Wines and food of Istria in Croatia w Guido Schwengerbauerhttp://www.BKWineTours.com *Come on a wine & food tour with us!* --- -- Guido Schwengerbauer gives us an introduction to the wines and food of Istria in Croatia:
Istria is a region in northern Croatia on the border to Slovenia, not far from Italy. It is an area known for good food, good wine, olive oil, truffles and a beautiful landscape.
On the wine side, much has happened since 1990, when Yugoslavia disappeared. Earlier it was important to make large quantities of cheap wine. Now there is a new generation of winegrowers, called The Young Wild, with new ideas, new technology, and new skills in how to make quality wine. There has been a revolution in winemaking in Croatia.
There are two genuine, unique, autochthonous grape varieties in Istria: First, malvasia, or malvasia istriana (from Istria), a white grape variety making full-bodied and relatively aromatic white wines, but much more sophisticated than malvasia wines from many other wine regions. The typical red wine is made from a grape variety ...