Meet the Roxanich Winery @ Weekend Food Festival and experience the rare wine selection in Rovinj, Croatia, from April 14-16, 2023, at the Old Tobacco Factory.
The Weekend Food Festival is a unique event that brings together all those for whom food is an integral part of their work, from the world’s best chefs, experts in the field of gastronomy, the food industry and catering to gourmet lovers. After the successful first edition, the Weekend Food Festival will once again place Rovinj and Croatia at the center of the world gastronomic scene for three days, educating and discussing trends and experiences, both in top restaurants and in the food industry.
The organisers of the biggest media conference in the region, Weekend Media Festival, after listening to the needs of the market, have designed and organised a unique festival that functions as a platform for education, the exchange of ideas and networking for restaurateurs, producers and gourmets.
The Weekend Food Festival is a place where top chefs, eno and gastro experts, food and equipment manufacturers, and all gourmet lovers gather, with the aim of learning, enjoying and connecting.
The Roxanich collections are an experience for all the senses. Discover the grape varieties, savor the aromas, see the multitude of colors and hear it speak to you of distant times and beautiful places. The Roxanich Winery will present 7 wine labels in Rovinj:
The Roxanich Rovigno 2016, an assemblage of a light and young character with refreshing energy, coming out of the bottle in golden nuances, is arguably the superstar of the entire First Roses range.
Three varietals of Malvasia Istriana, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay are macerated and spontaneously fermented to embody the sun, the land, and the soul of Istria in a dry, soft and velvety white with pears flavors, dried fruit stones, a scent of nuts, minerality, and a hint of white pepper.
The Roxanich Montona 2018 is our full-hearted welcome to the worlds of the Malvasia Istriana grape and macerated white wines.
Unlike many of the “fresh style” Malvasia Istriana, Roxanich`s interpretation is more a wine alike, profound and arguably authentic expression of the classic Malvasia Istriana.
The Roxanich Montona is fresh and macerated from a few hours to a few days, subject to vintage, and has no extreme skin contact duration.
Draga is a small Istrian river flowing through the countryside around the city of Buzet, along beautiful canyons and waterfalls. It brings love and water to fields of our divine Istrian truffles.
With the Roxanich Draga 2017 we try to frame this beauty with Pinot Blanc - a variety traditionally grown in West Istria since the days of Napoleon.
The Roxanich Draga brings all the best of the Pinot Blanc grape, naturally fermented with indigenous yeasts, macerated for two days, maintaining its originality and terroir footprint.
An elegant rosé for all seasons, the Roxanich Portorose 2021 is made out of the indigenous grape varieties Borgonja Istriana and Teran.
The Roxanich Portorose is an entirely innovative expression of a rosé, giving its best to a distinctive gourmet palate, with an intense bright color illustrating nuances of rosehip, hibiscus and pomegranate. The wine offers intense and structured sips of an elegantly bodied variety of spicy and earthly aromas. One recalls notes of fresh raspberries, cranberries, strawberries with a hint of lavender.
Mladen Rožanić’s persistent wish to combine the hitherto incompatible varieties from the two largest Croatian peninsulas, Istria and Pelješac, resulted in the Roxanich Petra 2/6 2015 wine. It embodies very much his idea of “different but alike”. The two most popular Croatian red varieties, the Plavac Mali grapes from the location of Dingač and the ancient Istrian grape of Teran, are blended together in one wine for the first time in history.
This rich red wine reflects the full character of Petra Rožanić, our family artist (who, though too modest to say so herself, also painted the new Roxanich wine labels).
Another unique, long-macerated, orange Chardonnay - another of Mladen’s atypical interpretations of the classic. The Roxanich Sara 3/6 2010 may be our most up-front wine: from the nose to the palate, Sara will overwhelm with her gorgeous amber hue and complex aromas of nutmeg, almonds and jasmine.
A single taste explodes with freshness, citrus and minerality, with an unexpected directness, all riding a generous and full body. Rich, elegantly tannic and with a viscous texture, the Roxanich Sara 3/6 hits hard from the first sip and leaves with a long, nutty aftertaste.
Marked by style so characteristic for Istrian wines, the Roxanich Bordo’ 2011 is distinguished by its sublime combination of power and elegance.
The word “Bordo’” stands for Merlot. In Venetian lands, “Bordo’” was mentioned in 1855 for the first time, describing a grape varietal arriving to Venice from the French Bordeaux region.
Bottled without filtration after long ageing in large wooden vats, barrels and giaras, the Roxanich Bordo’ doesn’t show its age, baring it very well. Fresh, featuring a balanced body in the palate with extremely fine and defined tannins, the Roxanich Bordo’ leaves the Merlot lover with a long finish characterized by its outstanding fragrant.