A spring triumph at the National Wine Salon

In the spring round of the 2026 National Wine Salon of the Slovak Republic, Villa Vino Rača won awards for our two 2025 rosé wines. They have officially joined the 100 best wines of Slovakia 2026.

Record entries and a strict selection

Winemakers entered a record 167 samples in the first round, from which the expert jury chose only the 25 best wines across the sparkling, semi-sparkling, rosé and early white categories. Two of our wines won the jury over:

• Exclusive Račianska frankovka 2025 (rosé, dry). Tradition in a bottle that confirmed its quality. Red fruit on the nose, with a fresh, dry palate and gentle acidity.
• Trilógia Cuvée 2025 (rosé, semi-dry). A successful newcomer that won many fans soon after launch. This cuvée brings together three grape varieties: Blaufränkisch (Frankovka modrá), Merlot and Dunaj. It is a little fuller and gently sweeter, so it also pairs with fruit desserts.

How rosé wine is made

This round of the salon belonged mainly to rosé and light wines. Rosé is made only from red grapes, but it is processed using techniques typical for white wine. Three main methods are used around the world:

1. Short maceration: the grapes are crushed and the must stays in contact with the skins for only a few hours, sometimes minutes. In that short time the skins release just enough pigment and aroma to give the wine its pale pink colour and fresh fruitiness.
2. Direct pressing: red grapes are pressed right after harvest without maceration, as in white wine production. The result is a very pale, elegant rosé with a salmon or apricot hue.
3. Saignée (bleeding) method: mainly used to make concentrated red wines. Part of the rosé must is drawn off at the start from the vessel in which red wine is macerating. The resulting rosé is fuller, more structured and deeper in colour.

At our winery we rely on precise short maceration for our rosé wines. The ripeness of the grapes and the right balance of sugar and acidity also matter a great deal. If you are looking for a good Slovak rosé wine, these two are among the best we make.

Where to taste and buy our rosé wines

Both award-winning 2025 rosé wines are ready to taste. You will find them in the exhibition of the National Wine Salon in the historic centre of Bratislava on Radničné námestie. You can buy them in our shop on Detvianska street in Rača, from our partners and in our online shop in the rosé wine section.