Portrait of Matej Fiegl
i. Biography
The Path
Enology and agraria training brought Matej Fiegl into the working vocabulary of the Fiegl winery, where the younger generation of the Fiegl winemaking family has taken up the same site and its discipline in Oslavia. Associated with Fiegl Vini in Friuli, he works from a line of practice shaped by family continuity and place.
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The Work Today
At the family operation in Oslavia, the vineyards are managed with minimal environmental impact, a standard Matej Fiegl ties directly to output and vine capacity. His own framing is practical: the crop is held to what the grapevine can carry, rather than pushed beyond it.
Signature
Ribolla Gialla sits within Matej Fiegl’s signature repertory, anchoring the family’s work at Fiegl winery in a grape long tied to the area.
In Their Words “The cultivation style adopted in our vineyards guarantees a minimal environmental impact: production is limited in quantity, respecting the natural capacity of the grapevine.”
Acclaim
The wines are meant to express the Oslavia cru and carry the culture and tradition of Collio: "we guarantee that the wines will enhance the terroir expressed by the Oslavia cru and convey the culture and tradition of Collio."
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