hvar wine News
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Zagreb -
The island of Hvar wine story continues with a strong presence at the 2013 Vinocom fair at the Hotel Esplanade in Zagreb.
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Vrbanj -
A change in direction for one of Croatia's most pioneering wineries, as Antun Plancic is replaced as CEO of the family winery he founded.
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Hvar -
While the party in Hvar Town included Solange and James Blake at For 2013, a celebration of a very different kind was taking place in the village of Svirce.
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Sofia -
More success for the wines from Hvar at the 2013 Balkans International Wine Competition, which is being held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Hvar -
A group of influential regional journalists spend a day on Hvar discovering one of Croatia's most exciting wine regions.
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Makarska -
As the regionally important Dalmacija Wine Expo opens in Makarska, the winemakers of Hvar seek to build on their recent successes.
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Hvar -
More good news for the Croatian wines from the island of Hvar, as the Svirce Cooperative's Ivan Dolac wines are awarded two golds at the 2012 Mundus Vini Biofach in Germany.
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Hvar -
A Chinese visitor to Croatia's premier island and the planting of new vines on Hvar's fabled southern slopes opens the latest chapter in its rich 2,400 year wine history
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Its vineyards produced the ancestor of Zinfandel, and its modern vintages are attracting international attention and awards. As Croatia enters the EU in 2013, European wine consumers will have several new exciting options.
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Ivana Krstulovic Caric, President of the Hvar Wine Association, in the Hvar wine town of Jelsa. Ivana Krstulovic Caric
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The trip included some of the region's most influential wine writers, including Wojciech Bońkowski from the Polish Wine Guide
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The 17 journalists arrived by boat from Makarska
British wine writer Jamie Goode noted the wines of Caric among the surprises at BIWC 2013 in Sofia Jamie Goode
Hvar's quality wines are served in the island's top restaurants such as Me and Mrs Jones in Jelsa
Ines Sprem, Cultural Attache to the Croatian Embassy in Rome, has been an enthusastic promoter of Croatian wines in Italy. Ines Sprem
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Ploski Plovac from Ivo Caric, which is exported as far away as California. Stasa Cafuta Trcek http://www.thethirdwine.com
Leading Croatian winemaker Andro Tomic interviewed by The Independent in the Gariful semi-submarine in Hvar Town this weekend.
A Digital Journalist waits for the wine Dusan Jelic
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Hvar's leading winemaker Zlatan Plenkovic posing with journalists at his Zlatan Otok winery in Sveta Nedjelja
Hvar Wine Association president Ivana Krstlovic Caric has been a driving force behind the early promotion of Croatian wine in Italy. Dusan Jelic
The Plancic vineyard on eastern Hvar from the air, some 4.7 km long. Plancic winery
The sloping vineyards on the southern hills of Hvar are home to some of the best Plavac Mali grapes, one of Croatia's most important indigenous red varieties. Ilya Shchukin
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The southern, sloping vineyards down to the sea in Ivan Dolac, belonging to Vina Caric
The Hvar Wine Association tasting took place on the pretty square of Skor in Stari Grad
Leading Hvar winemaker Ivo Caric, with wine association president Ivana Krstulovic Caric and Nedija Caric.
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The final tasting, with Croatia's leading garage winemaker, Ivo Dubokovic in Jelsa
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A dash of rose, as Ivo Dubokovic took the journalists through his range of 11 wines Stasa Cafuta Trcek
The Caric Ploski Plovac is attracting increasing international acclaim. Influential British wine writer Jamie Goode discovered Caric wines at the BIWC in Sofia. Jamie Goode
The winemakers of Hvar - Ivo Caric, left, and Sebastijan Tomic from Bastijana Dusan Jelic
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