The base for Status red wine is two grape varieties: Merlot (70%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (30%). Manual harvest is done when the grapes are fully ripe and the tannins in the grape skins and pips are ripe. Maceration (skin contact) lasts for at least 45 days, in the best vintages up to 60 days. The wine is then aged for 30 months in large barrels (1,500 l) and small (225 l) barrique barrels made from French oak. Sweetness: dry Alcohol: 13,5 abv. %
Bjana is the dialect name for our village Biljana. Bjana wines are produced and nurtured on the family estate in the heart of the Goriška brda wine-growing region, a pre-Alpine hilly world with a strong Mediterranean influence. Our wines are aged in the fully restored Dorišče Manor, one of the oldest cellars in the world. "The manor house was built in the 13th century by the Counts of Gorizia and was then called Wyglan. In 1288 Rovanus de Biglola is mentioned, in 1307 Martin de Bilana and his son Fosch, and in 1341 Knight Leonard of Biljana. At the end of the 15th century, the manor was bought... [več o vinarju]