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

Dry but ample and round

The one to drink with chocolate

Region -   Douro

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

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