Savudrija estate founded in 1996 across 17 hectares of Bujstina soil, working Malvazija and Teran alongside Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot under the Contarini and Terre Bianche labels.
Tip: The enoteca keeps longer hours than the winery itself if you arrive without a booking.
Address: Bašanija bb, 52475 Savudrija, Croatia, Istria
Koreniki estate near Umag focused almost entirely on two grapes, Malvazija Istarska and Teran, bottled as Gran Malvazija and Gran Teran alongside a Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon blend called Grabar.
Tasting: Cellar-door visits and tastings by reservation via the winery's contact page.
Tip: Grabar, the Merlot-Cabernet blend, is the estate's departure from its usual two-grape focus.
Brtonigla family winery whose vineyards date to 1938, working Malvazija Istarska, Refosco and Teran across still, rose and traditional-method sparkling bottlings alongside its own olive oil.
Tasting: Tastings with panoramic vineyard views and on-site sales. Open Monday-Saturday 9:00-18:00, Sunday 10:00-14:00.
Tip: The estate also presses its own olive oil from Istarska bjelica and Leccino trees; ask for a combined tasting.
Multi-generation Brtonigla estate whose 4 Terre series separates Malvazija Istarska by soil type, alongside Kappi Teran and a wide indigenous and international varietal range.
Tasting: Cellar visits with a short winery and cellar presentation; reservation by phone or email.
Tip: The 4 Terre Malvazija series is a useful side-by-side lesson in how soil changes the same grape.
Young Buje winery built around the Kastanjari and Cupiga vineyard sites, whose 2023 Marchiori Malvazija Istarska took a Platinum medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Tasting: Tasting room opened 2023, pouring wine, olive oil and rakija flights with views of Buje's old town.
Tip: The 2023 tasting room looks straight over Buje's old town; ask for a seat on the terrace side.
Koreniki estate near Umag focused almost entirely on two grapes, Malvazija Istarska and Teran, bottled as Gran Malvazija and Gran Teran alongside a Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon blend called Grabar.
Tasting: Cellar-door visits and tastings by reservation via the winery's contact page.
Tip: Grabar, the Merlot-Cabernet blend, is the estate's departure from its usual two-grape focus.
Brtonigla family winery whose vineyards date to 1938, working Malvazija Istarska, Refosco and Teran across still, rose and traditional-method sparkling bottlings alongside its own olive oil.
Tasting: Tastings with panoramic vineyard views and on-site sales. Open Monday-Saturday 9:00-18:00, Sunday 10:00-14:00.
Tip: The estate also presses its own olive oil from Istarska bjelica and Leccino trees; ask for a combined tasting.
Multi-generation Brtonigla estate whose 4 Terre series separates Malvazija Istarska by soil type, alongside Kappi Teran and a wide indigenous and international varietal range.
Tasting: Cellar visits with a short winery and cellar presentation; reservation by phone or email.
Tip: The 4 Terre Malvazija series is a useful side-by-side lesson in how soil changes the same grape.
Young Buje winery built around the Kastanjari and Cupiga vineyard sites, whose 2023 Marchiori Malvazija Istarska took a Platinum medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Tasting: Tasting room opened 2023, pouring wine, olive oil and rakija flights with views of Buje's old town.
Tip: The 2023 tasting room looks straight over Buje's old town; ask for a seat on the terrace side.
Vizinada family estate cultivating vines since 1850 and now run by father-and-son team Franc and Oliver Arman, working Malvazija, Teran and a broad international range alongside a sparkling Stanzia Brut.
Tasting: Tastings by reservation. Summer hours Monday-Saturday 8:00-20:00, winter Monday-Saturday 8:00-16:00.
Tip: The terrace tasting room looks toward both the sea and the Alps on a clear day.
Vizinada estate whose first vineyard was planted by great-grandfather Ivan Arman in the 1880s, now run by Marijan Arman with daughters Ines and Nina across Teran, Malvazija Rezerva and a Rose Duet blend.
Tasting: Guided cellar tastings with a tasting room and shop; reservation by phone or email.
Tip: Ask for the Rose Duet alongside the Teran to see the same red-soil fruit in two different registers.
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