- Buying or drinking wine is optional. Begin with the map, named labels and worked examples in the lesson.
- Have water, a notebook and the linked producer documents available. Match the wine and document edition before applying its numbers.
Level 7 · Lesson 6
Slovenia and Croatia: Borderlands and the Adriatic
11:44C78
Before you press play
Choose your preparation track
You do not need to buy every comparison wine. Choose the track that matches your time, budget, and interest.
- If tasting, use small pours, water, breaks and a spit cup. Keep the names beside the glasses and a little of your first wine for the revisit.
- A — Kabaj Rebula. Slovenia / Brda · Rebula. Document: Undated range reference. Rebula production and barrel maturation; vintage claims not transferred. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- B — Verus Furmint. Slovenia / Štajerska · Furmint. Document: Undated range; producer page fetched and identity verified. Furmint identity and eastern Slovenian producer context. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- C — Kozlović Malvazija. Croatia / Istria · Malvazija Istarska. Document: 2025 page. Istrian white reference. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- D — Kutjevo Graševina de Gotho. Croatia / Slavonia · Graševina. Document: Undated regional association reference. Inland Croatian white case. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- E — Kabaj Sivi Pinot. Slovenia / Brda · Pinot Gris. Document: Undated range reference. Producer explicitly states 15 days maceration; not an all-Slovenia style. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- Follow the maps, labels and producer documents without buying or drinking wine. The video supplies worked explanations.
- Write down what the evidence establishes, what it suggests, and what remains unknown.
Taste responsibly: small pours, water, food, and spit cups are sensible equipment. Never build transport plans after the bottles are open.
Wine references for this class
Labels, technical sheets and source material
Use the named producer, wine and edition. A historical sheet or range page cannot establish the contents of another vintage.
- GOV — Current three-region, nine-district framework.
- GRAPE — Rebula/Ribolla regional identity; variety identity also supported by the national Austrian variety guide.
- GRASEVINA — Welschriesling is distinct from Riesling; Graševina name also documented in the Croatian municipal variety catalogue.
- SYNONYM — Croatian municipal variety catalogue lists Graševina synonyms; historical botanical context, not current wine law.
- GR1 — Grape traits and context; sensory tendencies, not compulsory bottle results.
- WA — Kabaj Rebula — Undated range reference; Rebula production and barrel maturation; vintage claims not transferred
- WB — Verus Furmint — Undated range; producer page fetched and identity verified; Furmint identity and eastern Slovenian producer context
- WC — Kozlović Malvazija — 2025 page; Istrian white reference
- WD — Kutjevo Graševina de Gotho — Undated regional association reference; Inland Croatian white case
- WE — Kabaj Sivi Pinot — Undated range reference; Producer explicitly states 15 days maceration; not an all-Slovenia style