Alessio Komjanc & Figli

The Alessio Komjanc winery is located in San Floriano del Collio, in the province of Gorizia, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, at the foot of a hill. A wonderful and evocative place from which, to the north, opens the spectacular view of the hills and the eastern Alps with the Matajur, Canin, and Monte Nero mountains.

Traveling along the road that leads from the small church of the Preval sanctuary towards the center of San Floriano del Collio, the first winery encountered is that of Alessio Komjanc.
The winery was founded many years ago, in the 1970s, thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of Grandfather Alessio, after whom the winery is named, who decided to continue his agricultural activities independently from what he had previously done at his father's company.

The Komjanc family had actually been a family of winemakers for centuries, and since the end of the 19th century, Alessio's great-grandparents had already been producing wine in Collio. From the very beginning, Alessio decided to give the winery's work a monovarietal character and was indeed one of the first in the entire small municipality to realize the importance of selling their wine in bottles.
The first labels branded “Alessio Komjanc” date back to the 1973 vintage. From then on, a path of successes and satisfactions began that brings us to today.
 

Alessio Komjanc: tradition and innovation through generations

Over the years, the project expanded in parallel with the family. It is indeed the family that gave a turning point to the winery's work.

In 2000, Alessio's four sons, Beniamin, Patrik, Ivani, and Roberto, began working in the company alongside their father. The first three started taking care of the vineyards and the actual winemaking process, while Roberto, together with his wife Raffaella, focused on hospitality and the marketing of the finished product.

In 2006, the winery was completely renovated and expanded to reach a covered area of 750 square meters. At Alessio Komjanc winery, only grapes from the company's owned vineyards are vinified, and the wines are aged mostly in steel, although a small part is still reserved for aging in wood.

Today, the Komjanc winery owns 24 hectares of vineyards and produces about 80,000 bottles per year. An artisanal reality where the quality of the product is a value of central importance.
 

Alessio Komjanc: quality as a watchword

The motto in the Komjanc household is "We are the guardians of the earth and the values it expresses". What does it mean? A simple phrase but one that perfectly explains the values of the company, namely the continuation and protection of the traditions and fruits of their territory in the most poetic form there is, that is wine.

The territory in which this winery is located is particularly suited for winegrowing, thanks to its mild climate and thus the ideal climatic conditions created by the protection against cold winds from the north provided by the Prealps and to the south by the proximity of the sea, which is only 15 km away in a straight line.

The soil is another key element: made up of marl, a type of sedimentary rock consisting of a clayey fraction and a carbonaceous fraction, it imparts a distinct minerality to the wines carrying the Alessio Komjanc label. The hills where the vineyards are located are an undeniable sign of quality since it is the typically summer temperature variation between day and night that gives the grapes the aromaticity that characterizes the wines produced here.

The word quality is also found in another element that characterizes the work of the Komjanc winery, namely low production. Very low yields, averaging 1.5 kg per plant, aim to create a very high-quality production. Important, quality wines that will surely win you over.
 

Alessio Komjanc: values that do not change over time 

The values of this reality are simple but equally significant. Tradition, because one should never lose their roots. Responsibility, towards the planet, thus placing the concept of sustainability at the center. Family, because it is the beating heart of the company, the breath of life that has made, makes, and will make the continuous growth of this reality possible.

Culture because it is the value that infuses personality into Alessio Komjanc's work, enhancing it: wine is a cultural product capable of communicating the history and knowledge of this border territory, rich in history and wounds. The wines of Alessio Komjanc therefore aim to be an expression of the easternmost part of Italy, the Collio, a land suited to viticulture for several centuries.