Wine fairs and en primeur weeks in Brda worth planning a trip around, by month.
Wine fairs and en primeur weeks in Brda worth planning a trip around, by month.
The June weekend that Brda builds around its cherries, with a cherry market, local food producers, tastings, a cherry exhibition, concerts and a children's programme.
Host: Turizem Brda (Tourist Information Centre Brda)
Pours: Rebula, Peneča rebula, traditional method sparkling Rebula
Tip: The old Brda varieties are worth asking for by name: black and white cepika, drugmbernca, napoleonka, čufarca, tercinka, čempevka and vedrjanka.
The spring eating and drinking day of the Brda calendar, held in the lanes of the walled village of Šmartno with cooking done live in the street.
Host: Brda in vino, [email protected]
Featured producers: Klet Brda, Movia, Marjan Simčič, Ščurek, Medot
Pours: Rebula, Sauvignonasse, Merlot
Tip: Turizem Brda counts more than 25 local and visiting restaurants and more than 30 Brda winemakers, plus a market of honey, olive oil, dried fruit, cheese and cured meat. The organisers publish details on the Brda in vino Facebook page and take enquiries at [email protected].
The weekend the Brda cellars open together. The 2026 edition ran 13 and 14 June with 32 wineries taking part and the route starting at Dobrovo Castle.
Host: Kontrabánt
Featured producers: Ščurek, Reja Vino, Kmetija Kocijančič Zanut, Vinska klet Benedetič, Emeran Reya
Pours: Rebula, Malvazija, Merlot
Tip: The ticket covers a glass, a wristband, a ten euro voucher to spend on bottles and at least four samples at every cellar. A weekend pass is 55 euros and 65 with the shuttle bus.
The Brda keeping of St Martin, held inside the walls of the medieval village of Šmartno, the day the year's must is reckoned as wine.
Host: Turizem Brda (Tourist Information Centre Brda)
Pours: Rebula, Merlot, New-vintage wine from the just-finished harvest
Tip: It is also the point growers judge the vintage by. Klet Brda's own 2026 harvest note says the quality cannot be assessed until St Martin's.
Peak wine-travel season in Brda is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Brda rewards trust.