Dalmatia Wine Tour : Middle and South Dalmatia
Highlights:
UNESCO s Heritage - The Old Town of Dubrovnik and the pearl of Adriatic, - Ston - spectacular city walls, Korcula- Hometown of Marco Polo, old town of Hvar and Starigrad - Split –UNESCO s Heritage -Diocletians Palace
Dubrovnik- Cavtat - Ston –Peninsula Peljesac – Orebic – Island Korcula – Bol (Island Brac) - Starigrad (Island Hvar) – Svirce – Starigrad – Ivan Dolac – Hvar –Milna – Island Vis - Split
General Fact File on Croatian Viticulture
Three major vine varietals cover 7% of total vineyard surface area
- Riesling
- Malvasia
- Plavac mali
Registered Wine producers: 17,000
Vineyard surface area in total: 33,000 hectares
Wineries produc ing wines of controlled origin: 800
Wines of controlled origin: 2500
Total produc tion of wine of controlled origin: 61 million litres
Regional sh are of vineyard hectares: Continental Region 49% - Coastal Region 51%
Regional sh are of the number of wine producers: Continental Region 32% - Coastal Region 68%
Total num ber of cultivated vine varietals: 200
The total num ber of ind igenous vine varietals: 60
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