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Wine House Jana - a Slavonian flair on Plešivica
He paints, makes wine, cooks Slavonian foods, prepares peka, and is in love with Plešivica. All of this is one man, Mr Martin Petrović,...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 28, 20173 min read
Mladina - the crown of Plešivica sparkling wines
A bit older generations in Zagreb would remember well the day outs in Mladina and Plešivica Wine Road. Mladina carries the name of a good...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 28, 20173 min read
Old traditions of Jastrebarsko and Sveta Jana
Once upon a time, the Jastrebarsko and Sveta Jana region was a place of castles, forts, and curias. There were churches surrounded by...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 26, 20174 min read
Sirovica Wines - How to be In?
On the eastern slopes of Plešivica is Lokošin Dol. The place is maybe not easy to find, but once there one cannot miss the Stjepan...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 26, 20172 min read
Kanfanar - Place of Istrian Ox and Fuži
We’ve divided our job. Edvard is driving, Matija is looking on the right side, and Vedran on the left. Hawk's eyes permeate the...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 15, 20176 min read
Lunika - The Unique Wines of Kanfanar
A soft breeze mildens the hot sun in Istria. It is almost noon and we are following Mr Daniel Bastijančić in his vineyard in the village...
Andrea Seifert
Aug 7, 20173 min read
The Vipava Wine and Cuisine Festival
Grape wines have been grown in the Vipava Valley since the Roman times. Local wines and vineyards were already described by Janez Vajkard...
Andrea Seifert
May 22, 20172 min read
Wine Ri Report
For the first time town of Rijeka hosted an international wine event in its historic Governer’s Palace. An enjoyable event gathered over...
Andrea Seifert
Feb 28, 20174 min read
Jarbola - Wine Pride of Zvoneća
The WineRi festival also included the association Jarbola, named after an autochthonous grape sort from Zvoneća, a mountainous area in...
Andrea Seifert
Feb 28, 20172 min read
Choco & Wine festival in Brtonigla
Who is not in favour of chocolate? How about wine? In Brtonigla, a gastronomy paradise near Umag in Northwest Istria, you can easily pair...
Andrea Seifert
Feb 23, 20172 min read
Three lights above Krško - Tri Lučke
Sremič is a hill overlooking Krško. Its green slopes are dotted with vineyards and cellars. In 1874 the family Attems, owners of Brežice...
Andrea Seifert
Feb 15, 20173 min read
Sever - Wines under the Cesargrad Hill
Not so long ago, it was thought that Zagorje cannot produce high quality wines. Wine estate Sever in Klanjec is one of many opposing...
Andrea Seifert
Jan 15, 20172 min read
Bright Smile and Hospitality at the Masnec Homestead
To sit in dining room of Masnec rural tourism on hills above Zagorska sela is indeed like sitting in a comfortable home, next to a...
Andrea Seifert
Jan 15, 20173 min read
Klanjec - Historical Town in Sutla Valley
Largest city in Sutla valley is Klanjec, picturesque cultural and historical centre of the western part of Croatian Zagorje, situated...
Andrea Seifert
Jan 15, 20173 min read
Taste Međimurje Wines
Winegrowing, production and cultivation of grapes in Medjimurje dates back to the Antiquity, but winemaking expanded notably beginning of...
Andrea Seifert
Oct 26, 20163 min read
Krolo Winery - Making of Stone Wine
Krolo vineyard is situated 30km away from Split and from the Mediterranean sea. It is surrounded by mountains such as Mosor, Kamešnica,...
Andrea Seifert
Jun 18, 20163 min read
Vrhovac - Excellent Wines and Homesteads
The southern side of the Žumberak hills along the Kupa river valley is home to the 30 km long Ozalj-Vivodina wine road. The sun-bathed...
Vedran Obućina
May 20, 20165 min read
Pavlomir – a story of Vinodol wines
Vinodol is synonymous with wine. Grape-wine has been grown in Vinodol ever since the ancient times, when it was brought here by the...
Andrea Seifert
May 13, 20163 min read
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