Wine region
Slavonija
Slavonija is a wine region in Croatia, home to 3 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines.
On this page
Slavonija's 3 wineries lean white but make plenty of red too; Chardonnay is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry PDO designation.
About the Slavonija region
- Location
- Slavonija PDO vineyards lie mainly on hills and slopes of the Central Slavonian mountain range and the eastern hills of Bilogora, in undulating low-mountain terrain.
- Climate
- The Slavonija PDO area has a moderate continental climate, with a mean annual temperature of about 10.9°C, a growing-season average of about 18°C, and annual precipitation of roughly 714–890 mm.
- Soils
- The Slavonija PDO area includes loessial, rendzina, and eutric or dystric brown soils across diverse loam, marl, limestone, dolomite, gneiss, granite, sandstone and sedimentary substrates.
Region facts sourced from European Commission eAmbrosia, Slavonija, file PDO-HR-A1660, attachment 69104. (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of Commission documents).
Most common single-grape wines
When Slavonija wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:
- Chardonnay
- 2 single-grape wines
- Merlot
- 1 single-grape wine
- Sauvignon Blanc
- 1 single-grape wine
Wine profile
Slavonija leans white (about 61% of its wines) but makes meaningful red too.
23 distinct Slavonija wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
- White14 · 61%
- Red8 · 35%
- Rose1 · 4%
Types: Still.
Representative Slavonija wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- Kutjevo — Pinot Crni
- Galic — Chardonnay
- Kutjevo — Grasevina
- Kutjevo — Chardonnay
- Kutjevo — Rose
- Kutjevo — de Gotho Grasevina
- Kutjevo — Maximo Oro
- Kutjevo — Maximo Nero
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 Slavonija wine
Look for the PDO designation — it signals a controlled-origin Slavonija wine.
FAQs
- Where is Slavonija?
- Slavonija PDO vineyards lie mainly on hills and slopes of the Central Slavonian mountain range and the eastern hills of Bilogora, in undulating low-mountain terrain.
- What do the designation terms on Slavonija 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 Slavonija?
- 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 Slavonija 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 Slavonija?
- The current regional catalogue contains 23 linked wines from 3 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.