November 7, 2024 – Once upon a time, there were four wine regions in Croatia… and all four are still here. One of them, Slavonia and the Danube Region, is a carousel of fine, charming wines, crowned by the majestic Graševina grape, planted over 4,300 hectares. This region is bordered by Virovitica and Daruvar in … Read more
October the 30th, 2024 – Our recent work trip east took us first to the amazing Materra, but the surprises didn’t stop inside the hotel complex itself. Meet the Black Pig Restaurant, an ode to the cuisine of Slavonia. If you know much about Slavonian cuisine, you’ll know it’s meat heavy, rich, varied and something … Read more
October the 30th, 2024 – A massive 100 million euro Osijek investment in the form of the brand new Jabil plant in Nemetin is up for Croatian economic event of the year – and with very good reason. As Poslovni Dnevnik/VL/Suzana Lepan-Stefancic writes, in finally opening the doors of an imposing production plant in Osijek’s … Read more
October the 29th, 2024 – A recent trip to the truly incredible Materra in the wider Osijek vicinity left me both speechless and with endless amounts to say, all at the same time. How many of you have heard of Osijek? Okay, a fair few will have as tourism gradually expands beyond the confines of … Read more
September the 21st, 2024 – A recently held Enosophia event delved deeper into the roles of Graševina & Frankovka, the Slavonian yin & yang. In Enosophia’s showroom in Zagreb, a presentation was held for the media and wine professionals in collaboration with the diWine Club and Enosophia. The event discussed the roles of Graševina & … Read more
July the 28th, 2024 – I once asked people to name their most unusual usage of rakija – the very fabric of Slavonian society, as well as their most (un)memorable moment. Here are a few of the many answers. My great grandma used to slather rakija on her entire body every morning (like someone less … Read more
July the 21st, 2024 – Croatia has so many incredible beaches it’s difficult to count them all, but they aren’t all at the coast. Here are the best beaches in Slavonia, the country’s freshwater heaven. Older Slavonians will remember those summers decades ago when only a few families could afford to go to the Adriatic … Read more
June the 27th, 2024 – Fancy stretching your legs? Meet the 300-kilometre-long Slavonian hiking trail. 85 hours of walking through eastern Croatia’s undulating landscape. As written by the Turističke Priče portal, the trail is 300 kilometers long, and you can hike it in one piece or separately through a total of 5 sections. For the whole trip … Read more
May the 29th, 2024 – The summer is just around the corner, and if you’re not on the coast – it doesn’t mean you can’t swim! Here’s where to go swimming in Slavonia and Baranja. Croatia’s hot summer weather calls for chilled treats and cold dips. And if it so happens that you’re visiting eastern … Read more
April 9, 2024 – Osijek and Slavonia are empty, hopeless and desolate places. At least that is what the media would have you believe. And it is true that the region was devastated after the war, largely ignored by Zagreb and suffered painful emigration of its youth, especially after EU entry in 2013. And yet… Things … Read more
