Croatia produces some of the most distinctive wines in Europe — ancient indigenous grape varieties grown in Mediterranean conditions on sun-baked limestone slopes above the Adriatic. The Pelješac peninsula and Korčula Island are producing wines that are winning international awards, and almost nobody outside Croatia has heard of them yet.
Croatia has been producing wine for over 2,500 years — the ancient Greeks planted the first vines on Korčula Island and the Pelješac peninsula, and the same indigenous grape varieties are still grown there today. The flagship red variety, Plavac Mali, is a direct descendant of Zinfandel and produces powerful, full-bodied reds with extraordinary depth when grown on the steep south-facing slopes of Pelješac.
The Pelješac peninsula wine route visits the two most celebrated Dalmatian wine villages — Dingač and Postup — where Plavac Mali vines grow on steep terraces above the sea at gradients that require hand-harvesting. The wines produced here are some of the most distinctive in all of Europe, with deep colour, rich tannins and the particular mineral character that comes from limestone soils and Mediterranean microclimate.
For white wine lovers, Korčula Island produces the Pošip and Grk grapes — both entirely unique to Croatia, found nowhere else on earth. Pošip in particular has been generating international attention: fresh and mineral-driven, with stone fruit notes and extraordinary longevity. We arrange vineyard visits, cellar tours and guided tastings at both family estates and larger producers across the region. Pair your wine experience with a food tour for a complete Croatian gastronomic day.
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