{"title":"Slobodne Vinarstvo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe name says everything: Slobodne Vinarstvo means 'free winemaking,' and for sisters Agnes Lovecka and Katarina Kuropkova, the freedom to farm and vinify as they choose was hard-won across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family's roots in Zemianske Sady, a village an hour south of Bratislava in the Danubian Lowlands, stretch back to the early 20th century when great-great uncle Maximilian grew grapes alongside wheat, corn, and tobacco. The land was seized during communist rule -- both brothers who farmed it had participated in the Slovak national uprising against Nazi forces, and one died in the conflict. The ownership papers survived hidden behind a wall under a staircase for decades, until 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/slobodne-vinarstvo\"\u003eSlobodne Vinarstvo producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"deviner-orange-slobodne-natural-wine","title":"Slobodne Deviner 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeviner is a blend of Devin and Traminer, two aromatic white varieties grown at the Majer Zemianske Sady estate near Hlohovec in western Slovakia. The 2018 underwent six weeks of skin contact, giving it an amber hue and a texture that sits squarely in orange wine territory without becoming heavy or tannic. No additives are used in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevin is a Slovak crossing of Gewürztraminer and Roter Veltliner, developed in 1958 at the Vine Research Centre in Bratislava. It produces naturally aromatic wines with notes of apricot, elderflower, and spice. Blended with Traminer, the Deviner leans into those floral and citrus qualities, kept fresh by the estate's cool-continental growing conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vineyards sit on loess and clay soils in the Danubian Lowlands near the River Váh and the foothills of the Little Carpathians. Slobodne has farmed biodynamically since 2016, becoming a member of Demeter (via the Austrian organisation, since no Slovak chapter existed at the time). Harvest is by hand, and fermentation proceeds with native yeasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a lean, refreshing skin-contact wine that drinks more like freshly squeezed grapefruit and orange juice than a structured orange wine. It is approachable for newcomers to skin-contact styles while still showing the aromatic complexity the Devin grape is known for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Slobodne Vinarstvo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37731973300423,"sku":"SLOBDEVI18C","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/slobodne-deviner-orange-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186642"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/slobodne-vinarstvo.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}