Neblo farm run by Franc and Borut Kocijančič on seven hectares at 75 to 160 metres, mostly terraced. Output is about 50,000 bottles from two red and six white varieties.
Tip: The Brjač vineyard is picked last, in the final days of October, and feeds the Merlot Brjač bottling.
Address: Neblo 27, 5212 Dobrovo v Brdih, Slovenia, Brda
Cellar at Gonjače named for the owner's great-grandfather. Matjaž Četrtič began working the family vineyard in 1992 and built the house around Rebula.
Tip: Three ranges sit side by side: Klasična for varietal wines, Época for the skin-contact bottlings including Amber Gris, and Brutus for the sparkling.
Small Kozana holding that bottles wine alongside freeze-dried fruit and preserves under the Skrje and Liopicon names, and takes visitors for tastings by arrangement.
Tip: The farm sells fruit and jam as well as wine, so a tasting here usually comes with something from the orchard.
Plešivo family farm working nine hectares on both sides of the border, with spontaneous ferments and macerations and a stated focus on Rebula, Sauvignonasse and Malvazija.
Tip: The tasting room seats twelve indoors and ten outside, so groups need to call ahead rather than turn up.
Snežatno farm-stay with an organic cellar, a kitchen built on Brda dishes and eight guest rooms named after the grape varieties grown on the property.
Tip: Both the tasting and dinner need booking in advance, and vegetarian or vegan meals can be arranged the same way.
Barbana cellar of twenty years, fully organic, making spontaneous-ferment wines alongside its own cured meats and cheeses. Katja and Matjaž Kramar are both trained painters.
Tip: The artwork can be seen Friday from 16:00, Saturday from 12:00 and Sunday midday to 16:00, and groups over eight need to arrange a slot.
Kozana cellar with organic growing and two guest rooms, looking north across the hills from Gredič to Šmartno. Tastings run at five or ten wines with local snacks.
Tip: Only two double rooms, with a two-night minimum from May to September, so book well before harvest season.
