Ep 595: Croatian Wine Revisited -- An Overview and Conversation with Patron and Listener Bevis Sydney

Ep 595: Croatian Wine Revisited -- An Overview and Conversation with Patron and Listener Bevis Sydney

This show is a refresh of Episode 371 with a new take!

In October of 2025, I visited Croatia on a scouting trip with my friend Brett from Walk & Wine Croatia (check them out and take a trip with them! Marija and Barişa are the best guides!) to see if there was a possibility of me hosting a patron trip there! It was a fantastic trip and I learned so much about the country and the wines.


Photo: View from Rizman Winery. Credit: WFNP

Just two weeks before I went, Patron, listener, wine educator, previous pod guest cohost (Ep 522 -- the Wine Movie Podcast), Bevis Sydney, visited to Croatia on a family holiday. He and I compared notes and they were nearly identical. I enlisted his help to do this show as a look into our shared perceptions -- great and less great.

I cover all the basics in a brief review on the country and then Bevis and I do a deep dive into the main grapes of Dalmatia and beyond. We come to the conclusion that the whites Grk and Poşip are the best wines we tasted, and the red Babiç has some potential.


Photo: Kastel Sikuli is a great winery in Dalmatia. Credit: WFNP

Here are the links to things we reference:

Walk & Wine Croatia (check them out and take a trip with them!)

Stockists:

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