Slobodné, Majer (red), Zemianske Sady, Slovakia Graf First established in the 17th

First established in the 17th century by the Monastery of Saint Catherine of Siena as a mixed farm

but stands in no-one's shadow now making wine which in her words

after a decade working for wineries across South Africa

Wine making has come along way in that time but as technology advances we start to realise that what is really good about wine is the basics - grapes

‘friendlier’ style

Slobodné, Majer (red), Zemianske Sady, Slovakia Graf First established in the 17thSlobodne is family run winery and farm going back to the early 20th century but with a 50 yr break due to the hardships of WWII and then 40 years of communism. They have rebuilt their farm over the past 25 years and now alongside making wine produce crops: barley, wheat, rapeseed, poppies and more; tend livestock; and keep bees. It is run by two sisters and their two partners, Agnes, Andrea, Katerina, and Miso, who are pictured on the label of this