Cracking Croatian Wine: Zagreb & Slavonia
In the eleventh episode of Cracking Croatian Wine travel series, we are sharing with you our absolute places in #Zagreb!
- Vrući #Burek Mira, our favorite burek stand in Croatia.
- Teneo Coffee Shop, our favorite café in Zagreb.
- Dubravkin Put Restaurant & Wine Bar, our favorite restaurant in Zagreb.
After a quick stop in Zagreb, we take a two-hour drive to the eastern part of the country: #Slavonia. Slavonia is the home of a tight-grain oak that has earned the preferences of many winemakers in Europe, especially in Italy. But we're not here for the oak, we're here for the wines, food, and people. In this episode, we visit some vinous heroes of Croatia (Enjingi and Krauthaker) and some notable newcomers (Sontacchi and Galić).
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Wines of Croatia
Croatian wine has a long history, actually dating back to the first Greek settlers in coastal areas of Croatia. The wine has especially long and valued traditions on islands like Vis, Hvar and Korcula, where the culture of wine exist for 2500 years by now. The majority of wines produced in Croatia is white and the residents of wine regions, especially in Dalmatia, prefer drinking a combination of white wine and either still or sparkling water.
Needless to say, if you visit Croatia, make sure you get a taste of the local wines!
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Discovering Slavonia - wine cellars of Ilok
While travelling through Slavonia, our exquisite taste for wines took us to Ilok as it is recognized as one of the centers of wine production.
This wine growing region is rich in cultural herritage which is a blend of historical influences and its traditional culture. But we are not here to talk about culture, not yet, at least.
The most famous wine cellars are the ones standing in front of us - Iločki podrumi dating back from 15 th and 18th ct. We had the privilege to enter both - you can smell the special environment these wines mature in, and impressive wine barrels almost leave you breathless.
Only by standing next to one , you get the feeling how enormous they really are. But the most striking moment is when you realize we are standing next to the precious wine archive, filled with extremely old and expensive wines, maybe too exclusive for regular folks like us but suitable for royal elite - it is said that queen Elisabeth orders regularly.
The older the wine, the better it gets but you have to be prepared to pay a significant amount (of money) to indulge in such pleasures. All this wine can make people hungry, but with home made food made in old cellar restaurant problem is solved. Interesting surrounding of the former winery gives you a cozy and warm atmosphere.
After endulging your hedonistic urges, we strongly suggest to go outside and take a walk through nature - discovering the magical presence of the ancient ages when great battles were fought. The walls of the Ilok Fort take us to the 15th ct. when the castle was originally built. Situated on a hill above the town center, offering views on the Danube and the Pannonian Plain the history reveals itself.
Having changed many owners, the castle witnessed time passing by . This rich area was a strategic point for Romans since it was an eastern border of Roman Empire and a boundary (dividing line) between a civilization and barbaric world. Later on, after the Castle was built, the Ottomans conquered Ilok in 16th Ct but haven't stayed very long since the Europeans wan it back.
After restoration in 1945. It was opened for visitors in 2010.
The look on the impressive width of the Danube river makes you think that time does not pass by, just like the river, it continues. Visiting other places, gathering new experiences, it always keeps moving.
Don't miss to visit this interesting place.
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Guide: Igor Kolaric
Camera and editing: Slaven Petric
Story and narration: Marija Capan Mare
Music: Johann Strauss - The Beautiful Blue Danube
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Just an ordinary winter day in Bjelovar | Croatia | 2018
Sunday, 25th February 2018
Just an ordinary winter Sunday in Bjelovar, Croatia.
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Sokolovac 2011
A tour through Sokolovac, Croatia, hometown of John Kichler. The small shelter at the side of the road is approximately where the Kichler house stood.
music by Shorty. Here is a translation
Come to Vinkovci
That's where I'm happy
where I hear young girls singing
lie in the shadow of an oak tree
drink cold tap water
where there are brides just outside the window
tamburas playing
where sorrels are harnessed
where everybody knows me
Where the lamp is burning
where the well sweep is creaking
here's where my soul will leave this
here's where I enjoy my days
where I love village parties
village, Gatherings and brandy well
where I live a boyish life
Every village knows me
The sun bathes the field here
here is my only home
here's where my ancestors' bones
are dreaming their sweet dreams
I can not describe it
I wouldn't know how to breathe elsewhere
I'd die of sorrow
If I couldn't smell the wheat
If I couldn't see my neighborhood
or my street
Before I close my eyes
once more before the dark
Here's where my father made me
where my mother taught me letters
If I ever have to leave
here is where I'll come back
Where my land is
My plum
my horse's mane
My blood is hot
where Bosut river flows
and where they light candles for heroes
who lost their lives for colours
for pride and honor of my Slavonia's name
Chorus
And when you start to miss the plane
Come to Vinkovci
all my roads have long ago been covered by weed
I'm standing at the doorstep of Croatia
The planes of Slavonia are calling you, calling,
Come to Vinkovci
I praise old sacred images
for being Slavonic child
from head to toe
so the songs fly out of my throat
to my homeland, to my dear native land
where people know me
and where the stars shine nicer
where the sky has nicer blue colour
Where feelings are real and
where celebrations are done in best possible way
and brandy scratches like straws
second one already slides by itself
down the throat and into the veins
every time the singing starts
that's my Slavonia
That's my plane
Playful horses
Everywhere around lively kids
and when tambura starts to play
it's nicer than birds singing
It's easier to overcome
pain then becomes trifle
Here's where my pride is
every tree from the plum tree field
Human imagination could never
invent more beautiful sights
and when I'm no longer around
when I leave this idyl
I will kiss, in heaven,
a beautiful Slavonic fairy
God loves us Croatians
so I'll pray to be sent back
For one last time
to watch the wheat
turn gold
and when he sends me up again and
I'll first thank Him
for giving us
the piece of land that
He saved for himself
Chorus
I respect everybody
but I'm not scared of anybody
except dear God
Because he's the reason I exist
that I'm here and I live that
I take pride in your name
town Unconquered
standing at the door to Croatia
Tears are sliding down my face
While I listen to the tambura
string When my fingers touch the string
do not touch my plane
but your sons are now
guarding you Slavonia
and never will foreign feet
step on you again
Lives were being lost too slowly
too many mums were crying
for too long has heaven on earth
seemed like hell
they were burning our forests they
we replanted them
they were demolishing our houses
we built them up again
They were killing my people
but we stayed on our ground
to defend our home
because we love our home
and we are faithful to our home
when Slavonia mother
calls for her hawks
Slavonia mother
these words will be sang
Love your colours
Slavonic heart is
brandy in blood
because I love my people
the festive ode is playing
to the sacred land
because it was paid for with blood
while freedom was being dreamed
Chorus
all my roads have long ago been blocked
I'm standing at the doorstep of Croatia
The planes of Slavonia are calling you, calling,
Come to Vinkovci
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