Malvazija Istarska, Merlot, Chardonnay, MuscatWalk-ins welcomeBuje and the Bujstina
Buje hilltop tasting room from the Bastian family pouring Malvazija and international varietals alongside olive oil and rakija, terrace views over the old town, open Tuesday to Sunday.
Tasting: A modern tasting room in Buje's old town pours wine, extra virgin olive oil and house rakije with a terrace view over the hilltop town, open Tuesday to Sunday without a booking requirement.
Malvazija Istarska, Teran, MuskatAppointment onlyVodnjan
Medea's ByIstria room in Vodnjan pours guided flights of its Malvazija Istarska and Teran in a space that mixes traditional cellar features with a contemporary counter, reservation only.
Tasting: Staff-guided flights of Medea's range in the ByIstria room adjacent to the winery, blending traditional cellar fittings with a contemporary tasting counter.
Malvazija Istarska, TeranWalk-ins welcomeBuje and the Bujstina
Ecologically farmed cellar door above Brtonigla pouring Malvazija Istarska and Teran with a vineyard-view terrace, open Monday to Saturday with Sunday morning hours.
Tasting: Vineyard-view tastings at the Kanfanar-Brtonigla estate, poured from organically farmed Malvazija and Teran, open Monday to Saturday and Sunday mornings.
skin-contact Malvazija Istarska, Teran, amphora and barrel blendsAppointment onlyMotovun and the Mirna Valley
Roxanich pours its long-aged, macerated and orange wines in a cellar beneath its Motovun design hotel, on scheduled slots Tuesday to Sunday, four sittings a day.
Tasting: Tastings run in the cellar beneath the Roxanich hotel, designed by architect Idis Turato, walking through the estate's long-aged and macerated whites, orange wines and reds.
Malvazija Istarska, Teran, international blendsAppointment onlyBale
Relais and Chateaux estate near Bale pouring its own range in a dedicated wine lounge inside the winery, part of a working 40,000-vine, olive-grove property.
Tasting: Seated tastings inside the winery building at the Meneghetti estate, surrounded by the vines and olive groves that supply the property's 13 wine labels.
Malvazija Istarska, Teran, Four Terre single-soil rangeAppointment onlyBuje and the Bujstina
Cattunar's Nova Vas cellar tastes the same Malvazija and Teran across its four distinct soil types, the estate's signature Four Terre concept, in a 5,000 hectolitre cellar surrounded by 40 hectares of vines.
Tasting: The tasting walks through Cattunar's four-soils concept, comparing the same varietal grown on the estate's four distinct terroirs before a flight of the Premium and Four Terre ranges.