The Erzetič estate is comprised of several vineyards, each with their own strengths and characteristics given by nature. The winemaker has the opportunity to seek out the most appropriate location for each wine variety. The wind blowing atop of the hill is not the same as the one in the valley, and the sun exposure for south facing vineyards verses southwest facing vineyards bring opportunity and challenge. For some vines a windy hillside proves to be the most suitable location, while others prefer the quiet and an early afternoon nap. The family jewel is the vineyard at an altitude of 300 meters; considered one of the highest vineyards and probably one of the most beautiful vineyards in all of Brda.

In the Brda region, and especially in our vineyards, there is no room for heavy machinery so harvests are handpicked. Terraces caress the natural lines of the slopes which wind left and right and adjust to the hillside. Our family has decided that we as well will adjust to nature. We advocate natural, ecologic winemaking and we are in the process of certifying by acquiring a certificate for ecologic wine production.

For fresh wines, getting a sense of timelessness is limited to aging of wine on lees in stainless steel containers. Old experiences of flux and bottling at the right time of the moon phase in the sky are intertwined with modern knowledge and the latest equipment in which the wine ages in the most natural way possible. Both in the vineyard and in the wine cellar everything is aimed at ensuring the healthiest crop, enabling the winegrower and winemaker to translate the joy of the harvest into the essence of the wine for a happy wine drinker.

It may sound contradictory, and yet it is not: in our newest wine cellar, there are immense clay amphorae receded into the cellar’s earthen floor with just the top of the rim at the surface, much like those in which cider and wine were boiled in ancient times. It is with these Amphorae we marry ancient technique with state-of-the-art wine making.