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Many Istrians conceive wine a inexplicable unearthly sacred potion, a necessity and passion, the culture of living, as nourishment and liquor, prayer and a curse. Istrians have been historically devoted to the grapevine. A proverbial saying confirms it; Wine comes from grapevine and milk from a goat. Wheat is life, while wine is a myth and as our elders would say, The bread is for the flesh and wine is for the soul. Istria, this miniature continent and the largest peninsula of the Adriatic coast, slopes gently into the sea towards the eternally sunny southwest. The wine's bouquet and body is enriched by the special land structure, i.e. the red soil spreading over the littoral and the white soil covering the hinterland area. The vineyards spread over approx.15.200 acres of land. The western viticulture area (in the vicinity of Poreč, Buje, Pula and Rovinj) is the largest, its vineyards covering approx. 14.430 acres. The central Istria wine-growing hills (around Buzet and Pazin) spread over some 516.44 acres, while in the eastern part (near Labin), there are around 255 acres of vine grapes. Over the past century the Istrian malmsey has born the title of the most famous and ubiquitous wine of our peninsula. Depending on the chemical processing procedure, nurture and vintage year, its color varies from straw to golden yellow. Its scent primarily reminds of the locust flower scent. The contents of its main components make her an average to-full bodied wine, its volume of alcohol ranging from 11.5 to 13.5 with delicate bouquet and fresh taste. It complements most superbly the entire variety of the Mediterranean cuisine. The Istrian counterpart of malmsey is teran. Teran and its subtype refosc are both considered the pristine, indigenous wines of Istria. We tend to call the red wines black, mostly because of teran's intense, deep, ruby color. The local farmer gently whispers, its color is similar to hare’s blood and it can be drunk like milk. Its bouquet is fruit-like and its special taste is easily recognized. It is in excellent harmony with heavier, more caloric dishes, such as local stew, sauces and venison. A great many connoisseurs of Istrian wines will tend to rank the highest the Istrian muscatel or, to be more specific, the muscatel produced in and around Momjan, owing to it’s gold-like color, intense bouquet of wild clove pink and it’s exquisite aroma. Dry and sweet. Worthy complement of desserts and many other delicacies. Even aphrodisiac power has been attributed to it. Thus we are proposing to you these Istrian Wine Roads in order to make you familiar with our wine-cellars and small wine-vaults. A larger, more explicit symbol (flag) was used to indicate wine-cellars, i.e. the ones offering greater selection of wine, modern technology, a bottled wine assortment. A smaller sign (barrel) was used to mark smaller rural wine-cellars and vaults using traditional vintage methods and offering a more modest selection of not necessarily bottled wine, but nonetheless, of good quality and at a more favourable price. We are convinced that you are about to get lost trying to figure a way to move across our wine roads, but it can happen to us local people as well. Istria is a country of numberless trails and small hamlets; you set out for one hamlet and turn out in another but you needn't worry, there is good wine in there, too. Dear visitors, you are kindly pleased to notify your visit to the wine cellar by phone.
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Istri je vino nerazjašnjiva nadnaravna svetost, potreba i ljubav, kultura življenja, jelo i piće, molitva i kletva. Istranin je lozi kultno privržen. Poslovica to potvrđuje: Vino od loze i mliko od koze. Od pšenice se živi, a vino je mit: Kruh je za tilo, vino je za dušu - reći će naši stari. Istra, taj minijaturni kontinent, najveći poluotok Jadrana, idealno uranja u more u smjeru vječno osunčanog jugozapada. Kvalitetu vina upotpunjuje i posebnost tla, crvena zemlja uz more i bijela zemlja unutrašnje Istre. Ukupna površina vinograda je 6.151 hektar. Zapadno istarsko vinogorje (Poreč, Buje, Pula, Rovinj) najveće je i vinogradima pokriva 5.839 hektara. Središnje vinogorje (Buzet, Pazin) ima 209 hektara, a istočno (Labin) 103 hektara. Istarska malvazija je već duže od sto godina najčuvenije i najprisutnije vino našeg poluotoka. Ovisno o tehnološkom postupku prerade, njege i starosti, varira od slamnatožute do zlatnožute boje. Miris malvazije ponajprije asocira na bagremov cvijet. Sadržaj osnovnih sastojaka čini je srednje do jako alkoholnom (od 11,5 do 13,5 vol%), profinjene aromatičnosti i svježeg okusa. Sjajno se sljubljuje s cijelom lepezom morske kuhinje. Istarska protuteža malvazije je - teran. Teran i njegova podvrsta refošk drže se starim i autohtonim vinima Istre. Mi crvena vina nazivamo - crnim, prije svega radi teranove intenzivnotamne rubinove boje. Domaći seljak mu tepa: kolora je kako zečja krv, a pije se kako mliko. Živih je voćnih mirisa i vrlo prepoznatljivog okusa. Odlično nadopunjuje nešto kaloričnija jela, domaće gulaše i šuga te divljač. Mnogi poznavaoci istarskih vina na prvo mjesto će izdvojiti istarski muškat, ili pravilnije, Momjanski muškat, poradi njegove zlaćane boje, intenzivnog mirisa divljih karanfila i izuzetne arome. Suho i slatko. Vrli pratilac slastica, ali i svakog profinjenog jela. Muškatu se pripisuju i afrodizijska svojstva. Nudimo Vam stoga ove Vinske putokaze Istre kako bismo Vam približili naše ponajbolje podrume i male konobe. S nešto izraženijim simbolom - zastavicom, označili smo vinske podrume: one s većim izborom vina, suvremenom tehnologijom, flaširanim asortimanom, one sa osvojenim nagradama. Bačvicom smo označili male seoske konobe s tradicionalnom preradom vina, skromnim izborom, ali sigurno dobrim vinom pa i povoljnijom cijenom. Uvjereni smo da ćete se izgubiti po ovim našim vinskim raskršćima, to se događa i nama domaćima. Istra je zemlja nebrojenih putova i sela, krenuli ste u jedno selo - došli ste u drugo, ništa zato i u tom selu ima dobra vina. Poštovani posjetitelji, ljubazno Vas molimo da Vaš posjet vinskom podrumu prethodno najavite telefonskim putem.