We don’t remember last time we have seen so big amount of snow in Istria as on this marvellous and sunny day when we headed for the very centre of the Istrian peninsula. It looks somewhat charming to see Istria in a totally new fashion. For gastronomy travellers, however, colder days and bura wind means only one thing: there should be some excellent dry meat products round here. In fact, we are in the municipality known for the sausages. Sveti Petar u Šumi (literary, St. Pete

To sit by the fire in the old family cellar of Lara and Marko Zgrablić is a sheer pleasure of Istrian winter. The young couple invited us to try their best product – the only wines produced in Sveti Petar u Šumi. The name of the place derives from the monastery historically known as Monasterium Sancti Petri in Sylvis (meaning in the woods). Thus, Zgrablićs decided to call their winery In Sylvis. And it fits perfectly! Lara and Marko started their winery back in 2014, when the