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MASTER CLASS: ROBERTO LEPORI – Plavac mali: the noble son of a royal vine that crossed the oceans: Tribidrag/Primitivo/Zinfandel

I enthusiastically welcomed Ivana Krstulović Carić’s invitation, the President of the Hvar Winemakers’ Association (Hvar Otok Vina), to lead the Hvar Island red wine tasting workshop. The topic was to follow the story of the original Tribidrag or Crljenak vine, linking it to his brother Italian Primitivo, in the most authentic expression of the different areas of Puglia , and to the “noble son” Plavac Mali.

foto: Julio Frangen

On May 10th and 11th the Wine Festival of the Adriatic’s wine was celebrated: Tribidrag, Primitivo, Plavac Mali. A hug between the two coasts of the Adriatic symbolized by the common love for this wine full of emotions, aromas, pleasant sensations that has cheered to the most sublime palates, over the centuries, and has crowned and celebrated meetings and festive moments with the warm complacency of “god Bacchus”.

A generous wine with high sugars and high acids, with strong tannic presence and deep aromas of berries and flavour of spices. The strong mineral presence in the soil, makes the wine long-lived, and with indomitable character.

foto: Julio Frangen

CANTINA APOLLONIO: PRIMITIVO DEL SALENTO IGP – TERRAGNOLO

CANTOLIO: PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA DOP – 14 DI TERRA

POLVANERA: PRIMITIVO DOC GIOIA DEL COLLE – POLVANERA 16 BIO

Wines of great tradition, expressions of the different areas of the territory, similar but different in the composition of the land, in the exposure of the vines, in the technique of winemaking. United, however, from the unmistakable flavor and fullness of the body and the enveloping and refined tannins.

Three different expressions of excellent quality: The TERRAGNOLO with a nose full of ripe cherry fruit, plum and blackberry and balsamic and spices . Long persistence with coffee , black fruits and coconut in the finish. POLVANERA 16, from “red soil”, rich in iron, with notes of red mulberry, delicate violet and aromatic herbs. In the finish, taste of liquorice and graphite. 14 DI TERRA, from potassium and iron soil, rich in poliphenolic structure, with delicate notes of red ripe fruits and floral sensations. perfectly balanced in alcohol, minerality and acidity. Velvet tannin and long persistence.

foto: Julio Frangen

ZLATAN OTOK d.o.o. PLENKOVIĆ: ZLATAN CRLJENAK

BRAČA PLANČIĆ: FAROS OPOL

HVAR HILL d.o.o.: MAIOR RIZERVA

OPĆA POLJOPRIVREDNA ZADRUGA SVIRČE: PLAVAC DE LUX

VINA CARIĆ – PLOVAC PLOŠKI

VINA TOMIĆ – PLAVAC MALI BARRIQUE

The overall quality of the wines has greatly improved over the years. The best use of the wood used for refining, the yeast selection techniques and the care in the selection of the grapes has given rise to wines comparable with a good quality international standard.

Plavac Mali is a difficult wine to make. It is a racehorse, and like all thoroughbreds it must be tamed in its most intense expressions. It is not easy to tame the tannin, the strong intensity of the anthocyanins and the high sugar content of the grapes. But the wisdom of the Dalmatian winemakers makes this wine pleasant, making velvety the astringency, sublime the aroma, fruity and spicy the flavor, and dry and enveloping the body of the wine.

Foto: Julio Frangn

Foto: Julio Frangen

ZLATAN CRLJENAK, pure Tribidrag from the Makarska area, rich in fruits and acidity. slight tannin and long persistence. FAROS OPOL, rich in minerality and deep secondary flavors. Aged in steel makes the wine easy to drink and pleasant in its balance. Sandy soils give a good degree of acidity and composure to the wine. MAIOR REZERVA is a complex and harmonious wine, with warm tones and balanced structure. Slavonian wood, where the wine matures, gives composure and pleasantness to the tannins and freshness on the palate. PLAVAC DE LUX is a wine very rich in polyphenols, with tannins still to evolve. A wine to be used with structured dishes to mitigate the strong plant presence. PLOVAC PLOŠKI is a wine made with wisdom. The use of large Slavonian barrels soften the imperious tannin very well, leaving ample space for the components of ripe red fruit and delicate white spices. A wine with great vigor, well balanced in alcohol and pleasantly harmonious in mineral components and freshness. PLAVAC MALI BARRIQUE, an unmistakable wine, elegantly structured. Soft, harmonious, long and persistent. The French oak is perfectly dosed to avoid invading the fullness of ripe fruit and black fruit flavors. Each sip highlights all the complex aromas of the wine, perfectly distinguishable. Pleasant spicy and slightly balsamic finish.

Thank you all for this unforgettable day and for the participation of all quality wine lovers.

My hope is to repeat this important event over the years to compare the successes and experiences of wine together and to reaffirm and consolidate this strong bond that binds our two countries through “the art of wine”, history, traditions and the culture that over the centuries have seen us as interpreters of fraternal and supportive friendship.

Roberto Lepori (Associazione Italiana Sommelier, freelance journalist & wine judge)

Hvar, May 17th, 2018

TWO WEEKS WITH HVAR – THE ISLAND OF WINE – WINELIFE / VINO U SRIDU & SPLIT RESTAURANTS

With its diversity of microclimates, this pearl of the Adriatic is capable of producing magnificent

wines of different styles from the indigenous Dalmatian varieties, some of which are not found

anywhere else, except Hvar.

Find Hvar wines in Split restaurants:

Bepo

Paradox

Zrno Soli

OLIVETREE

Diocletian’s Wine House

UJe OliBar

Pasta Factory

Para di Soto

Pecado

In the courthyard of the Split City Museum this July 5th you can taste Bogdanjuša, from the

Carić winery, the autochthonous Hvar variety. A light, fresh, crispy white wine that was a part

of the religious feasts, as the name suggests. Beleca from the Tomić winery , has a rich and

sweet bouquet. It is produced from Pošip,the most important Dalmatian white variety, and

Bogdanuša. Both varieties create the perfect harmony in which Bogdanuša gives lightness and

freshness, and Pošip gives strength and body. Opolo rosé from Zlatan Otok winery – the most

important red Croatian variety, Plavac Mali, here gives an aromatic, fruity, summer wine. Plavac

2718 from the Duboković winery suggests the name of the number of sunny hours in the year

that the Island of Hvar refeives. The sun and heat are felt in each drop. This beautiful wine will

be followed by the snacks prepared by the Diocletian’s Wine House restaurant. You can also

taste these wines them from July 3 to July 10 in one of Winelife’s partner restaurants.

On July 12 (Split City Museum) , we will enjoy the following wine selection from this sunny island:

Winery Vujnović and his Prč,

Bogdanjuša of winery Pinjata,

Rosina of Jo Ahearne MW (Darnekuša grape variety)

and Plavac deluxe PZ Svirče (Cooperative Svirče)

With carefully designed snacks from UJE oil bar.

You can also taste these four wines from 10 to 17 July in one of Winelife’s partner restaurants.

DVA TJEDNA UZ HVAR OTOK VINA – WINE LIFE / VINO U SRIDU I SPLITSKI RESTORANI

Svojom mikroklimatskom raznolikošću ovaj biser Jadrana sposoban je podariti veličanstvena vina različitih stilova autohtonih dalmatinskih sorti od kojih neke ne nalazimo nigdje osim na Hvaru. Hvarska vina putuju diljem svijeta zahvaljujući brojnim turistima koji posjećuju ovaj predivan otok.

Udruga Hvarski vinari predstavit će se tijekom dva tjedna sa svojim biserima, u splitskim restoranima :

Bepa

Paradox

Zrno soli

OliveTree

Diocletian Wine House

UJe OliBar

Pasta Factory

Para di Soto

Pecado

U dvoru Muzeja grada Splita već ove srijede 5. srpnja možete kušati Bogdanjušu vinarije Carić, autohtonu hvarsku sortu. Lagano, svježe, lepršavo vino koje se od davnina pilo samo za vjerske svetkovine što mu i ime govori.

Beleca vinarije Tomić, kupaža je bogdanuše i pošipa, najvažnije dalmatinske bijele sorte. ObJe sorte ispreplele su perfektnu harmoniju u kojoj je bogdanuša dala robusnom pošipu lepršavost i svježinu, a pošip bogdanuši snagu i tijelo.

Opolo rosé vinarije Zlatan otok – najvažnija crna hrvatska sorta grožđa plavac mali ovdje je dala aromatično, voćno, ljetno vino.

Plavac 2718 vinarije Duboković u nazivu sugerira broj sunčanih sati u godini kojim je okupan otok Hvar. Sunce i toplina osjeti se u svakoj kapljici.

Ova predivna vina pratit će prigodni zalogaji iz restorana Diocletian Wine House. Također ih možete kušati od 03. srpnja do 10. srpnja u nekom od restorana partnera Winelifea.

Drugi tjedan njihovog gostovanja, točnije u srijedu 12. srpnja uživat ćemo u sljedećem izboru vina s ovog sunčanog otoka:

Vujnović i njegov Prč,

Bogdanjuša Pinjata,

Rosina Jo Ahearne i Plavac deluxe PZ Svirče,

uz pomno smišljene zalogaje iz kužine restorana UJE oil bar. Ova četiri vina od 10. do 17. srpnja također možete kušati u nekom od restorana partnera Winelifea.

Saznajte više na :

http://vinolike.com/hvar-otok-vina/

GUIDED TASTING “HVAR THE ISLAND OF WINE” IN JELSA

Hvar Winemakers’ Association in cooperation with Vino.Like held a tasting under the name “Hvar Island of Wine” on 26.05.2017. (Hall of Jelsa Municipality, Jelsa). This event was conceived as a story about the specifics of the island of Hvar as a wine region, with an emphasis on the native Hvar varieties.

Hvar indigenous wines selection

The wines produced of the varieties bogdanuša, prč, mekuja and darnekuša were tasted and commented by Siniša Koceić and Alen Gulan, wine experts. Wine tour guides, restaurant owners and others who work in wine tourism and gastronomy sectors were present and have learned more about these Hvar varieties, some of which are produced in very small quantities.

Mekuja variety can be found in different white blends of the Hvar Island wines, but only 100%

Mekuja Huljić

Mekuja is produced by OPG Teo Huljić. This white variety is grown in small quantities, and traditionaly on the borders of the vineyards planted with other varieties.

A red indigenous variety of Hvar Island, Darnekuša inspired Jo Ahearne, one of the leading wine experts in the world, to make her first Hvar wine, Rosina.

This red Hvar variety grows on the higher parts of the island near the peak of St. Nikola and gives lighter wines such as Duboković Laganini.

Rosina & Laganini – two faces of the variety Darnekuša

Prč is a variety of origin from the area around Sućuraj, today is produced by wineries Pinjata and Vujnović. Prč is known as a white variety that can survive extreme climate and soil conditions. His muscat taste distinguish it among other Dalmatian varieties.

PRČ

The most popular is the production of Bogdanuša whose crispy wines are ideal summertime wines, monovarietal wines of Zlatan Otok – Plenković and PZ Svirče were compared.

Bogdanuša gives also great results when blended with other white varieties as seen in the example of Tomić Beleca (Bogdanuša, Pošip) and Carić Cesarica (Bogdanuša, Pošip, Maraština, Parč).

“This is just the first of the planned cooperation of our association with Vino.Like into order to educate the parties in the chain of sales and service of Hvar wines and the wine lovers as well.

In early July, tourists and the citizens of Split, will have the opportunity to learn more about Hvar wines through the event Vino u Sridu (lit. Wine on Wednesday) , which will also be linked with the offer of Hvar wines in prominent Split restaurants. ” Said Ivana Krstulović Carić, dipl.ing.agr. President of the Hvar Winemakers’ Association.

HVAR WINE TASTINGS – MEETING INTERESTING PEOPLE

DO NOT MISS UPCOMING EVENTS!

23.08.2016. – Tuesday – Hvar Wine Tastings at the Festival “Gušti od Škoja” in Vrboska

On Thursdays – Hvar Wine Tastings in Jelsa

The Hvar Wine Tastings are events organized by Hvar Winemakers’ Association and (TZ) of the Island (TZ Općine Jelsa, TZ Stari Grad, TZ Vrboska). During these events we were meeting various interesting people from the world of wine. In addition to this nice music accompanied the events and it naturally created great vibes and celebratory mood among the people. Our guests tremendously enjoyed our wines and enthusiastically talked to each other.

In this way many guests, tourists and other winelovers meet new friends including the Hvar winemakers. We are truly honoured to have hosted a lot of wine writers, bloggers, winemakers, wine distributors and other winelovers at these events. This type of interaction and engagement made us feel very special and we are looking forward to continue working in this way and promoting our island of wine in the future!

Dušan Jelić (Wines of Balkans), Alen Gulan (Vino u sridu), Diedrik Swart & Mario Pranić (Croatiangrapes), Boris Mucina (Meiningers Sommelier Magazine), Marco Trasente (Wine Fredane) are just some of the wine friends that we met this summer…

The President Ivana Krstulović Carić and Boris Mucina, Austrian wine writer JELSA

Marco Trasente (Wine Fredane – Italy) meets Jo Ahearne our new member. Jo Ahearne is a Master of Wine and the consultant for a lots of wineries around the world. She is producing her own wine on Hvar. JELSA

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Marco Trasente at the stand of Vina Carić JELSA

PLANČIĆ WINERY – Magdalena Plančić presents the wines , while Antun Plančić is making new wine-friendships JELSA

Talking to Marija Bunčuabout PZ Svirče wines

Talking to Marija Bunčuga from PZ Svirče STARI GRAD

Ljubo Makjanić from Vina Carić talks to Chloé Molina Badillo the owner of the Delicatessen Shop ZA POD ZUB in Stari Grad STARI GRAD

Dejana Jelić (Wines of Balkans) Kristina Karanović (Serbian sommelier) Dušan Jelić (Wines of Balkans) SVIRČE

Sebastijan Tomić (Tomić winery) & Davor Šestanović (Zlatan Otok – Plenković winery) JELSA

HULJIĆ WINES

Talking about Tomić wines JELSA

PZ SVIRČE WINES

CARIĆ WINES

PLANČIĆ WINES

DUBOKOVIĆ WINES

TOMIĆ WINES

AHEARNE WINES

PLENKOVIĆ WINES

WINE JOURNALISTS TO VISIT HVAR WINEMAKERS ASSOCIATION

This year, wine journalists are visiting us, organized by Festival Zagreb VINOcom, being held for the 9th year in Zagreb’s Esplanade Hotel (28.-29. 11. 2014.). Immediately before the Festival, a group of 29 journalists will visit several Croatian wine regions, including the island of Hvar.

Stari Grad Plain

Members of the Hvar Winemakers’ Association will be presenting their wines at a tasting given at the Tomić Winery on Tuesday (11/25/2014) Before the guided tasting, President Ivana Krstulović Carić, dipl.ing.agr, will give a short presentation “Hvar Island of Wine”, explaining the activities of the association.

At the event, we will be joined by representatives of local authorities and tourist offices, who, along with the winemakers helped to bring about this visit.

The next day we will tour the central part of the island, showing the most important characteristic wineslopes of Hvar, such as terraced vineyards, the Stari Grad Plain and Hvar Beaches. The program will include visits to wineries: Pinjata in Vrboska, Plenković – Zlatan Otok in Sv. Nedjelja, and PZ Svirče in Svirče.

As the story of Hvar wines would not be complete without its cultural and historical side, the journalists will be accompanied by tour guides Ivana Krstulović Carić and Siniša Matković Mikulčić.

What will the wine journalists write about Hvar – Island of Wine? We shall find out soon!

IT’S TIME FOR PLAVAC MALI FROM THE HVAR BEACHES!

This week we started harvesting the plavac mali from our island’s south slopes!

The steep southern slopes, bathed in sunlight and sea breezes, are Hvar’s most famous vineyards, extending from Zavala, Medvid Bod, Ivan Dolac and Jagodna to Sv. Nedjelja.

Pz Svirče
The sea breeze

Despite the harsh climate, grapes from the “Hvar Beaches” are of very good quality!

The most famous wines from these positions have evocative names such as Ivan Dolac (PZ Svirče i Vujnović), named after the village famous for its beautiful pebble beaches, Plovac Ploški (Carić), meaning “Plavac from the beach“, Medvid (Duboković) named after the Medvid Bod, a hidden beach maybe the most beautiful of all, which once was home to the Mediterranean monk seal.

Or they may simply be named Plavac, as in Plavac mali barrique (Tomić) or Zlatan Plavac (Plenković).

Sv. Nedjelja – Golden reflection of the sunset

Ivo Carić
Ivan Dolac

Ivan Dolac

The beach (Ivan Dolac)

VRIJEME JE ZA PLAVAC S HVARSKIH PLAŽA!

Ovaj tjedan počela je berba plavca malog s južnih padina našeg otoka.

Strmi vinogradi, okupani suncem i morskom arijom, najpoznatiji su hvarski vinogradi, pružaju se od Zavale, preko Medvid Boda, Ivan Dolca i Jagodne sve do Sv. Nedjelje.

Pz Svirče
Arija od mora

Unatoč nepovoljnim klimatskim uvjetima, grožđe sa “Hvarskih plaža” odlične je kvalitete!

Najpoznatija vina s ovih položaja nose imena Ivan Dolac (PZ Svirče i Vujnović), po istomenom selu poznatom po lijepim šljunčanim plažama, Plovac Ploški (Carić), što znači “Plavac iz Plaže”, Medvid (Duboković) po Medvid Bodu, skrovitoj i možda najljepšoj plaži od svih, nekada utočištu sredozemne medvjedice. Ili jednostavno plavac kao Plavac mali barrique(Tomić) ili Zlatan Plavac (Plenković).

Sv. Nedjelja – Zlatni odsjaj zalaska sunca

Ivo Carić
Ivan Dolac

Ivan Dolac

Plaža

Hvar Otok Vina predstaviti će se na Wine Fredane Festivalu u Italiji

Od 10. do 12. kolovoza 2014. u Montefredane pokraj Avellina, prekrasnog mjesta 60 km južnije od Napulja održava se vinski festival Wine Fredane, na kojem će se predstaviti vina članova Udruge “Hvarski vinari”.

Priča o Hvaru Otoku Vina ispričati će se kroz radionicu “I vini dell’Isola di Hvar”.

Na radionici sudjeluju vina vinarija Plenković, Tomić, PZ Svirče i Carić,

a vodi je predstavnik sekcije O.N.A.V.-a iz Avellina g. Giuseppe Iannone.

Više o samo Festivalu možete saznati na http://www.winefredane.it/ ili facebook stranici Wine Fredane.

Radionica o Hvaru Otoku Vina – Hvar the Island of Wine Workshop