The smell of truffles lingered in the air as I wandered up the steep cobbled streets toward the ramparts that lined the edges of Motovun, a fortified medieval hill town on the Istria peninsula in ...

It’s not all tartufi and vino on this postcard-pretty peninsula. Here are some of Istria’s unexpected aspects we bet you didn’t know. Istria’s environment rivals Eden Istria sits on the 45th parallel, ...

I was getting discouraged by the sameness of new wine releases… the rush to score a high Parker score removed the winemaker from the wine. This two-part series takes a look at the multiple ...

BALE, Croatia (Reuters) - In just 15 years, Croatia's Istrian peninsula in the nothern Adriatic has become one of the world's best producers of olive oil, decorated with top industry awards. In 2020, ...

I probably reached peak Istria when I went for breakfast at Karlić Tartufi, a truffle farm and restaurant in the center of this region in the far northwest of Croatia. One of the owners greeted me in ...

The effects of climate change are increasingly being felt in many parts of the world as changing weather patterns are more and more noticeable with each passing year. At the same time, global tourism ...

Croatian wines offer the perfect blend of value, consistency and quality. So why don’t more Americans know about them? Here’s a handy guide to the regions plus a shopping list for your cellar.