Orchards Near Me

Day trip

Zinfandel's Birthplace

Taste Crljenak in Kaštela, the Dalmatian vine DNA research showed is Zinfandel.

  • Full day
  • from Split
  • April to October

California's Zinfandel turned out to be an almost-lost Dalmatian grape called Crljenak. Spend a day with a family winery on the coast between Split and Trogir, where it came from.

The hands-on moment

Taste Crljenak in Kaštela, the Dalmatian vine DNA research showed is Zinfandel.

The day

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When to go

April to October

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