Wine Regions Croatian wine
croatian regional administrative divisions
croatia has 2 main wine regions: continental (kontinetalna) , coastal (primorska), includes islands. each of main regions divided sub-regions, divided yet further smaller vinogorje, (literally wine hills). altogether, there more 300 geographically-defined wine-producing areas in croatia.
continental croatia
vineyard in hrvatsko zagorje.
the inland wine region, stretching north-west south-east along drava , sava rivers, has typical continental climate cold winters , hot summers. production concentrated in white wine varieties. best-known area within region slavonia, , planted grape graševina, yields light, crisp, refreshing, mildly aromatic wines.
the continental region divided following sub-regions:
coastal croatia
vineyard in makarska region on slopes of biokovo
vineyards in istria, croatia
plavac wine dalmatian region of croatia
the coastal wine region runs istria in north dalmatia south. mediterranean climate, long, hot dry summers , mild, short, wet winters particularly suited wine production. in istria , north coast, focus on fruity, dry white wines wide range of grape varieties, malvazija, bold, dry reds including teran. further south, in dalmatia, islands , hillsides have infinite variety of microclimates resulting in wine-growing area terroir crucially important factor. wide range of indigenous grape varietals grown here, best known being plavac mali, child of zinfandel , dobričić.
the coastal region divided following sub-regions (listed north south):
the excerpt wine act, new classification of after joining eu; : - geographical area of wine growing croatia divided 3 regions: - eastern continental croatia - western continental croatia - coastal croatia.
article 3: wine region eastern continental croatia divided sub-regions: - croatian danube region, - slavonia. wine region west continental croatia divided sub-regions: - moslavina, - prigorje - bilogora, - zagorje - medjimurje - plesivica, - pokuplje. wine-growing region coastal croatia divided sub-regions: - croatia istria, - croatian coast - north dalmatia - dalmatian hinterland, - central , south dalmatia
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