Essen und trinken, Germany, no. 7, 2004
Stubborn men from the Karst
To succeed in the stony karst land of the Slovenian Karst takes extraordinary stubbornness. Branko Čotar and his son Vasja have what it takes ...
Veronika Crecelius, Herbert Lehmann

Magazyn Wino, Poland, no. 3, 2004
Spring along the Soča River
Evaluations of wines from the Primorska region:
Malvasia 2000, Čotar, 90 points
(the best ranked white wine)
Chardonnay, 1999, Čotar, 87 points
Sauvignon, 2000, Čotar, 87 points
Terra Rossa 1999, Čotar, 89 points
(the best ranked red wine)
Teran, 1999, Čotar, 87 points
Wiktor Bruszewski

Tuttoturismo, Italy, July 2004
Our neighbor's wines
... A while back Teran was produced as a young wine. Branko changed that after discovering that the special qualities of this wine make it possible to wait some time ...
Paul Decellar, photography Alberto Campanele

Playboy, Slovenia, July 2006
Karst blood
... Branko ... is an adherent to the "take it off" approach, the completely reduced amount of product on the vine, as a result of which what remains is that much fuller. "There's simply no soil here, our region is completely bare ..."
Igor Rosina