Hillside tasting terrace above Visnjan with coastal views, pouring Poletti's Malvazija Istarska, Refosk and Chardonnay range alongside estate olive oil, open Monday to Saturday.
Address: Markovac 14, 52463 Visnjan, Croatia, Istria
Kozlovic's Momjan cellar door pairs a production-floor walkthrough with a terrace flight of its Malvazija Istarska and Teran, small bites and homemade bread included in every booking.
Tasting: The Kozlovic Tour and Terrace tasting moves through the winery's production spaces and barrel cellar before a seated flight on the terrace, with programs running 60 to 150 minutes depending on the tier booked.
Family cellar door in Momjan where the Markezic family, growing wine here since 1891, pours amphora-aged and stainless Malvazija Istarska side by side by reservation.
Tasting: Tastings run through the Markezic family's amphora-aged and stainless-steel Malvazija side by side, most visitors singling out the Malvasia Amfora as the house signature.
Buje hilltop tasting room from the Bastian family pouring Malvazija and international varietals alongside olive oil and rakija, terrace views over the old town, open Tuesday to Sunday.
Tasting: A modern tasting room in Buje's old town pours wine, extra virgin olive oil and house rakije with a terrace view over the hilltop town, open Tuesday to Sunday without a booking requirement.
Medea's ByIstria room in Vodnjan pours guided flights of its Malvazija Istarska and Teran in a space that mixes traditional cellar features with a contemporary counter, reservation only.
Tasting: Staff-guided flights of Medea's range in the ByIstria room adjacent to the winery, blending traditional cellar fittings with a contemporary tasting counter.
Ecologically farmed cellar door above Brtonigla pouring Malvazija Istarska and Teran with a vineyard-view terrace, open Monday to Saturday with Sunday morning hours.
Tasting: Vineyard-view tastings at the Kanfanar-Brtonigla estate, poured from organically farmed Malvazija and Teran, open Monday to Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Roxanich pours its long-aged, macerated and orange wines in a cellar beneath its Motovun design hotel, on scheduled slots Tuesday to Sunday, four sittings a day.
Tasting: Tastings run in the cellar beneath the Roxanich hotel, designed by architect Idis Turato, walking through the estate's long-aged and macerated whites, orange wines and reds.
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