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Dalmatinska Zagora

Dalmatinska Zagora wine guide: the wine region in Croatia, its Plavac Mali, the red wine and white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Croatia
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Plavac Mali
Styles
red · white · rosé
5
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Dalmatinska Zagora is a wine region in Primorska Hrvatska, Croatia.

Growers build the wines around Plavac Mali, filling out the blend with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grk and Posip.

The climate is mediterranean, running alpine.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal.

Red wine, white wine and rosé wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows deeply flavored, cocoa-scented reds and more aromatic.

Pour them alongside beef, pasta and grilled fish.

Climate
MediterraneanAlpine
Terrain
Coastal
Styles
redwhiterosé

In the glass.

Red: Deeply flavored, Cocoa-scented reds.

White: More aromatic.

Grapes planted here.

01 Plavac MaliDominant Read → 02 MerlotBlending Read → 03 Cabernet SauvignonBlending Read → 04 GrkLocal Favorite Read → 05 PosipLocal Favorite Read → 06 Primitivo Read → 07 Zinfandel Read → 08 Vugava Read → 09 Syrah Read → 10 Pinot Noir Read → 11 Riesling Read → 12 Pinot Gris Read → 13 Chardonnay Read → 14 Plavina Read → 15 Babic Read → 16 Dobricic Read → 17 Vranac Read → 18 Viognier Read → 19 Trnjak Read → 20 Marastina Read →

Bottles to look for.

  • Bedalov Castel Zinfandel, Dalmatinska Zagora, Croatia
  • Bedalov Cuvee Tribus, Dalmatinska Zagora, Croatia
  • Bedalov Kastelanski Crljenak, Dalmatinska Zagora, Croatia
  • Bedalov Limited Edition Dobricic, Dalmatinska Zagora, Croatia
  • Bedalov Marastina, Dalmatinska Zagora, Croatia
  • Bibich Plavina, Dalmatia, Croatia
  • Kraljevski Vinogradi Crljenak, Punta Skala, Croatia
  • Pilizota Black Label Babic, Dalmatia, Croatia

At the table.

  • Beef
  • Pasta
  • Grilled fish

Nearby regions.

01 Primorska HrvatskaCroatia Read → 02 CroatiaCroatia Read →

Dalmatinska Zagora: common questions

01.
What grapes is Dalmatinska Zagora known for?
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Plavac Mali is the signature grape of Dalmatinska Zagora. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grk and Posip are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Dalmatinska Zagora make?
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Dalmatinska Zagora produces red wine, white wine and rosé wine.
03.
Where is Dalmatinska Zagora?
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Dalmatinska Zagora is a wine region in Croatia.
04.
What food goes with Dalmatinska Zagora wine?
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Try beef, pasta and grilled fish.

More from here: every wine region in Croatia, or the wider Primorska Hrvatska guide.

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