Classification Croatian wine
the hills of dingač (orange), postup (red) on pelješac, grk (green) , korčula produce of croatia s best wines
areas of teran growing regions in croatia, italy , slovenia
wine cellar in kneževi vinogradi, baranja
in 1961, dingač , in 1967, postup registered yugoslav state protection.
the croatian institute of viticulture , enology set in 1996 oversee country s wine industry, , responsible regulating wine-growing , wine production. standards, similar eu wine regulations set up, ensure consistent quality of final product. croatian wines classified quality, marked on label.
vrhunsko vino: premium quality wine
kvalitetno vino: quality wine
stolno vino: table wine
in addition, wines may qualify geographical origin stamp, if produced grapes grown in same wine-growing region. definition becomes stricter higher quality classifications, premium quality wine geographical origin stamp must meet criteria type of grape, position in vinogorije (wine-growing hill) distinct quality , characteristics variety. if wine has grape varietal stamp, must @ least 85% of grape type name carries. distinctive quality wines have special quality, attained in years, in special conditions of maturation, manner of harvesting , processing, , must produced recommended sorts of grape particular wine-growing hills.
wines qualifying vintage designation, known arhiv must kept in cellar conditions longer optimal maturation period, , not less 5 years day of processing grape wine, of @ least 3 years in bottle.
suho: dry
polusuho: semi-dry
slatko: sweet
bijelo: white
crno: red (literally black)
rosa: rose
prošek: dalmatian dessert wine made dried grapes. similar italian vin santo
despite these various classifications systems, croatian wines don t have or aoc system spain, italy, or france, can make confusing understand wine s grade or origin.
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