Zlatan Otok 2023 Posip, Hvar Croatia

Pošip is an indigenous white grape to Croatia that is now grown exclusively in the Dalmation coast area.  Pošip is a medium bodied wine with plenty of ripe stone and citrus fruits and what the locals call “friškina” which means ‘scent of the sea.’   This is made for seafood but is bold enough to pair with white meats as well. 

The Posip grapes for this wine are grown on the Croatian island of Hvar. Posip indigenous to this area, with one of the oldest wine histories in the world. The name “Pošip” comes from a local word describing the specific shape of the berry, or it is because the original vines were grown adjacent to or around the local pomegranate trees (šipak), which grow abundantly in the area.