{"product_id":"saints-hills-2023-posh-posip-dalmatia-croatia","title":"Saints Hills -- 2023 Posh -- Posip -- Dalmatia, Croatia","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinemaking in Croatia goes back at least to the Greeks with one vineyard on the Island of Hvar, thought to be the oldest continuously cultivated vineyard in the world, dating to the fourth century BCE. Viticulture continued to flourish under the Romans, the Ottomans and the Hapsburgs and it wasn’t until the twin calamities of phylloxera and communism that Croatian wine disappeared from the world stage. With Croatian independence declared in 1991 and the war with Serbia and its aftermath occupying the country through the 90s, the country of 4.1 million has staged a remarkable comeback since then, with around five times that number of tourists visiting in 2023. Pošip (POE-ship) is a varietal indigenous to the island of Korčula and until about 15 years ago was the only place you could find the grape, but has recently won itself much more acreage in the wider region. Ernest Tolj found success in wire and cable manufacturing, but his family’s tradition of making wine for their own consumption offered him a new challenge and 20 years later he now owns vineyards and wineries along the whole Dalmatian Coast. This  wine has the signature heft of Pošip, with mineral cut and flavors of dried apricot, fig and caraway. Pairing options are diverse, from mussels and white fish to prosciutto, aged cheeses and pork chops.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43242094952525,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/Saints_Hills_Posh.png?v=1783977898","url":"https:\/\/kompaswineclub.com\/products\/saints-hills-2023-posh-posip-dalmatia-croatia","provider":"Kompas Wine Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}