Family winery below Motovun village working estate Teran and Malvazija across the Classics, Single Vineyard and Limited Edition ranges, with a 2021 Muscat that took a Decanter World Wine Awards gold medal.
Tip: The single-vineyard Teran bottlings are worth comparing side by side if both are open when you visit.
Address: Bataji 20a, Brkac, 52424 Motovun, Croatia, Istria
Porec-based wine, olive oil and cheese producer whose Vina Laguna label covers Malvazija Istarska, Teran, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon alongside the Festigia range and Riviera, an alcohol-free line.
Tip: Vina Laguna's bottles are the most widely stocked Istrian wines in Croatian supermarkets, a useful benchmark taste before visiting smaller cellars.
Visnjan estate dating to 1842 and run today by Peter Poletti, working Malvazija Istriana, Refosk, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon; the 2024 Chardonnay medalled at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2025.
Tasting: Guided wine and olive oil tastings by appointment, in the tavern or on a terrace over the coastline. Open Monday-Saturday 10:00-19:00.
Tip: Terrace tastings look out over roughly 30 km of coastline toward Porec.
Buzet cellar founded in 2006 by Dimitri Brecevic, built on spontaneous fermentation and extended barrel ageing of Malvazija Istarska, Teran and Refosk, bottled unfiltered.
Tasting: Visits and tastings by appointment, contact by phone.
Tip: These are slow-built wines; ask the cellar which current release is drinking best rather than reaching for the newest vintage.
Bale estate combining a Relais and Chateaux wine hotel with roughly 40,000 vines and a 13-label wine range, plus its own olive groves, restaurants and beach club.
Tasting: Wine Lounge tastings pairing estate wine with the winery's own olive oil, on site at the Meneghetti Wine Hotel.
Tip: The Wine Lounge tasting sits inside the working winery rather than the hotel's public rooms.
Golas estate and relais outside Bale pouring Muscat, Chardonnay and Malvazija alongside a rose, its tastings built around local prosciutto and cheese pairings.
Tasting: Wine tastings and guided tours with local prosciutto and cheese, Tuesday-Sunday 11:00-19:00, Monday by request; group bookings for up to 60 guests.
Tip: Group tastings run up to 60 guests, so this is a reliable option for a larger party without a private booking elsewhere.
Vodnjan estate farming roughly 60 hectares near Medulina and Pula, making Malvazija Istarska, Chardonnay, a Refosk-Merlot-Cabernet rose, Teran and a Malvazija-based traditional-method sparkling.
Tasting: Tastings at the adjoining ByIstria tasting room, Monday-Friday 8:00-16:00, Saturday 8:00-13:00; guided tastings by advance booking.
Tip: The ByIstria tasting room next door pours Medea alongside other south-Istria producers if the winery itself is fully booked.
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