The best wines of Croatia

Discover the best wines of Croatia as well as the best winemakers of Croatia and estates of Croatia to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Croatia and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Croatia by region

Looking for a good wine of Croatia among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Croatia. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Croatia with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Croatia

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Want to buy a red wine of Croatia cheap or sell a red wine of Croatia at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Croatia

Red wines from the region of Croatia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or roast duck in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Croatia

On the nose the red wine of the region of Croatia. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or prune and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, dark fruit or cola.

The best vintages in red wine of Croatia

  • 2001With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.36/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Croatia

  • Plavac Mali
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Zinfandel

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Croatia

A wine route planned in the region of Croatia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Croatia.

Discovering the wine region of Croatia

Croatia is an important wine-producing country on the Adriatic Sea, at the western end of Europe's Balkan Peninsula. Formerly Part of Yugoslavia, it borders Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro. Export trade, although modest, has grown over the past two decades. The main Croatian styles are Dry white wines of Grasevina (WelschRiesling) and Malvasia, and rustic, Full-bodied red wines.

These wines are usually made from the Plavac Mali Grape. White wine accounts for about two out of every three bottles produced in the country. In the interior regions, only 10% of the total annual production is red wine. The multitude of indigenous varieties that were once common here has declined alarmingly in recent decades.

Grasevina (Welschriesling) has Long been the preferred white variety in Croatian vineyards. It is supported by the regional specialties Bogdanusa, Grk, Posip and Vugava. The first is so reliable and prolific that it is called a "godsend". The second, Powerful and aromatic, was once considered the Viognier of the Rhone Valley.

Great white wines of Croatia

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Croatia

White wines from the region of Croatia go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of english tuna croque-monsieur, shrimp curry (reunionese recipe) or apple cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Croatia

On the nose the white wine of the region of Croatia. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dried apricot or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Croatia

  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.24/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Croatia

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Posip Bijeli
  • Malvasia
  • Grk
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Croatia

A wine route planned in the region of Croatia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Croatia.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Great sparkling wines of Croatia

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Croatia

Sparkling wines from the region of Croatia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit in sauce, salmon and leek gratin or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Croatia

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Croatia. often reveals types of flavors of orange, citrus fruit or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, yeast or earth.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Croatia

  • 2010With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.09/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Croatia

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Malvazija Istarska
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Malvasia

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Croatia

A wine route planned in the region of Croatia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Croatia.

The word of the wine: Apyrene

Seedless grape.

Great pink wines of Croatia

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Croatia

Pink wines from the region of Croatia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, tajine of merguez and potatoes or moroccan veal tagine from hanane.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Croatia

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Croatia. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, strawberries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of cranberry, earth or tree fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Croatia

  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.79/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Croatia

  • Plavac Mali
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Terrano
  • Zweigelt

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Croatia

A wine route planned in the region of Croatia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Croatia.

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Great sweet wines of Croatia

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Croatia

Sweet wines from the region of Croatia go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon and avocado chirashi, express seafood spaghetti or homemade cookies.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Croatia

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Croatia. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or dried fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Croatia

  • 2011With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.24/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Croatia

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Plavac Mali
  • Muscatel
  • Malvazija Istarska
  • Yellow Muscat

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Croatia

A wine route planned in the region of Croatia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Croatia.

The word of the wine: Lies

A deposit formed by dead yeast after fermentation. Some white wines are aged on their lees, which makes their aromas and structure more complex and richer.

Great unknow wines of Croatia

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Croatia

Unknow wines from the region of Croatia go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best wineries and winemakers for unknow wine of Croatia

A wine route planned in the region of Croatia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best unknow wine of Croatia.

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