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The whole Istria, as well as Funtana, prides itself on the excellent wines of this area. In vineyards across Istria, the white wine cultivars produce approximately 70% of the assortment. Among them the white Istrian malvasia is the most expanded, almost with the 90%. Here there are also the white and grey pinot, sauvignon and chardonnay, and among the black wines you may find teran, bourgogne, merlot, refošk and cabernet, and the hrvatica rosé. When it comes to dessert wines, very well known are the sweet malvasia and red or white muscat, but lately we have an ever growing scale of quality local sparkling wines. Teran is considered a naturalised culture of this area, and it can be classified among recommended wines of all the Istrian vineyards. Muškat ruža is an autochthon Istrian sort from Poreč that was significantly spread in Istria some time ago, and which was used for the production of a very known and quality dessert wine. The wine-growers have completely disregarded it due to its low fruitfulness. During the last years there is a light tendency to broaden it again. The black hrvatica is probably an Istrain endemic sort. This arises from comparative analyses with other similar sorts, and therefore this is not the selfsame sort as the one the Italians call croattina. Besides the fact it is included among the recommended cultivars in all the vineyards of Istria and of the Croatian littoral, it is not very represented within the assortment. It is suitable for rosé wines production. Each good Istrian wine requires a good Istrian dish: Being your hosts, we would like to suggest the following menu, if you please: Istrian pršut and sheep-milk cheese as the hors d’oeuvre, minestrone with corn to follow, and fuži with a little bit of cooked sour kraut or njoki with žgvacet as the main course. For dessert we suggest pancakes in zabaglione. A fish menu could be the following: a few oysters, shells’ stew, barbecued goldfish or sea bass and a few grilled shrimps. As far as wines are concerned, we have already said it all, except one note: taste the Istrian supa (a concoction of red wine, olive oil, sugar, pepper and roasted bread). Bon apetit! Istrian rakija (brandy) is a strong alcoholic drink produced by the liming of grape husks and stalks. During the liming various aromatic herbs are added in the cauldron, such as red juniper berries, rosemary, herb-of-grace, wormwood, quince and other. The most known is the herb-of-grace brandy. The grape vine is known in Istria as a culture since ancient times. The grape vine probably originates from the area in between the Black and Caspian sea. Form this location it than spread in different directions. In Greece the grape vine cultivation developed 1500 years before Christ, and the grape vine culture spread from Greece to Italy and to our Adriatic Coast area, about 500 years before Christ. The oldest proof of grape vine cultivation and wine production on the Republic of Croatia area can be found in Istria. We can find evidence of that in Raša valley, where Kalavojna bay is situated, which in Greek means good wine (kala-good, oenos-wine). The Phoenicians brought the grape vine to Raša valley. The Histri, an Illiric clan who lived on the Istrian area and after whom Istria had been named, took the viticulture over from the Phoenicians. When the Romans vanquished the Histri, 179 – 178 years before Christ, they found a well developed viticulture and wine production. There are many archaeological excavations in Istria, in which wine grape motives were found engraved in stone, just as mangles, wine presses, wine jars etc.
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Istra, pa tako i Funtana, može se pohvaliti izvrsnim vinima ovoga podneblja. U vinogorjima Istre bijeli vinski kultivari čine oko 70% sortimenta. Među njima s gotovo 90% najzastupljenija je Malvazija istarska bijela. Tu su još i pinot bijeli i sivi, sauvignon i chardonnay, a od crnih teran, borgonja, merlot, refošk i cabernet, te ružičasta hrvatica. Od desertnih vina poznati su slatka malvazija i muškat (crveni i bijeli), a u posljednje vrijeme sve je veći izbor kvalitetnih lokalnih pjenušaca. Teran se smatra udomaćenim kultivarom ovog područja te spada u preporučene kultivare u svim istarskim vinogorjima. Muškat ruža porečki autohtoni je istarski kultivar koji je ranije bio dosta raširen u Istri i od kojeg se proizvodilo vrlo poznato i kvalitetno desertno vino. Zbog slabije rodnosti vinogradari su ga potpuno zapostavili. Posljednjih godina javlja se lagana tendencija širenja ovog kultivara. Hrvatica crna je najvjerojatnije istarski endem. Na to upućuju usporedne analize s nekim drugim sličnim sortama pa to nije istovjetna sorta ni s onom što je u Italiji zovu croattina. Iako je uvrštena u preporučene kultivare u svim vinogorjima podregije Istre i Hrvatskog primorja malo je zastupljena u sortimentu. Pogodna je za proizvodnju ružica (rosé vina). Svako dobro istarsko vino ide uz dobro istarsko jelo: Kao domaćini, ako dopuštate, predlažemo jedan ovakav slijed: za predjelo istarski pršut i ovčji sir, maneštra s bobićima a kao glavno jelo fuži s malo kuhanog kiselog kupusa ili njoki s žgvacetom, te za kraj palačinke u žavajonu. Riblji slijed neka pak bude: nekoliko kamenica, buzara sa školjkama, orada ili brancin na gradelama i nekoliko škampi na žaru. Za vina smo već sve rekli, osim jedne napomene: kušajte hoće li vam prijati istarska supa. U slast! Istarska rakija je alkoholno žestoko piće koje se dobiva pečenjem koma. Prilikom pečenja u kotao se dodaju razne aromatizirane trave, bobice crvene smreke, ružmarin, ruda, pelin, dunja i drugo. Najpoznatija je rakija s rudom. U Istri je kultura vinove loze poznata iz antičkih vremena. Vinova loza vjerojatno potječe s područja između Crnog i Kaspijskog mora. S tog se područja širila u raznim smjerovima. Uzgoj loze u Grčkoj je bio razvijen još 1500 godina prije Krista, a iz Grčke se kultura vinove loze proširila u Italiju i na naš dio jadranske obale, približno 500 godina prije Krista. Najstariji dokazi uzgoja vinove loze i proizvodnje vina na području Republike Hrvatske nalaze se u Istri. Dokaze o tome nalazimo u Raškoj dolini gdje postoji uvala Kalavojna, što na grčkom jeziku znači dobro vino (kala-dobro, oenos-vino). U Raškoj dolini vinovu lozu donijeli su Feničani. Od Feničana su kulturu vinove loze preuzeli Histri, ilirsko pleme koje je živjelo na području Istre, i po kojem je Istra dobila ime. Rimljani koji su pokorili Histre 179. – 178. godine prije Krista zatekli su razvijeno vinogradarstvo i vinarstvo. Na području Istre nalaze se mnogi arheološki iskopi u kojima su pronađeni u kamenu klesani motivi vinove loze, ostaci muljače, preše, posude za vino…