Dobrovo estate built on Rebula alone, bottling traditional-method sparkling wines plus the still Rebula Journey and Rebula Golden Époque. Run today by Simon Simčič.
Tip: The house was the home of oenologist Zvonimir Simčič, long-time director of the Brda cooperative cellar and the man who pushed Rebula back into the region's plantings.
The Dobrovo cooperative cellar, built in 1957 and owned outright by its members. It works 1,400 hectares of vineyard for 400 grower families and ships to 26 countries.
Tip: A self-guided tasting of 24 samples costs 20 euros and runs weekday afternoons at 13:00 or 14:30, with a guided cellar walk at 14:30.
Klet Brda's historic cellar inside Dobrovo Castle, with a tasting room for groups of four to ten and four ranges poured: de Baguer, A Plus, Single Vineyard and the Virgo sparkling.
Tip: Bookings go through [email protected] and the tasting runs in Slovenian or English.
The cooperative's own shop at the Dobrovo cellar, selling the full Klet Brda range by the bottle and by the case across white, red and sparkling lines.
Tip: Open 8:00 to 19:00 on weekdays and Saturday mornings, with longer Saturday hours from April to December.
Self-guided hour at the Dobrovo cooperative cellar: an 18 euro card spent across vinomat dispensers holding up to 24 samples, opened with a sparkling Rebula and a cellar walk.
Tip: Slots run weekdays at 13:00 or 14:30 and Saturdays at 12:00 or 13:30, and the cellar is closed on Sundays and holidays.