{"id":7821,"date":"2020-04-03T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T04:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?p=7821"},"modified":"2020-05-19T13:49:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T11:49:41","slug":"ales-kristancic-the-artist-of-goriska-brda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/en\/gastronomy\/wine\/ales-kristancic-the-artist-of-goriska-brda\/","title":{"rendered":"Ale\u0161 Kristan\u010di\u010d &#8211; The artist of Gori\u0161ka Brda"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The man behind Movia<\/h2>\n<p>The man behind Movia, Ale\u0161 Kristanc\u030cic\u030c, has been described as \u2018the wine genius of Slovenia, \u2018star of the Slovenian wine scene\u2019, \u2018a visionary\u2019, \u2018a genuine and complete showman\u2019, \u2018intensely focused, passionate and unpredictable at once\u2019 and \u2018oddly loveable\u2019 &#8211; and that was only in a single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/articles\/ales-kristancic-wine-genius-of-slovenia\">article from Food &amp; Wine magazine<\/a>. After interviewing him for this book, we wholeheartedly agree with all of these descriptions, and would add that he is a true original, who has dedicated his life to producing wine on his own terms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What makes wine from Brda unique<\/strong>?<br \/>I believe it\u2019s all the components of the terroir, and especially the soil. We have a very long history of wine cultivation, and our roots are thoroughly connected to agriculture. But today it\u2019s very difficult to speak generally about winemaking, because we are also different. Nowadays individual winemakers can make many different decisions about how they cultivate their vineyards.<\/p>\n\n<p><b>How did Movia become such a renowned brand?<\/b><br>Movia was always private, that\u2019s very important. Historically speaking, when you became part of a cooperative, which was normal here, your end product was a kilo of grapes, not a bottle of wine. That\u2019s a very big difference. Our vineyards also have old vines, and the soil has always been treated in the same way &#8211; no herbicides or pesticides were ever used. When you plant a new vineyard, it\u2019s mostly not for you, it\u2019s for the next generation. Because if you\u2019re a really serious wine producer, we know that the plant needs a long time to really give you its best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ve said that the best school you went to was the school of your father. What were the most important lessons you learned?<\/strong><br>Ah, haha! The most important lessons? The most important lesson is that if your job is making wine, then you can\u2019t be sensitive to other people\u2019s opinions. Of course you\u2019re happier if you hear that they like the wine, but you just do your job. You can\u2019t do any more than that. And you really have to dedicate your life to it. You have to give it more than you give your family. And maybe that\u2019s not right, but that was the rule of my father.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How much of your personality goes into Movia wines?<\/strong><br>You know I heard some stories about that. Some people say too much. Haha! But I never think about that. I\u2019m doing the wine in my own way. I\u2019m trying to do everything that\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it true that Hemingway was particularly fond of Movia wine?<\/strong><br>You know, this is kind of bullshit. Hemingway was driving an ambulance here, and he had the idea for his book A Farewell to Arms. During that time you didn\u2019t have a lot of wine. But Movia was always making wine, even during the war. So there is a big probability that Hemingway was drinking our wine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/product\/the-slovenia-wine-top-125-experiences\/\">More about Ale\u0161 Kristan\u010di\u010d \u2013 The artist of Gori\u0161ka Brda in THE Slovenia WINE<\/a><\/p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man behind Movia The man behind Movia, Ale\u0161 Kristanc\u030cic\u030c, has been described as \u2018the wine genius of Slovenia, \u2018star of the Slovenian wine scene\u2019, \u2018a visionary\u2019, \u2018a genuine and complete showman\u2019, \u2018intensely focused, passionate and unpredictable at once\u2019 and \u2018oddly loveable\u2019 &#8211; and that was only in a single article from Food &amp; Wine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":30673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[185,2110,181,2100,2098,177],"tags":[1840,1844,1842,418,1846],"class_list":{"0":"post-7821","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-best-brands","8":"category-evino","9":"category-mediteranian-slovenia","10":"category-slovenian-vineyards","11":"category-slovenian-wines","12":"category-wine","13":"tag-ales-kristancic","14":"tag-best-slovenia-wine","15":"tag-best-winery-slovenia","16":"tag-goriska-brda","17":"tag-movia-wines"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - 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