{"id":3142,"date":"2026-07-14T17:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/?page_id=3142"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:20:03","slug":"sto-je-plavina","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Plavina?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is Plavina?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Indigenous Grape Variety of the \u0160ibenik Region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Plavina is one of the oldest and best-known indigenous red grape varieties of Dalmatia. It has been cultivated for centuries in the areas of Ravni Kotari, Bukovica and the \u0160ibenik hinterland, where it has become an important part of the local winemaking tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it has often been overshadowed by better-known Dalmatian varieties, in recent years Plavina has experienced a well-deserved revival and is attracting increasing attention from wine lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characteristics of the Variety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Plavina produces wines known for their distinctive fruitiness and elegance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most prominent aromas include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>sour cherries,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cherries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>raspberries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>forest berries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>subtle spicy notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The wines are medium-bodied, pleasantly fresh and have soft tannins, making them very approachable and enjoyable for everyday drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Grape Variety with Great Potential<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For many years, Plavina was often used as a blending variety. Today, more and more winemakers are producing varietal Plavina wines, demonstrating its full potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With careful work in the vineyard and cellar, it is possible to produce wines that retain their distinctive fruitiness while gaining additional depth and complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ideal for Gastronomy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Plavina pairs exceptionally well with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>pasta,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pizza,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>grilled dishes,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lighter meat dishes,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dalmatian specialties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to its elegance, it is often the choice of those looking for a red wine that is neither too heavy nor too powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plavina at Pili\u017eota Winery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Pili\u017eota Winery, Plavina holds a special place alongside Babi\u0107. It represents an authentic expression of the \u0160ibenik region and the tradition of Dalmatian viticulture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through careful cultivation and winemaking, we strive to preserve its natural fruitiness, elegance and distinctive regional character.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0160to je Plavina? Autohtona sorta \u0161ibenskog kraja Plavina je jedna od najstarijih i najpoznatijih autohtonih crnih sorti Dalmacije. Stolje\u0107ima se uzgaja na podru\u010dju Ravnih kotara, Bukovice i \u0161ibenskog zale\u0111a, gdje je postala va\u017ean dio vinske tradicije lokalnog stanovni\u0161tva. Iako je \u010desto bila u sjeni poznatijih dalmatinskih sorti, posljednjih godina Plavina do\u017eivljava zaslu\u017eenu obnovu i sve [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3142","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u0160to je Plavina? - Pili\u017eota winery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pili\u017eota winery\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u0160to je Plavina? - Pili\u017eota winery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pili\u017eota winery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pili\u017eota winery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-14T17:20:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SVE_BUTELJE_NA_BIJELOJ_POZADINI__12_-1-1_edited-removebg-preview.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"999\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"250\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/\",\"name\":\"\u0160to je Plavina? - Pili\u017eota winery\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-14T17:20:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-14T17:20:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"Pili\u017eota winery\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Po\u010detna stranica\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"\u0160to je Plavina?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/\",\"name\":\"Pili\u017eota winery\",\"description\":\"Pilizota winery \u2013 autohtona vina Dalmacije: Babi\u0107 i Plavina\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Pili\u017eota winery\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Frame-228.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Frame-228.png\",\"width\":688,\"height\":185,\"caption\":\"Pili\u017eota winery\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u0160to je Plavina? - Pili\u017eota winery","description":"Pili\u017eota winery","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\u0160to je Plavina? - Pili\u017eota winery","og_description":"Pili\u017eota winery","og_url":"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/","og_site_name":"Pili\u017eota winery","article_modified_time":"2026-07-14T17:20:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":999,"height":250,"url":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SVE_BUTELJE_NA_BIJELOJ_POZADINI__12_-1-1_edited-removebg-preview.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/","url":"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/","name":"\u0160to je Plavina? - Pili\u017eota winery","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-07-14T17:20:02+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-14T17:20:03+00:00","description":"Pili\u017eota winery","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/sto-je-plavina\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Po\u010detna stranica","item":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\u0160to je Plavina?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/","name":"Pili\u017eota winery","description":"Pilizota winery \u2013 autohtona vina Dalmacije: Babi\u0107 i Plavina","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#organization","name":"Pili\u017eota winery","url":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Frame-228.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Frame-228.png","width":688,"height":185,"caption":"Pili\u017eota winery"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"trp-custom-language-flag":false,"woocommerce_thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_single":false,"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Vinarsko gospodarstvo Pili\u017eota","author_link":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/author\/pilizota\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"\u0160to je Plavina? Autohtona sorta \u0161ibenskog kraja Plavina je jedna od najstarijih i najpoznatijih autohtonih crnih sorti Dalmacije. Stolje\u0107ima se uzgaja na podru\u010dju Ravnih kotara, Bukovice i \u0161ibenskog zale\u0111a, gdje je postala va\u017ean dio vinske tradicije lokalnog stanovni\u0161tva. Iako je \u010desto bila u sjeni poznatijih dalmatinskih sorti, posljednjih godina Plavina do\u017eivljava zaslu\u017eenu obnovu i sve&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3144,"href":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3142\/revisions\/3144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilizota-winery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}