A new generation in Friuli: Miklus - Ribolla Gialla "Natural Art" 2011

In November 2014, I met five winemakers at a small tasting in San Floriano del Collio. Quietly spoken and rather shy, Mitja Miklus from the Draga estate seemed to blend into the background. But this young chap is smart - he doesn't need to adopt the blust

(Almost) every week, I select an orange wine (a white wine made with extended skin contact) that grabbed my attention. View the whole series here.

In November 2014, I met five winemakers at a small tasting in San Floriano del Collio. Quietly spoken and seemingly rather shy, Mitja Miklus seemed to blend into the background. But this young chap is smart not to adopt the bluster of a salesman, his wines do the talking quite well by themselves.