Croatia makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 22 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
9 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Dalmatian Coast
The Dalmatian coast makes wines that taste of salt-worn stone and dark fruit in equal measure—reds built on native grapes that thicken…
Istria and Kvarner
The Adriatic's limestone and mineral-rich soils pull bright acidity from white grapes and give reds a savory spine—a coastline that…
Continental Region
White wines dominate here, yet the region refuses a single identity—producers swing between crisp, mineral expressions and richer,…
Srednja I Juzna Dalmacija
Central and southern Dalmatia pulls mineral salt from its limestone slopes into wines of stark structure—reds built on Plavac Mali's dark…
Wine of Croatia
Croatian winemakers chase minerality through limestone and terra rossa, splitting their ambition between autochthonous whites that taste…
Bregovita Hrvatska
The inland slopes above the Sava River favor mineral whites that cut with acidity—Graševina and Riesling pressed toward savory,…
Slavonia and Podunavlje
The Danube's floodplain breeds white wines of mineral severity and red wines that taste of sour cherry and earth rather than fruit…
Slavonija
Slavonija whites carry the weight of continental heat—broad-shouldered Graševinas that layer ripe stone fruit against mineral tension,…
Kutjevo
Kutjevo whites pivot between crisp minerality and honeyed depth, while its reds lean toward silky fruit rather than extraction—a…
The country’s house grammar.
The 8 styles Croatia makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of croatia’s production.
1,101
Croatian Red — the country’s most numerous bottle.
1,099
461
266
191
191
156
81
The houses that keep showing up.
9 Croatia estates the prestige critics have agreed on — ordered by the count of 95+ scores across Vinous, Decanter, Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Croatia our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Restaurant Maskeron
Seafood · Mediterranean — Dubrovnik
93
KORAK Family Estate
European — Plešivica
92
Boškinac
Seafood · Traditional · Mediterranean — Novalja
92
Nebo
Grill · European · Modern — Rijeka
92
Dubravkin put
Grill · Modern · European — Zagreb
92
Pelegrini
Grill · Seafood · European — Šibenik
92
Noel
Grill · European · Mediterranean — Zagreb
92
Krug Restaurant
Grill · Mediterranean — Split
92
Nautika Restaurant
Grill · Seafood · Mediterranean — Dubrovnik
89
Konoba Mate
Pasta · Barbecue · Traditional — Pupnat, Dubrovačko-Neretvanska, Croatia
88
Taj Mahal-Bosnian Cuisine
Ethnic Fusion · Mediterranean — Dubrovnik
88
Beštija
European · Mediterranean — Grad Zagreb
88
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