{"id":20860,"date":"2019-12-02T06:44:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T06:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/foodwine\/top-13-slovenian-sparkling-wines-copy\/"},"modified":"2020-05-19T13:43:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T11:43:14","slug":"top-masterclass-sparkling-wine-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/en\/top\/top-masterclass-sparkling-wine-tasting\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP MASTERCLASS: Sparkling wine tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>TOP MASTERCLASS: Sparkling wine tasting<\/h1>\n<h2>Become a sparkling wines connoisseur<\/h2>\n<p><em>If you wish to truly sparkle as a host or a guest at December festive events, you need to know your bubbles. Hi\u0161a penin Isteni\u010d, a Slovenian sparkling wines powerhouse, has the perfect solution \u2013 a master class workshop at their beautiful estate in Bizeljsko on Saturday, December 7. The very best of Slovenian and Croatian sparkling wine makers will present around 25 of their most exciting bubblies providing the beginners and the professionals with an in-depth overview of the regional sparkling wines trends and development. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"947\" data-src=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Miha-Isteni\u010d.jpg\" alt=\"Miha Isteni\u010d\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/947;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"947\" src=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Miha-Isteni\u010d.jpg\" alt=\"Miha Isteni\u010d\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/gastronomy\/wine\/top-8-champagne-brands\/\">TOP 8 Champagne brands in 2019<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/gastronomy\/wine\/top-13-slovenian-sparkling-wines\/\">TOP recommended Slovene sparkling wines<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/gastronomy\/wine\/champagne-opening-with-a-saber\/\">TOP advice: How to open the champagne with a saber?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/product\/the-slovenia-wine-top-125-experiences\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This workshop is suitable for everyone who loves a glass of sparkling wine and wants to know more about it. We hope to strengthen the awareness about the amazing quality of sparking wines this region has to offer and to educate about this noble drink,&#8221; said <strong>Miha Isteni\u010d<\/strong> from the family firm which has celebrated it&#8217;s 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary last year and saw this year bring them two medals at Decanter World Wine Awards (a bronze for Gourmet Rose and a silver for Prestige Extra Brut) and two wins at the recent Slovenian Wine Festival (in white and rose sparkling wines categories).<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ISTENIC-SPARKLING-WINES.jpg\" alt=\"ISTENIC SPARKLING WINES\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/675;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ISTENIC-SPARKLING-WINES.jpg\" alt=\"ISTENIC SPARKLING WINES\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>An impressive panel of experts will comment the samples the winemakers will present at the masterclass, which will be moderated by sommelier <strong>Valentin Bufolin. <\/strong>Members of the panel are to be a culinary journalist, author and sommelier <strong>Toma\u017e Sr\u0161en<\/strong>, a French-Slovenian winemaker <strong>Francois Botton<\/strong>, a legend of Slovenian sparkling wines <strong>Janez Isteni\u010d<\/strong>, master from Gori\u0161ka Brda <strong>Miran Sirk<\/strong>, chef <strong>Jure Tomi\u010d<\/strong> from O\u0161tarija Debeluh (freshly named as the Slovenian Chef of the Future by Gault&amp;Millau), a scientist, artist and enologist <strong>Marin Berovi\u010d<\/strong>, the legendary Croatian wine journalist <strong>\u017deljko Suhadolnik<\/strong> and of course the first lady of Slovenian eno-gastronomy <strong>Mira \u0160emi\u0107<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of seats at the master class is limited, please apply at <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:office@istenic.si\"><strong>office@istenic.si<\/strong><\/a><strong> before December 4. 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