This dry red is hand-harvested from their vineyard in the Istrian hillside. The grapes are de-stemmed and macerated briefly with their pulp and skins before spontaneous fermentation. The wine ages for 30 months in used barrique barrels until bottling.
Marinko Rodica decided to change careers from being a car mechanic in 1998 to founding Rodica Family Winery.
By 2008 they were certified organic and by 2012 their environmentally friendly and energy efficient winery was completed.
They farm 15 hectares of vines of mostly indigenous varietals like Malvasia and Refošk, with others like Pinot Gris, Merlot, and Syrah. Before Marinko bought the land, the vines were abandoned and overgrown for over 50 years