Meneghetti Wine Hotel & Winery

A historical and award-winning estate tucked deep in the Istrian countryside at the northwestern tip of Croatia, Meneghetti Wine Hotel & Winery is enveloped by 30 acres of olive groves and vineyards. Embodying a traditional Istrian village, Meneghetti’s story began over 400 years ago, evolving into a Croatian cultural legacy that blends its age-old history with innovative culinary and wellbeing experiences such as vinotherapy and oyster-shucking in nearby fjords. Spanning one-to-three bedrooms, villas are built to a traditional Croatian layout with minimal furniture and open brick walls throughout, while spacious balconies are at the heart of hotel rooms, overlooking the sprawling vineyards and centuries-old oak trees below.

Intrinsic to the guest experience is Meneghetti’s winery, where a microclimate aids a blend of cool evening air, and versatile soil supports prolonged grape life, resulting in bottles equivalent to those of Provence and Bordeaux. Claiming the title of Croatia’s leading wine, each vine is hand-pruned and gently nurtured to achieve older age, while sustainability continues well into the production process, championing the community’s talented and undiscovered winemakers along the way. Wedged between Rovinj and Pula, Meneghetti also provides exclusive access to Croatia’s cultured coastal towns, medieval hilltops, and stone-built villages including ramshackle phenomenon Lim Fjord, shaped by the Pazinčica River and famed for its floating oyster shucking bar, Brijuni National Park, an archipelago of 14 islands housing the globe’s oldest olive tree and annual musical concerts amidst the drama of the groves and pine forest. With a mélange of ancient ruins scattered throughout Pula, Meneghetti also offers daily trips to the ancient Roman Theatre – the sixth largest and most preserved in the world – with exclusive access to concert tickets, bespoke tours, and transportation.