Guerila
My name is Zmagoslav Petrič. Guerila is the offspring of my ideas and dreams. I was born in 1956 in a peasant family. In the same year, my father Jožef received an award for reviving grapes from the old variety, Pinela. Coincidence or fate?
Memories from my childhood bring me back to the time of working on a small farm, in the vineyard, in the cellar. To modesty, sincerity, responsibility, respect and love for the earth, nature and neighbor. My father passed on these values to me and shaped me into a well-mannered man. I pass this on to my family, colleagues and people around me. They say that a man can run away from the farm, but the farm will never leave his heart.
After spending time in a career elsewhere, in 2005, a decision was conceived and Guerilla was born: a Biodynamic vineyard farm on Planina and Ajdovščino in the Vipava valley. I chose the best locations and planted vineyards with old local and native varieties on them and I built a modern winery. In my idea of viticulture, I believe in total respect for nature and I believe that authentic wine is born in the vineyard and only matures in its perfection in the cellar. Complete ecosystems exist in nature only where humans do not interfere. The key is living in harmony and balance. That's why we follow biodynamic principles in the vineyard and cellar.