Visited @reyaoton in the Goriska Brda region of western Slovenia. Oton was generous both with his time and wines. A bit of a one man band with a great sense of humor. As evidenced by naming some of his wines “bastard” and “orangoton”. He grows 8 types of grapes on 3.5 hectares. He produces 60% white wines and 40% red wines. He uses oak wood but from different countries and blends. He used acacia for first time this past year for his rebula. Oton produces 10,000 bottles per year. At one point he exported but now just sells within several hundred kilometers. What we tried (oy): Beli Pinot 2017 & 2016 (dry white) Chardonnay 2017 Jakot 2017 Rebula 2017 aged in oak Rebula 2018 aged in acacia Rebula 2018 aged in oak Pinot Grigio 2017 Merlot 2018 Merlot 2016 aged in Austrian-Hungarian wood Merlot 2016 aged in French wood Bastard 2015 #otonreya #goriskabrda #wine #slovenianwine #naturalwine #slovenia @pipastrela18a (at Kozana) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzn-O2WI1n7/?igshid=3tnn7uh9ljyw