Caves à vin- Maisons des vins Îles Croates

Once on the island, you may want to taste the local production: honey, olives with herbs, sheep's cheese. The family's wine tasting cellar Barhanović (500 m from the ferry port) is the perfect place to get to know Dalmatian wine culture. Their organic wine, dark ruby red and high alcohol extract, is called Dragon's Cave, because the vineyard is located near a cave (špilje) near Murvica. For a gourmet welcome, a visit to the cellars, an explanation of the craftwork, etc., it is better to book

This small food store recently opened its doors not far from Korčula marina and bus station. Inside, you'll find a good selection of local wines and olive oils, as well as jams, spirits and other products from the region. The island of Korčula is renowned for its white wines, notably Grk, which can be found in Žižula, but also Pošip or Rukatac, which can also be found on the Pelješac peninsula. There are bottles to suit all budgets, and the staff can help you choose.

Mike (Miljenko in Croatian) Grgić is a child of the country he left in 1954, heading for California, where he successfully embarked on a career in viticulture. He returned to Croatia in 1996 to establish himself on the Pelješac peninsula, one of the country's most renowned wine-growing regions. Today, Mike, who is rarely seen on site, has become the international star of the region's winemakers... He produces mainly pošip (white wine) and plavac mali (red wine). His cellar, more of a boutique wine bar, organizes popular tastings.

A few kilometres past Trstenik, on the road to Orebić, the Matuško winery has made a name for itself in the production of Dingač, the region's high-strength red wine (14.5 degrees). It is actually a registered designation, since the grape variety used is called plavac mali. In the tasting and sales shop you will find other wines, champagne, liqueurs and olive oil. The restaurant, which is located next to the vineyards, overlooks the sea. It serves local cuisine, land and sea, accompanied, of course, by the house wines.

The cellar of a winemaker just before the tunnel that leads to the other side of the mountain. This is where the best wine of the region is produced, the original strongly aromatic Dingač, which has been awarded many times in wine competitions. Worth visiting not only because it is a very famous wine in Croatia, but also because visiting the winery you will have the opportunity to see a unique place in the country: the slopes of Dingač, where the vines are grown facing the sea and in some of the steepest vineyards in the world.

The Ledinić family produces wine on the peninsula and runs a small wine bar in the old town of Ston. It sells alcoholic beverages, mainly grand cru red wine (plavac mali vintage) and homemade liqueurs, bottled in attractive bottles. Also offers olive oil and other artisanal products. Perfect for finding gourmet treats for yourself. From spring to autumn, the family business opens rooms for tourists (seasonal rentals). A warm welcome.

A few kilometers from Ston, it is as if the Miloš opened the Pelješac wine road. A part of their hundred-year-old cellar is dug in the rock. Here, as a little everywhere on the peninsula, we do a lot of things by hand, starting with the weeding of the vines - which gives excellent organic herbal teas - and the work of wine, of course. The Miloš family produces in small quantities, rosé, red, Plavać Mali (Stagnum) wines and organic olive oil. Very good reception, oenological tour, photo exhibition about the vineyard, tasting-sale.