The ancient Greek settlers had their first vineyards in Croatia in the 5th century BC. They had them mostly in the south on islands Vis, Korčula, Hvar…

After the Greeks, came the Romans and made the production more organized. As the Croatians arrived and settled the area, they learned from their predecessors and wine production continued to expand.

Nowadays there are two distinct wine-producing regions in Croatia. The continental region in the north-east of the country produces rich fruity white wines. On the north coast, Istrian wines are similar to those produced in neighbouring Italy, while further south production is more towards big Mediterranean-style reds.

In the past years Croatia is getting more recognized as one of the best winemaking countries of the world as the 2016 Decanter World Wine Awards suggest where Croatian wines won 63 medals! The same year USA today readers proclaimed Croatian wines among the best 10 in the world.

Some wine sorts grow exclusively in this part of the world such as Grk and Vugava.

Red wines: Dingač, Postup, Babić, Plavac mali( similar to Zinfandel)

White wines: Malvazija, Pošip, Graševina