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Vina Brkić

Winery·Čitluk, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Biodynamic Žilavka and Blatina

A family cellar in Čitluk making biodynamic Žilavka and Blatina with wild yeasts.

Tasting room at Vina Brkić in Čitluk, long table laid with glasses and Herzegovinian bites — Photo Credit
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Red wine drawn from the barrel into a glass in the Brkić cellar — Photo Credit
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Guests on a cellar tour among oak barrels at Vina Brkić in Čitluk — Photo Credit
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About Vina Brkić

Paško Brkić planted the first vines in Čitluk in the late 1970s, and after 1989 his son Josip took the family cellar in a new direction. Inspired by organic winemaking in the early 2000s, he turned the vineyards and cellar over to biodynamic methods with minimal intervention, devoted to native Žilavka and Blatina. Tastings are led by the winemaker and take about 90 minutes, with four or five wines, home-made bread, pršut, two cheeses and the family olive oil. It opens Monday to Saturday; call ahead, and at harvest time visits are by appointment only.

Our take

Biodynamic, unfiltered wines
Native Žilavka and Blatina
Tastings with the winemaker
Closed on Sundays

Address: Kralja Tvrtka 13, 88260 Čitluk
Čitluk, the Balkans
Phone: +387 63 320 205
Website: brkic.ba
Opening hours: Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00 (booking preferred); by appointment at harvest