In the Simonič family wine growing has been a tradition for several generations. At the end of the 20th century, in the late nineties, Mr. Ivan Simonič decided to concentrate on the production of sparkling wines and has become a leading producer of sparkling wines in Bela Krajina. In the year 2000 Semič semi-dry sparkling wines were unveiled. In that same year the wines were awarded with the gold medal at the fair in Gornja Radgona with a score of 18.53 points and were ranked second among all sparkling wines. That was sufficient encouragement for further development at the winery, which now also produces Semič Dry sparkling wine and Modra Frankinja. In 2004 Semič produced a Gold sparkling wine, to which leaves of 23 carat gold were added, and in 2005 they produced an amber sparkling wine with a specific taste, unique in Slovenia.
Every year their sparkling wines receive gold or silver awards at the Agricultural fair in Gornja Radgonia as confirmation of consistent quality.
Vineyards of the Simonič family are located in the Bela Krajina wine growing district, in Semič, in the areas of Črešnjevec and Semiška gora. These are especially sunny positions, which together with the quality of the soil, enables the production of grapes of a quality suited for sparkling wines. The vineyards are planted with various sorts of grapes such as Chardonnay, Kerner, Laški Rizling, Sauvignon and Modra Frankinja. All of the sparkling wines are produced exclusively by the classical champagne method with the second fermentation taking place in the bottle.
Every year their sparkling wines receive gold or silver awards at the Agricultural fair in Gornja Radgonia as confirmation of consistent quality.
Vineyards of the Simonič family are located in the Bela Krajina wine growing district, in Semič, in the areas of Črešnjevec and Semiška gora. These are especially sunny positions, which together with the quality of the soil, enables the production of grapes of a quality suited for sparkling wines. The vineyards are planted with various sorts of grapes such as Chardonnay, Kerner, Laški Rizling, Sauvignon and Modra Frankinja. All of the sparkling wines are produced exclusively by the classical champagne method with the second fermentation taking place in the bottle.