Bastijana Welcomes The Sunday Times to Jelsa

The international media promotion continues.

Bastijana was delighted to welcome journalist Alex Robinson from The Sunday Times for a tour of the Jelsa winery earlier this week.

Alex, who has been short-listed for this year's Croatian Zlatna Penkala (Golden Pen) award, was on the island for three days to do a story for the UK's most influential quality tourism newspaper, Sunday Times Travel, on the cultural and gastro highlights on Hvar beyond the party and celebrity lifestyle.

Alex enjoyed a tasting of the Tomic range. Thank you for your visit, and we look forward to welcoming you again, and of course, reading The Sunday Times impressions of this beautiful island.  

Calling Split Rose Lovers: A Rose Offer at Enoteka Terra

A nice weekend offer for all rose lovers in Split, as Enoteka Terra has seven of Croatia's finest roses on at special promotional prices, according to a report in Slobodna Dalmacija.

Included in the seven is the Tomic Opolo Nobile, which is being sold by the bottle at just 69,90. Slobodna writes that the wine comes from grapes from central Hvar, has a fine pink colour, fruity nose and a refreshing fruity flavour.

Read the Slobodna article here.

The 2014 Beleca is in the Bottle!

A busy day at Bastijana earlier this week, as the bottling machine was pressed into action to prepare the 2014 Beleca for the market.

Beleca is becoming an increasingly popular white wine on the Croatian restaurant scene, and the 2014 is now ready for purchase. A blend of the indigenous Hvar grape Bogdanusa and the more powerful Posip, it is 12.5% and very ready for early summer drinking.

Andro Tomic on Dobro Jutro Hrvatska - Watch It Here

Happy Easter to all from Bastijana. We hope you have a special family day.

Easter of course is a very important celebration on Hvar, and the UNESCO-protected Za Krizen Easter procession is one of the most important events of the Hvar calendar. 

National television was in Jelsa and Pitve to record the event, and Andro Tomic was interviewed as part of a reort by Karmen Sore for Dobro Jutro Hrvatska (Good Morning Croatia). You can watch the report with Andro below. 

Sretan Uskrs!

Tomic Features Heavily in Top Hvar Wine Tours of 2015

Wine tourism is on the increase on Hvar, and the team at Bastijana is ready and waiting to give you the best possible introduction to the wines of Hvar.

Organised wine tours of the island are still in their infancy, but they are becoming more professionally organised with each season, and Bastijana work with a number of agencies to receive guests in the Romanesque cellars in Jelsa.

A list of Top 5 Hvar Wine Tours for 2015 has recently been published, including several recommended mentions of the Tomic winery. See the list here.

If you would prefer to make your own way to taste the Tomic range in Jelsa, you can do that as well by appointment. For more information on our tasting options, click here. 

Hvar Wine and Culture Tour of Italy

The Hvar wine message is spreading!

A Hvar wine and culture delegation, lead by Hvar Wine Association President, Ivana Krstulovic Caric, has just returned from a week-long tour of Italy, and Bastijana is proud to have been one of the five winemakers involved.

Ivana has just written an excellent trip report, which you can read here. 

Of Presidents and Ambassadors: Which Hvar Wines were Served at the Inauguration?

Croatia's first female president took office last month with an impressive inauguration ceremony in Zagreb. 

As part of the ceremony, of course, a fine meal was put on for visiting dignitaries, and congratulations to the team at Bastijana, who had not one but TWO of the Tomic range on the menu.

According to a report in Vecernji List, there were two wines each served with the 3-course, include the Tomic Caplar with the main meat dish,the Tomic Hektorovich with dessert.

Bastijana is proud to have supplied the wines, not just to the President, but also  the American Ambassador, who was in Jelsa last summer stocking up on supplies - Tomic wines are also served at official American functions in Zagreb.  

Is it not time you paid a visit to Bastijana in Jelsa to taste the wines of presidents and ambassadors? Learn more on the official Tomic website.