Wine region
Dalmacija
Dalmacija is a wine region in Croatia, home to 20 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines, known for Sjeverna Dalmacija.
On this page
Dalmacija's 20 wineries produce predominantly red wine; wines carry PDO designation.
Wine profile
Dalmacija is predominantly a red-wine region (about 62% of its wines).
47 distinct Dalmacija wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
- Red29 · 62%
- White12 · 26%
- Rose6 · 13%
Types: Sparkling, Still.
Representative Dalmacija wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- Vinas Mora — Barbba
- Bire — GRK
- Baraka — Timbar Riserva
- Merga Victa — Posip
- Baraka — Memento Syrah
- Testament — Opolo
- Vinas Mora — Kaamen II
- Donja Banda — Postup Plavac Mali
Sub-regions & appellations
Within Dalmacija, these appellationsA legally-defined smaller growing area within a wine region, often with its own grapes and rules. are smaller growing areas, often with their own character:
- Srednja i Juzna Dalmacija
- Sjeverna Dalmacija
- Dalmatinska zagora
- Dingac
Quality designations
Wines here carry PDO status — a controlled quality designation.
- PDOEU Protected Designation of Origin — guarantees a wine comes from and is made in a specific place.
Croatia wine designations
- PDO
- PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category.
Understanding the wine data
- Designation
- The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How to choose a good Dalmacija wine
Look for the PDO designation — it signals a controlled-origin Dalmacija wine.
FAQs
- What do the designation terms on Dalmacija wines mean?
- PDO: PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
- How are wineries and producers selected for Dalmacija?
- Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
- How are representative Dalmacija wines selected?
- Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
- How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Dalmacija?
- The current regional catalogue contains 47 linked wines from 20 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.
Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.