Recommended Wines to try/buy in Croatia
Wines from Istria
WINERY /TYPE/ WINE APPLICATION/VINTAGE
CARA /White Posip Marco Polo/ Korcula Island /2003.
DARUVAR /White Grasevina(Italico Riesling,)/ Slavonija/ 2003.
WINERY. KATUNAR /White Zlahtina/ Island of Krk /2004.
WINES OF ISTRIA
RADOVAN /White/ Malvazija /Istria /2005 (VOTED AS THE BEST IN ISTRIA!)
RADOVAN/Red/Barrique Produced Cabernet Sauvignon/ Istria/ 2003(very smooth and fruity.)
Mrs.Radovan informs me(19 May,2007)that Malvazija & Cabernet Sauvignon take Gold Medals at "VinIstra"in Porec,and Chardonnay gets a Silver Medal!
They have also started to work with a few hotels in Rovinj,(including Hotel Adriatic!)
July,2009:
4 Wines produced:Malvazija,Teran,Chardonnay,Cabernet Sauvignon.(Cabernet Sauvigon will be ready January 2010.) Currently Mrs.Radovan informs me,they are obtaining an "Export Licence", as they wish to establish Sales outside Croatia,as well as with their Croatian Clients.
They are also considering producing a Merlot Mrs.Radovan informs me that 2009 should produce a Good grape harvest.They hope to be exhibiting their wines at ROVINO, in Rovinj,on September 16th,2009. -They did!
I've recently been informed they plan a new production inaddition to the current 4 wines produced,for release in 2010.It will be a white wine.
RADOVANI 14,Visnjan. (Franko Radovan,also produces 2 other varieties of wine.) Tel:0038552462166 (ENGLISH/CROATIAN Spoken.)Franko Radovan produces very good wines,and it is well worth taking time on holiday and making a visit to his small cellar/winery!!
VIVODA/ WHITE/MALVAZIJA VINOGORJE ZAPADNA ISTRA/2006.
VIVODA, Cademia 5,ROVINJ.
VINSKA KUCA/ Red/ Teran /Istria/ 2004 .
ELIDO PILATO /White/ Musket/ Istria/ 2005
ELIDO PILATO/ Red /Pilato Teran/ Istria/ 2004
Lasici 16, Vizinada Tel:0038552446281 (German/Italian/CroatianSpoken
KOZLOVIChttp://www.kozlovic.hr/EN/onama.asp
VERALDA BRTONIGLA . VERTENEGLIOTel:0038552774111.http://www.veralda.hr/ Produce Malvazija,Musket,Merlot,Refosk,Cabernet Sauvigon
WINE DAY-OPEN WINE CELLER'S DAY IN ISTRA,IS EVERY YEAR ON THE LAST SUNDAY IN MAY.
DINGAC /Red /Plavic/ Potorvije Peljesac/ 2004.
WINERY DINGAC/ WINERY Red /Peljesac /Potorvije Peljesac /2004 .
DINGAC WINERY/ Red/ DINGAC(Plavic Mali)/ Potorvije Peljesac /2002 .
SVIRCE Coop /Red /IVAN DOLAC(Palvic Mali)/ Island of Hvar/ 2001.(nice wine!)
ZLATAN PLENKOVIC /Red/ Zlatan Plavac barrique /Island of Hvar/ 2003.
DALMACIJA VINO(1 LITRE)/ Dessert PROSEK/ Dioklecijan Dalmatian Coast/ NV.
BEER:(PIVO) The Hapsburgs built the first breweries to supply their soldiers.TOMISLAV is a stout(dark beer,)brewed in Zagreb.Best served ice cold,and now available in Rovinj.To me,in is better than Guinness(which is about three times more expensive,and is now imported to Croatia,)as it has more "body",and slightly sweeter in taste.
Light-coloured Lager,served well chilled,is the most common sort of beer,with popular brands being,KALTENBURG,KARLOVACKO,LASKO ZLATOROG and OZUJSKA. When buying beer in the bottle,you will pay a small deposit,which you will get back,when you return your empty bottle,and display your receipt.
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