Krasno Rebula
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
grilled freshwater fish, seafood risotto, fresh goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the steep, wind-swept terraces surrounding the high-altitude village of Krasno in the Goriška Brda region, Klet Brda's Krasno Rebula is a pure expression of Slovenia's most cherished indigenous white grape. The name 'Krasno' pays homage to this picturesque village, where vineyards cling to dramatic slopes composed of 'opoka'—a unique local soil of layered marl and sandstone. This terroir, combined with the dramatic collision of warm Adriatic breezes and cool Alpine winds, imparts a distinctive mineral tension and vibrant acidity to the wine. Historically, Rebula has been cultivated in these hills since at least the 13th century, surviving centuries of political and agricultural shifts to remain the liquid soul of Primorska. Crafted primarily in stainless steel to preserve its pristine fruit character, this wine offers a sensory journey through the sun-drenched, terraced hillsides of Brda, showcasing notes of green apple, citrus blossom, and a signature saline minerality.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1957 in the western reaches of Slovenia's Primorska region, Klet Brda is a premier cooperative winery owned by approximately 400 local winegrowing families. The vineyards cascade across the steep, terraced hills of Goriška Brda beneath Dobrovo Castle, positioned between the snowcapped Julian Alps and the Adriatic Sea. This sub-Mediterranean pocket is defined by flysch soils—locally known as opoka, composed of layered marl and sandstone—imparting signature minerality and tensile structure to the fruit. Viticulture follows strict sustainable guidelines, requiring meticulous hand-tending across hundreds of micro-parcels. Chief oenologist Darinko Ribolica and winemaker Luka Ribolica vinify in subterranean cellars, seamlessly combining stainless steel with neutral and large Slovenian oak. Klet Brda champions indigenous and benchmark regional white expressions, notably Rebula (Ribolla Gialla), Sivi Pinot (Pinot Grigio), and Sauvignonasse, showcased through the minerally vibrant Family Vineyards line, skin-macerated Krasno Orange, and the oak-matured Bagueri prestige range.
🍇 Grapes
Rebula
🍷 ABV
12.5%