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A passport to Pelješac.The book Croatian Pelješac — Wine and Food

your key to the peninsula’s 41 wineries

Jan Svoboda and Jaroslav Vrba visited wineries in five areas of Pelješac and tasted their wines. In the book you will find them with an address, GPS coordinates and notes from the visit. Plus Ston salt and recipes from southern Dalmatia.

Areas
5
Wineries
41
Recipes
11
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“Wine is Earth’s answer to the Sun.”

Margaret Fuller · the book’s epigraph
A turquoise bay, a red-roofed village and a vineyard on a steep slope below a rocky mountain
Photograph of grapes in a vineyard, from the authors’ travels
travel photo

Wines of Pelješac

Four colours of the peninsula.

From straw-coloured Pošip to dark ruby-red Dingač. For every winery the book tells you what it grows and which wine to taste.

  • white · straw-coloured

    Pošip

    A white variety; the authors recommend it with sea bass in a salt crust: Pošip Mili from the Miho Rozić winery in Ston.

    Read: Croatian sea bass in a Ston salt crustSton–Ponikve area
  • rosé · salmon-coloured

    Rosé

    A rosé made from Plavac Mali, for example the one from the Bezek winery in Janjina. The authors recommend it with octopus salad.

    Putniković–Janjina area
  • red · dark

    Plavac Mali

    A native red variety, planted in almost 90% of the vineyards on Pelješac. A close relative of Crljenak kaštelanski (Zinfandel): DNA points to a parent-offspring link, but the exact pedigree is not settled.

    A cluster of Plavac Mali grapes among autumn vine leaves.
    Travel photoPlavac Mali, Žuljana, October 2026.
    Read: Plavac MaliKuna area
  • red · dark ruby

    Dingač

    A vineyard site near Potomje, on steep south-west-facing slopes. First protected wine (1961).

    Read: Dingač and PostupPotomje area

Passport pages

Five stamps, 41 wineries.

The book divides the peninsula into five wine areas, from Orebić to Ston. The authors visited every winery in them and wrote down what it grows, how it makes its wine, where to taste it and how to find it.

Rows of vines and a low stone wall at the Korta Katarina winery in Orebić, a mountain ridge behind
travel photo · vineyard at the Korta Katarina winery, Orebić
Area 1 / 5

Postup–Orebić

2 wineries

Coastal slopes below Mount Sveti Ilija; Postup begins at the entrance to Orebić.

Places: Orebić

Wineries to discover · 2Profiles with an address, GPS coordinates and tasting tips are in the book.
Brick arches, barrels and a table set with glasses in the cellar of the Roso winery in Kuna Pelješka
travel photo · cellar of the Roso winery, Kuna Pelješka
Area 2 / 5

Kuna

10 wineries

Vineyards inland at up to 500 m above sea level and old family cellars. Kuna is home to a cooperative.

Places: Kuna Pelješka, Prizdrina, Oskorušno, Košarni Do, Gornja Vrućica

Wineries to discover · 10Profiles with an address, GPS coordinates and tasting tips are in the book.
The entrance to the sales and tasting area of the Matuško winery in Potomje under an arched arcade, vines at the right
travel photo · Matuško winery, Potomje
Area 3 / 5

Potomje

10 wineries

A village inland at about 320 m above sea level; one of the cadastral municipalities of the Dingač vineyard area.

Places: Potomje, Pijavičino

Wineries to discover · 10Profiles with an address, GPS coordinates and tasting tips are in the book.
Young bush vines on stony ground and dry-stone terraces on the hillside at the OPG Grgurević winery in Janjina
travel photo · vineyard at the OPG Grgurević winery, Janjina
Photograph of vineyards in a valley
travel photo · vineyards in a valley
Area 4 / 5

Putniković–Janjina

10 wineries

Vineyards facing both the sea and inland. This is also where OPG Grgurević lies, with a stone cottage among the terraces where it was possible to stay overnight and taste wine at sunset.

Places: Putniković, Žuljana, Drače, Janjina, Trstenik

Wineries to discover · 10
List from the sample
  1. Vinarija PZO “Putniković”
  2. Vinarija Dubrava, Dubrava
  3. Vinarija Čakelič, Žuljana
  4. Vinarija Ilin, Žuljana
  5. Vinarija Živkušič, Trstenik
  6. Vinarija Čirkovič, Trstenik
  7. Vinarija Grgić, Trstenik
  8. Pelješki vrhovi - PZO Janjina, Drače
  9. OPG Grgurević, Janjina - Drače
  10. Vinarija Bezek, Janjina
The story: OPG Grgurevićbook sample
A regular grid of salt pans between red-roofed buildings and wooded hills
travel photo · the Ston salt pans
Area 5 / 5

Ston–Ponikve

9 wineries

Salt pans, oysters from Mali Ston Bay and wineries at Ponikve.

Places: Ston, Broce, Ponikve

Wineries to discover · 9Profiles with an address, GPS coordinates and tasting tips are in the book.
Recipe from the bookbook sample

The area stamps are drawings made only for this website and are not in the book. Winery counts follow the contents of the book (1st edition, 2016).

Jan Svoboda and Jaroslav Vrba at a table on a terrace
Jan and Jaroslav, Janjina, 2013
Travel photo
Jaroslav Vrba and Jan Svoboda in October 2026 at a table on the same terrace in Janjina
only the chairs are new, 2026

From the road, not the studio

Behind every page is a visit.

Jan Svoboda and Jaroslav Vrba visited the wineries described in the book and tasted their wines. They took the photographs below on their travels, and some of them are in the book itself. And they keep going back: in October 2026 they sat on the same terrace in Janjina.

“A big thank-you goes to the winemakers for their hospitality and for providing the information that led to the birth of this book.”

From the introduction to the book
  • Uneven stone steps between pale retaining walls leading to green vines on a hillside
    steps between terraces
  • Thick, twisted vine trunks with young green shoots in reddish stony soil
    vine trunks
  • Wine bottles on a shelf
    bottles from a visit
  • Barrels in a cellar
    cellar · in the book
  • Two opened oysters on the half shell with a lemon wedge on a plate
    oysters with lemon
  • Green coastal slope above a bay, under low cloud
    on the coast

Reading on wine and food

New in the guide.

All articles

From the journal

All journal entries

Cuisine of southern Dalmatia

From Ston salt to the table.

The book links ingredients with the places where they come from, and suggests a Pelješac wine for every dish. The recipes are in the book.

Illustration of a fish in a salt crust on a plate with lemon and rosemary.Web illustrationSea bass in a salt crustRecipe in the sampleMussels buzaraIn the bookIllustration of an octopus salad on a plate.Web illustrationOctopus saladIn the bookOctopus under the peka (bell)In the book

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Six pages from the English edition: the peninsula, the Putniković–Janjina area, the Grgurević winery, Ston salt and a recipe. Read them as text on your phone, or download the PDF.

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Book pages · 11–12

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Before you set off

Is the information in the book still up to date?

The book records the visits as they were when it was written (1st edition, 2016). Check opening hours and tastings with the winemakers before you travel.

Do the pictures on the site show real places?

The real places are shown in the authors’ travel photographs and on the pages of the book. The drawings, such as the area stamps or the fish on the recipe page, are illustrations made only for this website and are not in the book.

In which languages is the book published?

The book is published in Czech, English, German and Croatian. All editions are printed paperbacks with the same content and price. You can see the availability of each edition next to the book.

Do I have to order the book in the same language as the site?

No. You choose the language of the book when you order, independently of the site language. You can read the site in English and order the Czech, German or Croatian edition.

Is there an e-book?

Yes. The Czech, English, German and Croatian versions are also available as e-books. A free PDF sample is available as well.

What is Plavac Mali?

A native red variety, planted in almost 90% of the vineyards on Pelješac. The name is made of two words: plav means blue and mali means small. It is a close relative of Crljenak kaštelanski (Tribidrag, known in California as Zinfandel): DNA points to a parent-offspring relationship, but the exact pedigree is not settled.

What is the difference between Dingač and Postup?

Both are Plavac Mali vineyard sites on Pelješac. Dingač, near Potomje, has steep south-west-facing slopes above the sea; its wine was the first to be protected (1961). Postup begins at the entrance to Orebić.

Where is the KUNA 1898 wine cooperative?

In Kuna. KUNA 1898 poljoprivredna zadruga has vineyards at up to 500 m above sea level.

Where can you stay overnight at a winery?

Vinarija Mili near Ston rents out apartments in the family house among the vineyards (according to the winery’s own website, checked on 5 October 2026). For the other wineries in the book, ask the winemakers directly before you travel.