When we first met Ana Peršurić at her family’s winery in Peršurići, we wondered where the winemaker was. Here was this tall, slight, young (very young), pretty girl meeting us at the cellar door, with a beaming smile and twinkling … Continue reading

After a chance chat on New Year’s Day in our new local, The Cuthbert, we created a wine flight from our Croatian portfolio and matched it to an old English menu. What? How on earth did Croatian wines manage to … Continue reading

Over the past month we’ve been asked what wines from our portfolio will match well with a traditional Christmas menu? Fortunately for us and you, almost all of them!  With just over three weeks to go, here are our top … Continue reading

The Lado is our nearest fish restaurant on the waterside at Umag. Actually restaurant is a bit upmarket a term.  Shack on the beach is more like it.  It’s a ten-minute walk round to the town centre and a few … Continue reading

When we first created our website some years ago, we wrote a short piece about the gastronomy of Croatia, specifically Istria, where we have concentrated our wine search up until now.  It was hard to write a synopsis of the … Continue reading

This is the first in our brand new Soundbite Series, where we offer the traveller to Istria our tips and recommendations for restaurants we’ve enjoyed over the past 9 years. And it’s one of our favourites! After the Spring trip … Continue reading

The majority of wine blogs about Croatia probably wouldn’t happen without some interaction, direct or indirect, with one particular person.  The beauty of the world wide web (or the world wine web as we often call it!) is that wherever … Continue reading

May is a busy time of year in Croatia, specifically for our winemakers in Istria.  The most famous and most popular white wine in the region, dry crisp Istrian malvazija, is usually harvested in either September or October depending on … Continue reading

Remember, Remember, the fifth of November Mushrooms, Morgan & Cattunar. I see no reason why such a great day Should ever be forgot ! With apologies to the anonymous author of the nursery rhyme at the beginning of Part One, … Continue reading

Remember, Remember, the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder, treason Should ever be forgot… So goes the old nursery rhyme, but this year’s 5th November was far more memorable for us than an … Continue reading