The Croatian Uplands contain several distinct wine areas. Moslavina is associated with the native white grape Škrlet, which makes delicate, strongly aromatic wines. In Međimurje, Pušipel is used for wines from standard harvests, late or specially selected grapes, and grapes picked frozen for ice wine. Plešivica grows Rhine Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay alongside Portugizac and Pinot Noir. Pokuplje follows the lower Kupa through gently rolling country, while Prigorje-Bilogora reaches the foothills of Medvednica, Kalnik and Bilogora. Protected wine-origin names include Moslavina, Plešivica, Pokuplje, Prigorje-Bilogora, Zagorje-Međimurje and Zapadna kontinentalna Hrvatska.
6 named areas
Inside the region
Explore the wine-growing areas of Croatian Uplands.
- 01MoslavinaNo producers listed yetMoslavina lies along the Sava on the gentle slopes of Moslavačka gora. Its closely associated indigenous white grape, Škrlet, has a delicate, strongly aromatic profile.
- 02PlešivicaNo producers listed yetPlešivica includes the named winegrowing areas of Plešivica, Sveta Jana and Vivodina. Rhine Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay sit alongside Portugizac and Pinot Noir.
- 03PokupljeNo producers listed yetPokuplje follows the lower Kupa from Ozalj to its confluence with the Sava near Sisak. Its vineyards lie in the low rolling Vukomeričke gorice of the Kupa drainage.
- 04Prigorje-BilogoraNo producers listed yetPrigorje-Bilogora extends from the land between Medvednica and the Sava to hilly Bilogora between the Sava and Drava. Vineyards occupy the foothills of Medvednica, Kalnik and Bilogora.
- 05Zagorje – MeđimurjeNo producers listed yetZagorje and Međimurje is a Croatian Uplands wine area where Pušipel is the native variety identified with Međimurje. It appears in standard, late, selected and ice-harvest styles.
- 06Zapadna kontinentalna HrvatskaNo producers listed yetZapadna kontinentalna Hrvatska is a wine area within Croatia's Croatian Uplands and a protected EU wine-origin name.