Duration: 3 hours Price: 110 EUR per person
Start time: upon request Duration: approx. 1,5 hour
55 euros per person
Please email info@winetastingcroatia.com
Meeting point: Watermill on the outskirts of Split , private transfer available round trip for extra fee
Start time: upon request
Duration:
approx 3 hours
110 euros per person
Please email info@winetastingcroatia.com
Dalmatia’s hinterland is a place of rich cultural tradition and legend. Tight knit villages where family, hard work, dedication and a passion for food and wine are essential parts of life. In ways similar to the bucolic villages throughout Burgundy, small family estates scattered through the Dalmatian hinterland produce amazing and mysterious olive oils from indigenous varietals.
The tour takes you to a 700 year old (still operational) watermill and will give you an opportunity to learn about old school production of flour and oil. On the site we will have lunch of either meat or fish based local specialties as well as tasting of some of the best local wines and olive oils.
Meeting point: St Francis Church
Departure time: Afternoon/flexible schedule Duration: approx. 5-6 hours
160 euros per person
Please email info@winetastingcroatia.com
Widely considered an American original, Zinfandel has found its way to become a Thanksgiving Day classic. However, a series of events in recent years shine a new light on the true origins of Zinfandel. Team of enthusiasts led by Croatian born Californian winemaker Mike Grgich traced back the origins of Zinfandel to hillside of Split specifically the town of Kaštela. Original name for Zinfandel was and still is Crljenak Kaštelanski, and it is experiencing a rebirth in Kaštela and the surrounding area. Small family plots are becoming serious vineyards, improvised wineries are getting upgraded with technology and serious Zinfandel wine is starting to be produced after hundreds of year’s absence.
The Art of Wine project puts strong emphasis on helping new winemakers in Kaštela get their story heard and getting people all around the world introduced to the story of Crljenak Kaštelanski and his long road back home.
We will visit the Biblical Garden in Kaštel Novi, one of twenty in the world. Short stroll through the garden will be refreshing and educational as you will get to know a lot of medicinal and aromatic herbs used in Croatian cuisine.
At the very end of the garden, you will get the chance to take your picture next to the original Zinfandel vines. A small 12-vine vineyard was planted by former mayor of Yountville, Mary Lou Hunt and Mike Grgich himself in honor of the discovery about Zinfandels origins.
After the brief drive and introduction we head to the first wine cellar to taste a span of his boutique wines from indigenous varietals and pair them with creative finger food prepared specially for the tasting.
Next stop on the tour is a beautiful sea view vineyard in Kaštel Novi where our host will be a long time vineyard owner who decided to invest all of the money in the family vineyard and build a new wine cellar by adapting an old horse stable to the new venture.