Winemaker

Tomaz Ščurek

Discipline: Winemaker

i. Biography

Tomaz Ščurek leads winemaking at Ščurek in Plešivo, Goriška Brda, Slovenia, where the work is set by slope, vineyard, and season. In a region defined by agriculture and hillside viticulture, the craft is to turn each harvest into wines that register their origin without flattening it.

The Climb

At Ščurek, the progression to director of winemaking and winemaker of Ščurek Wine Estate marks a move deeper into the estate’s core decisions. The job is built on observation, timing, and judgment: reading the vineyard, responding to the cellar, and keeping the work tied to what the fruit and the year actually offer. Plešivo, in Goriška Brda, sets the pace. Tomaz Ščurek’s practice sits inside that pace, where continuity across seasons matters as much as any single vintage. In that context, winemaking is less about imposing a style than about translating what the site gives into bottle with restraint and control. As director of winemaking at Ščurek, Tomaz Ščurek carries the process from harvest to finished wine. The role depends on knowing when to step in and when to let the material hold its own, because the decisions made in the cellar are what shape the wine that leaves it.

Today

He is director of winemaking at Ščurek in Plešivo, Goriška Brda, Slovenia. His work is rooted in winemaking. That description points to a craft defined by place, repetition, and close attention. In Plešivo, Tomaz Ščurek’s role connects the estate’s daily cellar work to the larger rhythm of the region, where winemaking stays tied to land and season.

Profile updated August 2026

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