Wine heroes of Herzegovina
Head inland from the Adriatic to explore a wine region like no other. Balkan wine expert Caroline Gilby MW reports from her latest trip. Above, the historic village of Pocitelj.
Friday, 21 February 2025

A wine friend from Herzegovina once told me that people from the region grew up tough because they were born and raised on the unforgiving, rocky karst landscape; mountains form a dramatic backdrop everywhere you look. I find it endlessly fascinating learning how the people and countries of the Balkans have all emerged from their recent shared past in such different ways, in part shaped by the varied landscapes where...
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