The Santomas estate in Šmarje, in Slovenian Istria, hosts weddings for up to 70 guests. The estate belongs to the Glavina family and produces wine and olive oil on a hillside above the village. The team can organize the whole wedding, including the civil or church ceremony and the reception. Ceremonies take place in the park overlooking the vineyards, in the tasting room or in the wine cellar among wooden barrique barrels.
Weddings and receptions
The official page says the estate organizes the entire wedding and can arrange both a civil and a church ceremony as well as the reception. The stated capacity is up to 70 wedding guests. The outdoor venue is described as especially beautiful in summer, and the estate has several suitable spaces: the park, the tasting room and the cellar. Many couples have already married there.
Because the capacity is modest, the estate suits an intimate wedding or a family celebration with a program built around the vineyards, the cellar and a tasting of the estate's wines and olive oil.
Rooms and capacities
The named spaces are the park with its view of the vineyards, the tasting room and the wine cellar with its barrique barrels. The total limit is 70 guests. The estate also has an enological laboratory, a wine warehouse and a wine bank, which are working areas rather than event rooms. The official pages do not give the size or capacity of each individual space.
Accommodation
The estate has an apartments page. The pages read here do not give the number of rooms or beds, so ask the team whether guests can sleep on site.
Catering
The team organizes the whole wedding, including the reception. The pages read do not name a caterer or describe menus, so ask whether you can bring your own and what the estate provides, such as its wines.
History and setting
The Glavina family began growing olives in the second half of the 19th century. Today the estate cultivates 25 hectares (about 62 acres) of vineyards, mostly refosco and Istrian malvasia, and almost 7 hectares (17 acres) of olive groves with Istrian belica and leccino. The wine cellar was built in line with Istrian architecture, and the estate holds certified organic olive oil.
Getting there
The address is Šmarje 10, 6274 Šmarje, Slovenian Istria. Contact the estate on +386 40 792 785 or at info@santomas.si.
