Winery · Drače

Croatia Underwater Winery

Name: Croatia Underwater Winery
Address: Drače, HR

Dive 20 meters into the Adriatic to harvest bottles of Plavac mali that have aged for 18 months underwater in clay amphorae — Edivo Wines' unique natural aging process creates wines covered in coral and shells.

What to do there

AdventureCroatia Underwater WineryEdi and Ivo failed twice before they figured out how to age wine 20 metres underwater. Now Edivo Vina buries amphoras in the Adriatic off Peljesac, where constant temperature and hydrostatic pressure create a pinewood aroma that doesn't exist in any land-aged version. The Navis Mysterium Tris is the proof: same grapes, same vintage, three aging methods — amphora on land, amphora underwater, barrel. Non-certified divers can do a Discovery Scuba to retrieve their own bottle from the seabed. A sunken Game of Thrones ship prop sits among the amphoras.

Wineries nearby

Winery · Potomje Pelješac Peninsula Pelješac Peninsula produces velvety Plavac mali from terraced mountain vineyards — Potomje village holds family wineries like Miloš and Matuško carved into rocky mountainsides at 320 meters elevation.