The Split Area Wine Tour includes:

• Pick up at central Split meeting point
• Tour of a boutique wine cellar (barrel tastings, current vintage tasting,local delicacies)
• Tour of Biblical Garden
• Tour of second wine cellar with wine tasting at sea view terrace of the winery
• Local guide throughout the tour
• Transport  back to meeting point

Meeting point: St Francis Church

Departure time: Afternoon/flexible schedule Duration: approx. 5-6 hours

Pricing

160 euros per person

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More about the tour

The birthplace of Zinfandel

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.