Ohnici family cellar in the Vizinada hills producing Malvazija Istarska alongside Teran, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and a yellow Muscat, plus its own olive oil.
Tip: A small producer worth a call-ahead visit rather than a drop-in; the cellar sits well off the main Vizinada road.
Address: Ohnici 9, 52447 Vizinada, Croatia, Istria
Motovun estate and design hotel built around long-macerated, amphora and orange-wine styles across the Philosophy, Sorelle and First Roses collections, farmed on the slopes below the hill town.
Tasting: Guided tastings Tuesday-Sunday with slots at 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 and 18:00, reservation required.
Tip: The estate is also a design hotel, so a tasting can extend into an overnight stay below Motovun.
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.
Tasting: Open year-round for wine tastings, gastronomy dinners, vineyard tours and learning experiences; reservation via the winery's contact page.
Tip: The single-vineyard Teran bottlings are worth comparing side by side if both are open when you visit.
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.
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