Research is always embroidered wine story. Even the old Greeks and Feni?ani in their visits to Istria make something that will forever mark - the vine. Then people, Histris successfully learned the skills of growing and precious plants and the production of wine. In the appendix, that tells the legend according to which the Agronauti, the famous Greek sailors in search of golden fleece uskliknuo kalavojna, as in free Greek means good wine. Where? Along the eastern coast of Istria, on the site with Raški Bay, which still bears this name.
Why Istria due to the fact that has become synonymous with good wine? Human effort, of course, but primarily natural characteristics that guarantee high quality of grapes grown. These are location, soil, climate and relief, where each partially contributes to the charms of good drops.

There are two dominant types of soil suitable for growing vines on the Istrian peninsula: ruddle (terra rossa) and marl and flysch, known as a white country. Experts say that the ruddle perfect for the plantations of high-quality red grape variety (which provide stronger structured, serious wine, while the limestone soil, ideal for white varieties, where the wines retain their freshness with a fine fragrances and aroma and softness. Bre?uljkasti fields with gentle slopes, which research abounds, foster the cultivation of vines, especially the bright receiving sunlight exposure, while larger oscillations between day and night temperature further emphasize the intensity of smell the future of wine.

Here grow a number of high-quality varieties known in the world, such as white pinot, chardonnay, pinot gray and black merlot, Refošk and cabernet sauvignon. Special attention of lovers of good drops bring two muscat varieties dense grapes: muscat and muscat momjanski rose Pore?.
Istrian Malvasia is already more than a hundred years of greatest and most wine in our peninsula. Depending on the technological procedure of processing, care and age, varies from slamnato?ute until golden color. The smell reminds Malvazija primarily on acacia flower. Content of basic ingredients makes the medium to strong alcohol (from 11.5 to 13.5 vol%), refined aroma and fresh taste. Sljubljuje is great with the whole lepezom sea food. Istria is a counterbalance Malvazija - Teran. Teran and his variety Refošk keep the old and indigenous Istrian wines. We call the red wine - red, especially for teran intenzivnotamne ruby color. Domestic his countryman Tepa: color that ze?ja blood, and drink as mliko. Live is the fruit flavor and a very balanced taste. Best served with something kalori?nija dishes, homemade stew and itch, and game. Many familiar with Istrian wine in the first place to isolate istarski mace, or rather, Momjanski mace, because of its zla?ane color, intense aroma of the flowers wild and exquisite aroma. Dry and sweet. Excellent companion dessert, and each refined dishes. Muscat after another and afrodizijska properties.

Today, wine is an inseparable part of the identity of the Istrian peninsula. Autochthonous Istrian wines are teran and malmsey, but will also delight and muscat, pinot, Refošk, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and other wines. The quality of these wines is increasing, which is witnessed by the numerous awards from regional and international exhibitions.
If you go down the roads of wine roads and paths, we would like to Istria on a completely new way. Wine tasting at one of the 70-odd wine cellars along the wine roads of Istria, will enable you to experience a special taste of wine, as it is when you drink in authentic Istrian ambience, the old taverns of stone, surrounded by vineyards, with the leadership of the host, and his stories about wine.