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Wine-tasting on the north Dalmatian coast part 3: a taste of Benkovac

Continuing our wine-tasting adventures up the north Dalmatian coast with the Blue Danubians, we now arrived in Benkovac, where a special event introduced us to the local food and wine with a traditional flourish! It had been arranged by Alan Mandić of Secret Dalmatia, along with the Benkovac Tourist Board, the Mayor, Benkovac Heritage Museum,…

August 14, 2016 in Food & Drink, Travel, Wine.
Frank Dietrich of Blue Danube Wine and Alen Bibich

Wine-tasting on the north Dalmatian coast part 2: BIBICh

Following our first afternoon of wine-tasting in northern Dalmatia, we spent a superb gourmet evening at BIBICh winery near Skradin. Winemaker Alen Bibich was on hand to guide us through the carefully created pairings of his wines, with wife Vesna’s gourmet creations. The whole effect is a sumptious extravaganza for all the senses. These feasts…

August 6, 2016 in Food & Drink, Travel, Wine.
Leo Gracin pouring his wine

Wine-tasting on the north Dalmatian coast part 1: Birin and Gracin

There are some extraordinary wines being produced in northern Dalmatia. Which is quite remarkable considering that this part of the Croatian coast suffered greatly in the war for independence in the 1990s. The vineyards here have been painstakingly reworked and replanted – some with local indigenous varieties, and others with international varieties. Back in May,…

July 20, 2016 in Food & Drink, Travel, Wine.

Exploring the Dalmatian coast – Primošten, Suha Punta wines and the vineyards of Bucavac

Our normal mode of driving north from Hvar is to take the inland motorway. It’s fast and easy, and we’re usually on our way to Zagreb with no time for scenic diversions. But this May we treated ourselves to a more relaxed trip up the magistrala, that wonderfully scenic Croatian coastal road. Setting out from…

May 27, 2015 in Travel, Wine.

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