Croatian wines win more prizes

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Croatia has won eight gold medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards, a leading wine- tasting competition.
The eight Croatian wines have received much better recognition than better-known producers. The 2009 Decanter World Wine Awards attracted 10,285 wines, more than double the number when the competition began six years ago.
The Daily Telegraph has reported numerous wine experts have agreed Croatia was the discovery of this year and can take its place as a serious player in the wine world.
According to the British daily, the judges were impressed by the strong, tannic red wines that are produced on the Adriatic coast, but the real stars were sweet white wines, which won the most medals. One of the gold-winning white wines was the Bodren Pinot Sivi.
Adam Lechemere, editor of Decanter.com, said: "This really puts Croatia on the map. They are reasserting their mastery of dessert wines. And if you are a fan of sweet white wines, you would be a fool to miss them."
The white wines, including the dessert wines, are made from Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio or Traminac grapes as well as the local Grasevina variety, similar to Italian Riesling.

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