TERAN MOTOVUN OFF ROAD
ISTRIADUCTION October| Weekend| Free Entrance Traditional Motovun Off Road race in October for "Teran" wine party. See you in Motovun 11.10.2020. MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS
VINISTRA IN POREČ, SPORTS HALL ŽATIKA
ISTRIADUCTION May | Working time: Weekend | Entry Fee VINISTRA a place to be. It is a perfect place to get to know more about local Wines and how it is done. Definitely you need to check it. No words can describe it. Cheers! :) Tips, The entry is 130kn, 30 kn is voucher which you can use at the shop to get your favorite bottle of wine. You will pay additional 50kn for glass, but if you return the glass back you will get money back. MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS
CASTLE BELAJ – HISTORICAL HERITAGE
ISTRIADUCTION All Year | Working time: 12-23h, except Monday | Free Entrance Castle Belaj (Bellai) estate contains: Castle(XVI century);Left annex with history of presence there of court, prison and the wine cellar (XIX century); right annex, where the stables and management room of the estate; historical vineyard of 11 hectares, which surrounds the estate. Excellent benefits of the soil and microclimate of the hill were recognised in the XVII. century when the cultivation of olives and grapevines started. At that time wine production was focused on delivering great wines to Vienna and Bordeaux. Nowadays Belaj is the only Château in Croatia with a lengthy history and traditions of winemaking. It's a registered Historical Heritage Two Families - Two Wineries - One Estate Dvorac Belaj: Dvorac Belaj winery established in 2011 by Belay family. From that on we produce wine only from the historical Vineyard around the property. First Vintages are produced with the help of Gianfranko Kozlovic and Ivica Matosevic winemaking craftwork. From 2016 production is fully moved into Belaj cellars. Every year Dvorac Belaj wines brings Golden and Silver medals from Decanter and Vinistra wine competitions. For more info about the winery: www.dvoracbelaj.com Podrum Belaj: Podrum Belaj winery is established in 1998 by Ivic family. The history of winemaking in
GASTRO MORNING IN STANCIJA MENEGHETTI
ISTRIADUCTION All Year | No Working time | Pay as agreed We had beautiful morning in Stancija Meneghetti. Also, we had a excellent service, gourmet restaurant, view on outdoor pools which are just part of the Meneghetti magic. So nice place, so well designed, interior, outside big vineyards and olive trees gardens, so many small details that make the place gorgeous. Food was delicious, the service superb and very helpful. On offer is from prosciutto, cheese, olives to the honeycomb, croissant with tea or fresh milk. MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS
INTERNATIONAL PROSCIUTTO FAIR IN TINJAN
ISTRIADUCTION In October | Working time: All Day | Pay per Entrance International prosciutto fair in Tinjan brings prosciutto producers from Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Germany, Austria and Spain. We had the opportunity to taste more than thirty types of prosciutto. Also, we tried cheese and wine because producers of these products had also participated in the Fair. Beside gastro products, there were a large variety of other products in the outdoor area. After the fair is a concert with local performers from Croatia. MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS
THE FESTIVAL OF TERAN WINE AND TRUFFLES IN MOTOVUN
ISTRIADUCTION In October | Working time: 12-20h | Free Entrance THE FESTIVAL OF TERAN WINE AND TRUFFLES | Single-day hedonistic exhibition that has been held for the last 7 years in the heart of teran&truffle country in Croatia, in a lovely picturesque Istrian town called Motovun. The festival includes the public tasting of almost all of the teran wines produced in and around Motovun, and usually around 20 producers join the tasting and the competition in which the best teran of the festival is chosen. The Festival also exhibits truffles and the biggest, which can grow as heavy as 500 grams, is awarded the title "Veli Jože". The Festival takes place in October, this year's date is October 21st. Check the date in your calendar and till then enjoy festival photos. MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS
WINE AND RUN ALWAYS STARTS WITH WINE
ISTRIADUCTION In September| Working time: 16-00h | Pay per Entrance Wine and run always start with wine and finish somehow. If you are ready to take Maraton, Half marathon or relay race combined with good atmosphere and alcohol in your veins this is the right race for you. Because this unique event is made for professional athletes but also for amateurs who for the first time want to try something similar. The race puts a special experience, fun and entertainment of competitors but at the same time, it wants to tell more about the ecological and gastronomical offer of rural Istria. While we were running along the route we visited refreshing points where we were able to taste great wines of Istrian winemakers. Also, we made little masquerade and animated by different musical entertainers. In one point we were a little bit drunk but at that point, we had the best race time. Tips: Don't drink and drive, just drink and run :) [fusion_map address="latlng=45.441177, 13.524217" type="roadmap" zoom="10" scrollwheel="yes" scale="yes" zoom_pancontrol="yes" animation="no" popup="yes" map_style="default" infobox="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" /]
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE RUN
ISTRIADUCTION All Year | Working time: On Demand | Pay per Entrance Enjoy the beautiful small town of Vodnjan and it's old small houses and tiny streets. We will run through the the olive groves and taste unique extra virgin Istrian olive oil. But it's not only about the tasting. We look forward to run with you and share together a beautiful Istrian sunset overlooking the Brijuni Archipelago from the terrace at the Sta. Margherita Olive Grove. [fusion_map address="latlng=44.962696, 13.854487" type="roadmap" zoom="10" scrollwheel="yes" scale="yes" zoom_pancontrol="yes" animation="no" popup="yes" map_style="default" infobox="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" /] MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS
WINE FESTIVAL ON EASTER MONDAY IN GRAČIŠĆE
ISTRIADUCTION In April | Working time: 8-20h | Pay per Entrance Every Easter Monday picturesque town Gračišće hosts wine tasting festival. Gračišće is a small historical town situated in Central Istria. Area of Gračišće was always known for its wine. This event offers good wine, quality wine producers, traditional food and cultural heritage of this small but very attractive city. At entrance, you can buy drinking glass for a wine tasting or just festival bracelet (without drinking glass you can’t enter in the wine cellar). With drinking glass, you can go through town and visit wine cellars and taste delicious, quality wines as many times as you want. There you can find people dancing and singing on local music, various gastro offer of traditional Istrian prosciutto, truffles, and cheeses. Tips: Take a wine cellar guide and try to check all wine cellar. Also, we recommend that you should buy drinking glass for wine tasting because without it you can’t enter in the wine cellar. [fusion_map address="latlng=45.219296, 14.011805" type="roadmap" zoom="10" scrollwheel="yes" scale="yes" zoom_pancontrol="yes" animation="no" popup="yes" map_style="default" infobox="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" /]