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This absolutely gorgeous book, printed in 2010 in Croatia, traces the history and development of what some would say is Croatia's favourite wine. As is the case with most books printed in Croatia, this book is printed on the finest of paper and is expertly bound. Its content is exceptional, the photographs stunning and is in both Croatian AND English languages! 185 pages. Makes a great coffee-table book, one that will show off Croatian heritage beautifully...History, culture and photographs combine perfectly in this beautiful book! Vrbnicka zlahtina is a quality dry white wine produced from an autochthonous variety, the white zlahtina. This variety is specific as it is only grown vineyards in Krk and more precisely in the fields of Vrbnik. Today, Vrbnik and zlahtina are synonymous as this is the only place they are cultivated. This variety came to the island of Krk in the 1880s and to the Vrbnik field during the period between the two world wars. The wine name, zlahtina, comes from the general Slavic adjective zlahten meaning "noble." Melissa and Pam take their annual tour group to Vrbnik to taste this delicious wine every June. Let us tell you......we LOVE it, and our tour group participants always take lots of it home with them! This wine is a pale yellow or straw yellow colour and has a mild bouquet and pleasant characteristic taste.The freshness which can only be achieved in a colder climate, is characteristic of the northern part of the Adriatic to which this grapevine has adjusted, but the vineyards can also be found in the northern part of the island of Krk. In fact, there are mainly white wine varieties grown on the northern parts of the island: with ¿lahtina (Vrbnik) you can also find Istrian Malvazija, Draganela, Opa¿evina and other. The ¿lahtina is particularly recognisable for its specific young bouquet. All the principal characteristics of this variety are conserved in the wine itself with its pleasant and lively taste which has 11% alcohol. It is ideal served with sheep's milk cheese, all kinds of fish and sea specialities and white meat dishes. E-mail a friend about this item. | ||||||||||||||
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