Cheers Croatia Magazine

25/08/2024

Gorgeous lamb tartare with sun choke chips on top is paired with Poletti Muškat Ruža, from Istria, at Konoba Kala in Supetar, Brač.

12/08/2024

The harvest of Chardonnay is well underway at Stina, first thing in the morning, so grapes and people stay cool.

10/08/2024

So I open this Nebbiolo and it’s a little fizzy. And I have a moment of dismay, as you would. Then I look at the back label and it says this wine is modeled on Nebbiolo from the 17th -18th centuries, when it was light and fizzy… and my mind is blown. It’s everything a Nebby-nerd could want!

05/08/2024

Two natural Babić wines, light enough in body to be perfect with tuna Niçoise. From Primošten, of course!

30/07/2024

Have you tried MasVin’s classic method sparkling wine from Muškat Žuti? A fascinating, delicious wine—perfect with a chicken Caesar. I need more!

24/07/2024

I recently had the great pleasure of being a guest on a podcast for the first time. Laurel Simmons of is based in Ontario, and we had a lovely talk about Croatian wine and travel, and what it’s like to live here. Spend 30 minutes in Croatia with us! See link in bio, or go to https://www.winebehindthescenes.com/2024/07/24/adventures-in-croatia-unveiling-croatia-and-its-wine-secrets/

Wine News + Culture

12/07/2024

A “hard” morning’s tasting deserves a nice lunch! See the results of our Croatian sparkling rosé tasting, link in bio.

26/06/2024

Had a luscious Pošip-Trebbiano blend at Wine Garden in Zadar last night. Imagine my surprise to realize it is Hélène Temmerman’s wine, whom I met at the Women in Wine Expo in Portugal! Thanks Hélène!

15/05/2024

Croatian wine lovers: note that the Vinski Podrum this Friday and Saturday is not going to be in the podrum! Don’t go to Diocletian’s cellar, go to the archaeological museum in Meje. Friday from 16:00, Saturday from 14:00. 20€…see you there!

10/05/2024

A lovely welcome to the in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, where 6 Croatian women in wine are attending!

04/05/2024

Enologist Cvita Eškinja in the brand new barrel room at , an organic winery near Nadin.

02/05/2024

The serene beauty of , near Zadar. Fun fact: this hillside STILL belongs to the Benedictine nuns in Zadar, since being granted to them in 1066! Each year they are given some of the wine produced on their land.

30/04/2024

The steepest vineyard in Croatia might just be ‘s Stipančić, near Bol. A breathtaking site that produces a stellar wine!

29/04/2024

Filip (wine maker) and Josip (owner) await completion of the new winery, tasting room, and accommodations with a view of the vineyards and the Velebit range beyond. Shiraz, Merlot and Chardonnay from the Zadar hinterland.

28/04/2024

A full house and chill scene at yesterday in Ston. Looking forward to the second annual!

24/04/2024

How do you know when the fermentation is done for sparkling wine when it takes place inside hundreds of individual bottles? This meter measures the pressure of the bubbles inside a sample bottle. When the needle gets past 6, you’ve got sparkle! Thanks to for the tour and tasting!

23/04/2024

Trifun Poljak in Zadar makes a small quantity of crowd-pleasing (and multi-award-winning) wine…for the love of it. Thank you for your hospitality!

22/04/2024

What happens to used wine barrels? Some are sold to whisky makers, for aging whisky. The wine soaked into the barrel gives a little special flavor boost to the spirit. These red wine barrels at are being shipped off to a German distillery.

20/04/2024

An addition to “Zagreb for Wine Lovers”—a great wine list and innovative menu at Pod Zidom. And it must be said: the best steak tartare in town.

19/04/2024

Petar Cota makes wine the old fashioned way (= natural wine)—and a great merenda—just inland from Krka in northern Dalmatia…another stop on the “Roadtrip with Sergio.”

17/04/2024

Next stop on the “Road Trip with Sergio”… , which makes a beautiful Lasina (Dalmatia’s Pinot Noir) and has some of the most evocative and recognizable labels in Croatia.

16/04/2024

On Saturday at Lauba in Zagreb the tradition continues—Pink Day! Come try 100+ pink wines, learn about rosé and olive oil, and welcome spring. For more info, see the link in the signature, or https://www.cheerscroatiamagazine.com/pink-day-zagreb-wine-festival/

14/04/2024

First stop on the recent Northern Dalmatian Road Trip with Sergio (who runs in London) was , for elegant barrel-aged Babić.

10/03/2024

You still have time to attend today from 13:00 at LAV. Discover Dalmatian grapes and wineries you’ve never heard of, meet the wine makers…so much to do in one room!

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas and happy holiday season (from Copenhagen, where pigs fly)!

14/12/2023

Sad news this morning: Mike Grgich has passed away. He was a world leader in wine, but Croatia holds him in her heart.

05/10/2023

A tribute to sheep—a complex dessert made completely from sheep milk, with a little “wool” on top—and one of the most fantastic things I have eaten in years. At restaurant last night, in . Open for just one more week this season…

06/09/2023

Exciting news for wine lovers in Split! Vinski Grad is coming to Split for the first time, from tomorrow through the 24th. From 19:00-1:00 at Zvončac you can sip from wineries like Stina, Markus, Vislander, Grabovac, Benvenuti, Galić and more. There’s music and food and a convivial atmosphere. Claim your glass and go!

26/08/2023

Rice noodle salad with shrimp and fresh herbs for dinner, and I was fresh out of Riesling! It was Pušipel to the rescue (that’s Furmint, fyi) and it was fantastic with every aspect of this dish: fish sauce-based dressing, fresh mint/basil/cilantro, shrimp… Can’t wait to try more Asian dinners with Pušipel!

25/08/2023

Always fascinating to taste the custom vintages . This year most are collabs with and .