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"This tooth-shaped Adriatic peninsula combines hot sun, rich soils and salty maritime influence to produce lively Mediterranean wines, with Malvasia Istarska the most widely planted local variety. Recent vineyard improvements have forced vines to concentrate fruit, rewarding visitors with scenic hilltop towns, pine-studded hills and olive groves, plus lively culinary festivals where citrus-tinged whites and local reds flow late into the night—making it an increasingly compelling, underrated wine-tour destination." - SilverKris