Rebula, Malvazija, MerlotNaturalKozana
The Reja family work marl hills just outside Kozana with minimal intervention, adding nothing to the wine beyond a small sulphite dose, and crop the vines to around a kilogram of fruit each.
Why locals love it: A Kozana family cellar with two short ranges, Classic and Gmajna, that sells largely at the door and through the June open-cellar weekend rather than through an importer.
Tip: Three tasting formats run from Classic up to Superior. Kontrabánt lists the cellar among the DOK Brda houses, which is the simplest weekend to catch it open.
Rebula, Malvazija, Sauvignonasse, Sivi Pinot, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet FrancORGANIC CERTIFIEDKozana
Kontrabánt records the farm as certified organic since 2019, run for the last twenty-two years by Emeran, the son of Edvard de Reya. Tastings are five or ten wines with local snacks.
Why locals love it: Two guest rooms and a small cellar at Kozana, three generations and more than a hundred years of family growing, with almost no presence outside Slovenia.
Tip: The view runs north from Gredič across to Šmartno. There is a two-night minimum from May to September, so book long before harvest.
Rebula, Merlot, Sivi PinotKozana
Damjan Prinčič farms a small Kozana holding where the orchard matters as much as the vineyard, bottling Rebula, Merlot and Sivi Pinot and pressing olive oil on the same farm.
Why locals love it: A smallholding that sells freeze-dried fruit and preserves under the Skrje and Liopicon names alongside the wine, and takes visitors only by arrangement.
Tip: A tasting here usually comes with something from the orchard. Turizem Brda also lists the farm among its olive oil producers.