Slobodne, Hopera

Made using foraged wild hops from the surrounding forests of their vineyard this has savoury aromas with a big flavourful palate.

Pithy and fresh with a mineral finish. The result is very much a 'wine' but has a distinct herbal and hoppy note! 

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc & foraged wild hops

Place: Hlohovec, Slovakia

ABV: 11%

Colour: Orange

Vintage: 2021

PRODUCER PROFILE

Slobodne are a winery and farm located about an hour's drive east of Bratislava. Today's winemakers are making wine in the same cellar as their great great uncle was in the early 1900s. 

In 2009, their children (two sisters, Agnes and Katarina) decided to leave their life in the city (Bratislava) to return to the farm and become winemakers, along with their two partners Andrea and Miso (their logo is a representation of this lifestyle change). One year later they started Slobodne, which means 'freedom' in Slovak, or 'free winery'.

The four of them (now in late 30's and early 40’s) are still running the farm and making the wines, and are continuously pushing boundaries in their experiments with natural wines. They have a particular focus on various skin-contact wines, and were the first winery in Slovakia to start working with Georgian qvevri and Spanish Tinajas.