Only clean, perfectly ripe grapes were picked in small 12 kg perforated bins. Gentle handling of grapes, must, juice and wine. Quick pressing of destemmed grapes without skin contact to avoid extraction of the phenolics. Juice was cold settled for 24 hours and racked to fermentation tanks.

Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks for over three weeks at the temperature 15°-20°C. After fermentation: to build a mouth feel, wine was left on fine lees for two months. No fining, gentle filtration and early bottling.

Verus was founded by three friends and winegrowers: Rajko Žličar, Danilo Šnajder and Božidar Grabovac. They opened a wine cellar on the premises of a former bakery in the spring of 2007. “Verus” means true, real, actual, as well as honest, genuine, unpretentious, fair. They, like us, strive to have this kind of attitude towards everyone and hope that their wines exhibit the same qualities. Verus vineyards are located in eastern Slovenia, in the winegrowing region of Styria. They extend between the rivers Drava and Mura, and the towns of Ormož and Ljutomer. In this diverse, dynamic and exceptionally picturesque landscape they cultivate 25ha of vineyards in carefully selected sites.