Wineries and vineyards for sale in the provinces of Croatia

Croatia's vineyards cover 22,300 hectares and the volume of wine production was 726,000 hectolitres. There are many indigenous grape varieties, which are often only grown in very small quantities.

The main grape varieties are:

Plavac Mali

Produces intense red wines.

Plavac Mali is Croatia's main red wine and grows mainly along the Dalmatian coast. It is a rich and flavoursome wine, with higher alcohol and tannins, lower acidity and flavours of blackberry, black cherry, pepper, carob, dried figs and spices. Plavac Mali means ‘little blue’ and this grape is so important in Croatia that it was the first to have its own appellations: Dingač and Postup, both located on the Pelješac peninsula in south-central Dalmatia.

Pošip

Full-bodied white wines with subtle almond notes.

Croatian-born Miljenko ‘Mike’ Grgich, who made the winning wine at the Judgement of Paris in 1976, returned to Croatia in 1996 and founded a winery dedicated to producing the best wines from Dalmatian grapes. What did he choose? Plavac Mali and Pošip! This white wine is usually fresh, with flavours of apple, vanilla, citrus and a subtle hint of almond. In the past, Pošip was only grown on the island of Korčula, but thanks to its early ripening, today it is spread all over Dalmatia: the Pelješac peninsula, the islands of Brač and Hvar, the Pakleni islands, the Korlat region and the slopes of Biokovo.

Malvazija Istarska

Refreshing white wines with a spicy touch.

Malvazija Istarska is one of the main white wines of Istria and the northern Dalmatian coast. It is sometimes called Malvasia Istriana, although it is not really the same grape as Malvasia from Italy. These wines are refreshing and generally dry, with lower alcohol content and aromas of fennel, quince, honey, apricot and spices. Malvazija Istarska grows in Istria, one of Croatia's most popular wine destinations.

Grk

Dry white wines with a hint of pepper and pear.

To pronounce Grk, simply pronounce the three letters in a row. Grk produces dry white wines with notes of white pepper, melon, herbs and sliced pear. The variety is indigenous to Croatia and is found only on sandy soils near Korčula, on a Dalmatian island Srednja-Juzna. Grk is often referred to as ‘the most feminine grape of all

most feminine of all’ because it has only female flowers and must be planted together with other varieties for pollination (most wine grapes are self-pollinating).

Teran

Robust, earthy, full-bodied red wines.

This red grape grows easily in Istria and seems to absorb the minerality and iron from the soils into its wines. Expect intense flavours of forest fruits and violets with smoky notes of meat and game. Terran generally has high tannins and should evolve over the years. In Italy, Terran is called Terrano.

Graševina

Aromatic, medium-bodied white wine.

The daily wine of Central Europe, Graševina is also known as Welschriesling. It is one of the most popular white grapes in Croatia, and is so common that it is considered indigenous. Graševina is a dry, fresh and aromatic white wine with hints of apple.