ABOUT US

  • About us
  • Wine cellar
  • Chocolaterie
  • Stone cottage Sremič
  • Vineyards

WINE

  • Sparkling wines
  • Classic wines
  • Chocolate wines
  • All wines

CHOCOLAT IMPERIAL

  • Chocolat imperial
  • Chocolate medallions
  • Chocolate medallions
  • Chocolate boxes
  • Chocolate lollipops
  • Chocolate wines
  • Personalized gifts

EXPERIENCES

  • Tastings at the homestead
  • Tasting amidst the vineyards
  • Chocolate workshops
  • Additional services

KUNEJ Wine & Chocolate

  • Cesta prvih borcev 40
    8280 Brestanica, Slovenia

CONTACT

  • E-mail: ales@kunej.com
  • Phone: 07 49 73 330
  • Mobile: 031 337 526

WINE SHOP KUNEJ

CHOOSE LANGUAGE

  • SLO / EN
družina Kunej
Tradition
The KUNEJ family has been actively involved in grape cultivation and wine production for several generations. The estate bears the name KUNEJ ever since the distant year 1886, when our great-great-grandfather Anton Kunej married into the homestead in today’s Brestanica, known as Rajhenburg at that time. The farm then was completely self-sufficient while also quite extensive: it included livestock, arable land and vineyards.
družina Kunej
The most prominent vineyards have always been in the Sremič wine-growing region, which is part of the Posavje hill range between Krško and Brestanica. Here stands the old stone cottage that originally also served as a wine cellar.
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All the owners of the farm who came after Anton: his son Lojze, grandson Anton, great-grandson Lojze and finally, myself, the current owner Aleš, have upheld a deep passion for grapevines, vineyard care, and wine cellaring. Of course, all this is only possible with the unwavering support of our wives.
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The family

In the Kunej family, we have been engaged in wine production for more than 130 years. If we think about everything that has transpired in the last 130 years: two world wars, the Cold War, different political regimes, epidemics, economic crises, ups and downs of all sorts, the arrival of various new technologies etc. … In all these years, none of it could wane our commitment to the vineyards. A vineyard is a permanent plantation, and, once you plant it, you simply tend to it as best you know and can. In doing so, you have to defy various weather influences, diseases and pests, which makes you cherish what nature gives you. In recent times, which have been marked by the global epidemic of the coronavirus, we have decided to take a bold step and cut down vineyards on inferior wine-growing sites and, at the same time, plant new ones on selected sites in Sremič. Now, we are especially proud because we cultivate three prestigious vineyard sites: the Roševo vineyard, the vineyard by the stone cottage, and the vineyard by the old yew tree.

As the young heir to the estate, I gradually took over the reins together with my wife Emanuela. My parents Lojze and Danica still stand firmly by our side, actively and selflessly helping in all areas of operation (vineyard cultivation, cellaring, tastings). As a food technologist and winemaker, I take care of the development of viticulture and winemaking, while my wife Emanuela, also a food technologist, focuses on the production and development of chocolate products. Emanuela is the one who brought the love of chocolate to the Kunej house.

družina Kunej
WINE & CHOCOLATE

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KUNEJ VINO & ČOKOLADA D.O.O. Cesta prvih borcev 40
8280 Brestanica, Slovenia
CONTACT
  • ales@kunej.com
  • +386 31 337 526
  • +386 7 49 73 330
  • emanuela@kunej.com
  • +386 30 388 670
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The investment (Digital marketing voucher for website, online store, reservation platform and mobile application development) is co-financed by the Republic of Slovenia and the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund. (www.eu-skladi.si)
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KUNEJ WINE & CHOCOLATE Cesta prvih borcev 40
8280 Brestanica, Slovenia
CONTACT ales@kunej.com
+386 31 337 526
+386 7 49 73 300
FOLLOW US
The investment (Digital marketing voucher for website, online store, reservation platform and mobile application development) is co-financed by the Republic of Slovenia and the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund. (www.eu-skladi.si)