Kvarner boutique region of white wines
The 45th parallel is a wine line that connects Piedmont, Bordeaux, the Rhone Valley, Kutjevo, Oregon, and also passes through our Kvarner and is characterized by exceptional wine quality and recognition. This way, we are connected to most of the successful wine regions and this common point opens the way for us to wine lovers. Both Piedmont and Bordeaux, as well as the Rhone Valley, are regions known for their red varieties, and when comparing the quality of their red wines with them – our Sansigot gives exceptional results, but also the white varieties in these regions, given the terroir, give wines with pronounced minerality and unquestionable quality, while in our country, our Žlahtina – the queen of Kvarner – reigns supreme.
We must be proud of our indigenous varieties, of which Croatia has over 130. Žlahtina, jarbola, verdić, divjaka, mejsko belo are the names of the varieties that we have saved from oblivion in Kvarner. We are lucky that producers have recognized that without indigenous products we do not have a complete story for either tourists or locals. This is something of ours that we bring as gifts, taste in our homes, sommeliers offer in our restaurants, and in tourist resorts glasses of this wine are offered at every turn. Let's try to continue paving the way for local varieties and make it possible for guests to come specifically, for example, to Krk to drink a glass of well-chilled Žlahtina in a suitable glass.
Zlatna Vrbnička žlahtina is the postcard of all žlahtinas, because if someone has only tried žlahtina once, they most likely tried it right here. The constant quality and quantity that manages to withstand seasonal demand is why many choose it as their first choice. We should constantly educate ourselves, research and taste wines (parallel, vertical, blind...) and thus raise the bar and create a wine identity on solid foundations. Long live ZVŽ😊
Lucija Matijevic – she combined her studies in cultural studies with sommeliering. She believes that wine, i.e. the enjoyment of wine and food, is general culture, so it is not surprising that she combined the faculty with the third level of sommeliering at the Croatian Sommelier Club. She spent eight wonderful years in Norway, where she worked as a sommelier in a restaurant located in the largest export port for cod and salmon, Alesund. Upon her return to Croatia, she worked as the manager of the sushi restaurant Nami and after a few years received a diploma as a sake sommelier. She must also be proud that as the manager of the Nebo restaurant, she also added one Michelin star to her career – it is a great experience, challenge and pride. In recent years, she has been running the successful Bodea business for sommelier education and spreading the love of gastronomy in the Vallelosca tavern in Volosko.
