Movia — wine without borders

An estate on the border

Movia lies in Ceglo, in the heart of Goriška Brda. When the border was drawn after the Second World War, some of the vineyards ended up on the Italian side — and the family still farms them today. Movia's wine is cross-border by birth: from the same hills, the same marl soil and the same view towards the Adriatic.

Movia is the Kristančič family estate.

Aleš Kristančič and the philosophy of time

Today the face of Movia is Aleš Kristančič — a winemaker who understands wine as a living organism. The vineyards are farmed biodynamically and the wines mature slowly, often longer than the market would dictate. Cellar decisions follow the vine, the vintage and, for some wines, the phases of the moon.

The result is wines of tension and depth that keep developing for years after bottling — from mineral Ribolla to mature, structured reds.

Lunar, Veliko and Puro

The Lunar line is made with as little intervention as possible: the grapes ferment and mature at nature's pace, and the wine is bottled unfiltered. Veliko is the name of Movia's grand selections and blends, which need time in the cellar and in the glass.

Puro is perhaps Movia's most famous speciality: a sparkling wine that stays on its lees in the bottle until it is opened — the guest does the disgorging by opening the bottle upside down. A ritual worth seeing at least once.

Movia and Ines

Movia is where Ines Markič's professional path in wine began.