In the poetic hilltop village of Medana—classified First Growth in 1787—the Klinec family cultivates six hectares of living vineyards and welcomes guests to the open hearth and panoramic terrace.
Goriška Brda descends from the ridges of Korada and Sabotin toward the Friulian plain. Protected from cold northern winds by the Julian Alps and caressed by warm Adriatic breezes, our hillsides gather 2,900 hours of sunshine each year.
Fifty million years ago, these hills lay beneath a warm Eocene sea. Alternating layers of marl (opoka) and sandstone preserve marine fossils—most famously the spiral foraminifer Assilina medanica, named after Medana itself.
Archival 1787 Habsburg Classificazione register recording Medana in Class I (I. Classe).
First recorded as Villa de Mandan in 610, Medana flourished under the Patriarchs of Aquileia and Counts of Gorizia. In 1787, Europe’s first vineyard cadastre placed Medana in Class I.
Scroll through the four stages of the Klinec method—or select any stage directly—to trace how opoka marl, cosmic rhythms, skin contact, and four traditional woods shape every bottle.
Select a wood to inspect its role in the Klinec cellar:
Every bottle is grown on our nine Medana parcels, fermented spontaneously on the skins, aged two to three years on fine lees in four woods, and bottled unfiltered.
At Ošterija Klinec, hospitality is inseparable from the homestead. Almost everything that reaches your plate grows in our garden from early spring to late autumn or comes from our own pigs, goats, and poultry.
Dine outdoors on the panoramic terrace overlooking the terraced hills of Medana, or gather indoors beside the crackling Brda fireplace (kamin) when the Bora wind sweeps down from the mountains.
We cook over live wood embers on the open hearth (ognjišče) and beneath traditional cast-iron bells (čripnja), dressing dishes with our own cold-pressed olive oil and homemade wine vinegars.
Photographs from the Klinec homestead archive. Select any image to open the full 24-photograph lightbox.
Whether you wish to reserve a table for a slow homestead lunch or dinner, arrange a guided cellar wine tasting with Aleks Klinec, or plan a gathering for an announced group, send us an inquiry below.
For announced groups and wine tastings outside regular sittings, please inquire in advance.
Ošterija Klinec, Medana 20, 5212 Dobrovo v Brdih, Slovenia
No overnight rooms are offered—this form is for dining at Ošterija Klinec, guided wine tastings, or cellar inquiries.
