A bunch of grapes in the morning light above the Krka valley

Colnar

1747

Let us take you through the hills of Dolenjska, and meet our wines.

A family with tradition

  1. 1408

    First records

    The first records of the Colnar family go back to 1408.

  2. 1747

    Tradition

    The first son named Janez is born. Every first son has carried the name since.

  3. 2001

    Expansion

    Janez VII and his brother Matjaž plant three and a half hectares of vines, and enlarge the old vineyard cottage.

  4. 2022

    New cellar

    We build a new cellar with modern equipment for making wine.

  5. Today

    Quality

    We make twelve kinds of wine, and consistent quality comes before all of it.

Tasting

A tasting of our wines and a tour of the cellar at Lešnica.

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“Life is too short to drink bad wine.”

Where to find us

Cellar

Lešnica 8

A modern cellar built in 2022. Cellar tours, tastings and wine collection.

Vineyard cottage

Črešnjice 124, Otočec

The old vineyard cottage among the vines, looking out over the Krka and the Gorjanci. A place for parties and celebrations.

Colnar Wine Bar

Our wine bar in the Supernova shopping centre in Novo mesto, where you can stop for a glass of wine. You can also collect wine to take home.

Opening hours

Mon – Sat · 9.00 – 21.00

Vinoteka Colnar: shelves of wine, the counter and bar tables
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