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10.07.2015. IVAN DOLAC – HVAR WINE TASTINGS

Ivan Dolac was built on the southern slopes of the island as a shelter for a hard laborers who
had to climb from their village Svirče over the peak of the island to work in their vineyards , on
the steep slopes.
These vineyards together with those of St. Nedija are the most appreciated  positions for
growing Plavac Mali on our island. Ivan Dolac developed on the hillside overlooking the
beautiful sandy beach, as was common in ancient times. Old stone houses, on the ground floor
were taverns where wine has been produced.

 

IVAN DOLAC

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Merchants were coming by their ships and they were collecting the wine from the Beach to the Beach. The islanders call all the villages of the south side “the Beaches”, and so every village  has their own, Pitve village  has Zavala (Beach), Svirče- Ivan Dolac (Beach), sometime ago even Sv. Nedija, which long ago was distinguished as a parish and became an independent village from Svirče.

Eventually Ivan Dolac became  the place where the islanders stayed over the summer with their families, and today is a favorite place of tourists who love beautiful beaches, clear waters and excellent wines of Hvar. Surrounded by steep vineyards, rosemary and olive trees, Ivan Dolac is widely known today as the famous vineyard appellation.

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A glorious past and a big disaster is testified by votive church in the old part of the village, which tells the story of the arrival of the great plague – the three evils who devastated Hvar, but also the Dalmatian vineyards and caused a great hunger and emigration of our ancestors.

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Come and enjoy in the blue sea, fascinating vineyards and Hvar wines!

FRIDAY 10.07.2015. 9 p.m.   HVAR WINE TASTINGS

 SANTA DOMENICA  DUO WILL ENTERTAIN YOU!

HVAR WINEMAKERS’ ASSOCIATION & TOURIST BOARD OF JELSA

THE NEXT STOP FOR HVAR WINEMAKERS IS MILAN!

On Monday 15 December in Milan, we’ll celebrate the visit of the HRT Symphony Orchestra   with the wines of Hvar and traditional Hvar cakes!

A reception will be held after the concert, with around 150 guests expected, among which will be the Deputy Mayor of Hvar town, Fabian Bronzović, the General Consul in Milan Mrs. Iva Pavić, Mr. Berislav Šipuš the Deputy Minister of Culture, Prof. Dr. Damir Grubiša the Croatian Ambassador to Italy, Ms. Ines Sprem the Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia and a number of other prominent guests, representatives of Italian institutions, foreign consulates and Croatian associations in Italy.

Hvar wine and desserts will be presented to the guests by the President of the Hvar Winemakers’ Association, Ivana Krstulović Caric, dipl.ing. , together with the Director of the  Faria Women’s Cooperative, Fedra Gamulin.

We will evoke our beautiful island for everyone, and urge them to discover it!

Hvar Winemakers’ Association & Faria Women’s Cooperative in cooperation with the Tourist Board of Hvar, the town of Hvar and the Consulate General in Milan.

Concert program:
Nicola Giuliani, conductor
Martina Filjak, piano

Blagoje Bersa: Idyll
Johannes Brahms: Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major, Op. 83
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite selection from 1 and 2
Petar Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Ballet Suite, Op. 71a

Sala Verdi del Conservatorio
Via Conservatorio, 12 – Milan