In vino veritas
Croatian wine, like most European wine, has a history dating back before the rise of the Roman Empire. Once famous for their rich, fruity white wines, many of the vineyards and wineries along the Adriatic coast in the former Yugoslavia were destroyed during the Croatian War of Independence in the 1990s. However, Croatian wine has recently started to re-emerge in the world market as local and foreign investors attempt to restore the local wine industry.
Classification
The Croatian Institute of Viticulture and Enology was set up in 1996 to oversee the country's wine industry, and be responsible for regulating wine-growing and wine production. Standards, similar to the EU wine regulations were set up, to ensure the consistent quality of the final product. Croatian wines are classified by quality, which is clearly marked on the label.
Peljesac Wines
As one old French saying goes “a day without wine is like a day without sunshine”. Croatia has always had a long tradition for wine making and most of it is still produced from small private wine yards. The Pelješac area certainly receives its fair share of sunshine and the combination of sun, soil and care produce some world class wines.
Dubrovnik White Wine Malvasija
The origin of this wine culture has not been established, but it is rightfully believed to be an autochthonous culture of the Dubrovnik coastal area. It is very susceptible to cryptogenic illness. It is a third period ripening culture. It accumulates high concentrations of sweetness with the proper level of overall acids.
Croatia - a wine growing paradise
Croatia boasts more than 300 geographically-defined wine regions which produce 67 percent white, 32 percent red and the remaining 1 percent rose wines. In the harsher, more arid continental part of Croatia, more than 90 percent of the wine produced is white. In coastal areas, the main attraction is red wines , some of which are very outstanding. Just under 10 percent of production is classified as superior wine, a little under 70 percent as quality and around 25 percent as table wine.
