Jelsa Wine Festival

Jelsa Wine Festival can be an extraordinary motive for renting apartments, rooms or vacation houses in Jelsa on Hvar in late August. The sun nor are paler, winds rougher and summer is slowly withdrawing from a slight, but steady, whispers of autumn. Nevertheless, although the beach is less crowded, the island is ready for a new beginning, the beginning of harvest. Poor island soil gives little but precious. Jelsa Wine Festival is held annually at the last weekend in August and it is not only a tourist attraction but the sincere ode to a thousand-year-old tradition of viticulture and the art of making premium wines. This Croatian sunniest island is well known in the world for it. The economy of the island of Hvar and the town of Jelsa was based on wine and viticulture in the past, thus the islanders themselves say "if there were no wine, there would be no Jelsa". The first vines were planted on the island Hvar by the Greeks in the 4th century BC, and the dynamic landscape of the island proved to be ideal for the cultivation of different varieties: Plavac Mali, Bogdanusa, kuc, parc, muskat, marastina, toscano trebbiano. Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon are also breeding in Jelsa field in the past decades.
Two days of the festival bring unique opportunity to taste honey drops of winegrowers with a lavish gastronomic offer of local specialties. The interesting thing is that the beer is expressly prohibited during the Wine Festival! Still, if desired, you can taste brandy from island households as a unique part of Dalmatian customs and one of the warmest expressions of welcome. The fun is not missing; in addition, there is a music program which lasts until early morning hours. Tug of war, donkey races, removing ham and other traditional games are additional motivation to visit Jelsa in late summer. Lovers of good wine and excellent entertainment, do not miss Jelsa Wine festival, Hvar is waiting for you with a cocked glass!