditions. White and orange from Pinela, Zelen and Rebula grapes, and red from Barbera and Merlot. Peter Stegovec's orange and red wines are spontaneously fermented and unfiltered. This winemaker's signature is purity and refinement.

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The son and grandson of founder Peter Stegovec both died young. They left descendants, but no expansion of the vineyards. Great-grandson Boris did expand them, buying new vineyards step by step on the rolling hills in the heart of the Vipava Valley - currently about six hectares in total. Boris's son Peter is the current winemaker. His cellar is in the village of Sveti Martin, after which the estate is named.

The vineyards benefit from the moderating effect of the winds from the Mediterranean Sea, which isn't far away as the crow flies. Peter has white Pinela, Zelen and Rebula grapes planted, and red Barbera and Merlot. From these he makes sparkling and still white wine, orange wine, red wine and sweet wine from dried grapes.

Peter farms organically in the vineyard. He has chosen not to have the vineyards certified, since that brings a lot of costs and bureaucratic hassle - Peter prefers to work on the basis of trust. He lets his wines ferment spontaneously and doesn't filter, bringing him very close to 'natural wine'. Only for his white Pinela, Rebula and Zelen wines does he add yeasts, and these are also filtered - a deliberate choice, since he wants these wines to be as fresh and crisp as possible. We currently have five wines from Vina Sveti Martin in our range. You can view all our wines from Vina Sveti Martin here.

If you want to know more about this winery, here you will find the link to the website of Vina Sveti Martin.