Wine in Momjan, Istria

Kozlovic ★ 4.8

Fourth-generation Momjan estate making wine since 1904, best known for Santa Lucia Malvazija in both fresh and amphora-aged registers alongside Teran and Muskat Momjanski from the same red-soil slopes.

Tasting: Guided tastings by reservation, from casual walk-through visits (Kozlovic Relax) to seated flights (Kozlovic Excellence) and private tastings. Open Tuesday-Friday 10:00-19:00, Saturday 12:00-20:00, Sunday 11:00-17:00, closed Monday.

Tip: Book Kozlovic Excellence ahead in summer; the casual Relax visit runs without reservation most weekdays.

Kabola ★ 4.7

Momjan estate tracing its wine story to 1891, known for amphora-aged Malvazija alongside fresh Malvazija and Muskat Momjanski, plus its own extra virgin olive oil made on site.

Tasting: Reservation-required tastings pairing wine with Istrian prsut and extra virgin olive oil. Open Monday-Saturday, closed Sunday; extended summer hours in July and August.

Tip: Ask for the amphora-aged Malvazija alongside the fresh style to taste the same grape two ways.

Kozlovic Winery Tasting Room ★ 4.7

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.

Kabola Winery Tasting Room ★ 4.7

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.

Kabola Wine Shop ★ 4.5

Cellar shop at the Kabola estate in Momjan selling the Markezic family's sparkling, fresh, aged, semi-sweet and sweet Malvazija ranges plus olive oil.

Kozlovic Wine Shop ★ 4.4

On-site shop at the Kozlovic winery in Momjan selling the estate's Malvazija Istarska and Teran range by bottle to cellar-door visitors.

Kozlovic Tour and Terrace Program ★ 4.5

Structured, guided education in Kozlovic's production spaces and barrel cellar, ending in a terrace flight that walks visitors through the estate's Malvazija and Teran styles.

Kozlovic Tour and Terrace Experience ★ 4.6

Walk the Kozlovic production floor and barrel cellar before a seated terrace flight of the estate's Malvazija Istarska and Teran, small bites included.

Kabola ★ 4.6

The Markezic family has farmed its Momjan vineyards organically since well before the term was fashionable, growing amphora-aged and stainless Malvazija Istarska under an explicitly organic approach.

Tip: Ask the tasting room how the amphora contact changes an already low-intervention wine before the fermented juice even reaches oak or steel.