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 VINARIJA Smokvica -wine and olive oil production place in Smokvica - Korcula
POŠIP CARA and Smokvica: Among the white wines of Korcula and Peljesac, the best known is POSIP which is considered one of the top Croatian wines and almost always served at state and diplomatic banquets. It was proclaimed a famous wine in 1967. POSIP is an exceptionally dry wine of a golden color and a very pleasant aroma. The alcohol strength is about 14%. The vine from which this famous wine is produced is also called posip, but the best quality POSIP is obtained from the combination of 50% posip, 40% rukatac and 10% bratkovina. It is made in the cellar of the PZ Posip in Cara, from grapes grown in the vineyards of Carsko polje, one of the most beautiful landscapes on the island of Korcula. Alcohol content 12.0% vol.
POŠIP ST. JOHN : Top quality white dry wine,produced from the samecalled sort of grapes on the Korcula vine growing-hills- location Cara abundant in dry and sunny plains and slopes favourable for the cultivation of this quality wine sort. Pošip is said to be the best local white sort of grapes in the south. Pošip St. John contains 12,6 % vol. of alcohol.
Related Links for this topic:
 Book on Korcula : Black Island - Memories From The Adriatic by Frank Arneil Walker - " In a delightful anthology of personal reminiscences, the author draws on the experiences of more than a quarter of a century visiting and living on the island from the time of Tito's Yugoslavia, through the painful years of the homeland war to today's independent republic of Croatia. He engages with the place and the people, describing landscapes natural and architectural, recalling joys and remembering sadnesses. Above all he speaks of those magic moments of shared hospitality and friendship which live in the memory of all those made welcome on Korcula. " - read more
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