Wine Lovers tour from Hvar

This isn’t just a wine tour—this is an island tour with viewpoints and storytelling of the history of HVAR, an understanding of multi generational families and the grape and lavendar industries—the winemaking process and what sets HVAR wine apart. Including a small newer boutique winery as well as two established lomg-term producers. Each winery offered something different. The first experience at Bell'Iakov Winery with Marijo felt very intimate and dedicated—a rare chance to taste niche award-wining wines that are both cutting edge and traditional. Our guide Dominic (Dinko) was patient, friendly, knowledgeable and a true joy. This was expensive but a rare opportunity. I’m so glad we decided to treat ourselves! Thank you!

The Wine Lovers Tour from Hvar was an absolute highlight of my trip! Our guide, Dingko, was fantastic—friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about Hvar, where he grew up. He shared so much history and local insight as we visited three beautiful wineries across charming villages. First stop: Vina Ventus in Vrisnik, hosted by Una, where I enjoyed 5 elegant wines paired with prosciutto, cheeses, and olives. I couldn’t resist buying a lovely dessert wine! Second: Vina Carić in the picturesque village of Vrboska (“Little Venice”), where 5 more wines were served alongside local olive oil, anchovies, and more regional bites. Last but not least: Duboković Winery in Jelsa, where Gabriella (with Stephen’s help) poured 9 wines and treated me to a tasting of infused olive oils—rosemary, oregano, basil... a true sensory experience. Highly recommend this tour for wine lovers and culture seekers alike—thank you, Dingko, for such a memorable day! 🍷✨

100% would recommend! We booked this tour solely for the reason of going to three wineries instead of the one or two winery tours that were advertised that included olive oil/chocolate tasting. We wanted wine! The first winery we visited was Carić in Veboska. It exceeded our expectations at just the first stop. The wine and food pairing was delectable; meats, cheeses, sardines, olive oil, and chocolate. The other two wineries were great! Dinko was a great guide with lots of knowledge of the island. Lots of laughs were had and memories made with our new Irish friends that accompanied us on the tour!

I highly recommend Wine Lovers Tours. We had an excellent experience. Urska gave us an informative tour as we visited 3 of her favorite wineries. All 3 wineries presented flavorful wine and strong customer service. I look forward to coming back to Hvar and doing the wine tour again!

Wonderful trip! The wineries were very small production, very artful about their craft, and happy to let you sample their pride and joy. Our guide was excellent and not only showed us more of Hvar, but also answered all of our questions and gave us more helpful advice for our trip.

We booked this trip on the suggestion of our travel agent, Trailfinders, before leaving the UK. It turned out to be a wonderful recommendation. Dinko our driver and guide picked us promptly from our hotel - we were only two on the visit and he drove us through the ‘new’ tunnel to the southern side of the island. During the course of the afternoon we visited 3 wineries. At each we were greeted enthusiastically by the owners and sampled their range of wines - white, rose and red - together with nibbles. The ‘whites’ were without exception excellent though we found the ‘reds’ a bit heavy. On our return journey to Hvar, Dinko drove on the old road over the mountain where we could enjoy fantastic views of island and benefit from his all encompassing knowledge of the island, history and people. In summary two trips for the price of one!