Komarna breaks through

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Dijana Grgić

Dijana Grgić reports from the sun- and sea-kissed, rocky region that represents a remarkable coming together of man and machine, and is the only exclusively organic growing area in Croatia. Komarna is the youngest wine growing area in Croatia, located in an extremely rocky area, with a plethora of sunny days in the year. It was here, in the early 2000s, that machines ground down through the ston...

Graševina: from beach bars to raising the quality bar

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Robert Smyth

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Imbibing in Istria

Posted on June 4, 2020June 8, 2020 by Robert Smyth

Robert Smyth finds that good things to tempt the palate come in threes, and even fours, on the Adriatic’s largest peninsula – wine, truffles, olive oil, and then there’s biska. A version of this article was also published (in Hungarian) in Hungary’s VinCE magazine. Heart-shaped Istria, the largest peninsula in the Adriatic, is not only a superb seaside holiday destination, it also produces some o...

Imbibing on Brač

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Robert Smyth

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Inside Istria

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Donna Jackson

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Don’t forget the ‘Z’ – a look at Malvazija Istarska

Posted on June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 by Caroline Gilby MW

Fresh from witnessing a remarkable performance by the Croatian white-wine grape Malvazija Istarska at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2019, Caroline Gilby MW stakes its claim as a great grape and is backed up by a bunch of Australian winemakers. The more I taste the grape known officially as Malvasia Istriana the more impressed I am, and it’s not just me – 27 gold or silver medals went to this gra...