Korčula Wine Tours: Pošip & Grk
Korčula grows two white grapes found almost nowhere else: Pošip, from the inland villages of Čara and Smokvica, and Grk, which only fruits in the sands of Lumbarda and cannot pollinate itself, so it grows with Plavac Mali beside it. This page compares the top-rated Korčula wine tours and tastings: cellar visits in Lumbarda and the Pošip villages, bike and tuk-tuk wine tours from Korčula town, and the day trips from Dubrovnik via the Pelješac ferry.
What you’ll taste: Grk, dry and almost salty, from Lumbarda; Pošip, fuller and floral, from Čara and Smokvica; Plavac Mali; and Korčula’s own prošek.
Formats: bike or tuk-tuk tours to Lumbarda’s wineries, six kilometres from town; half-day van tours to the Pošip villages; combined Pelješac and Korčula days from Dubrovnik.
Getting there: fifteen minutes by ferry from Orebić on Pelješac, two hours by catamaran from Split or Dubrovnik.
Korčula’s wines: Grk, Pošip and the island’s cellars
Korčula is a long green island off the Pelješac peninsula, and its wine is white in a region that is mostly red. Grk grows only around Lumbarda, in sandy soil at the island’s eastern end; its flowers are female only, so a Plavac Mali vine is planted nearby to pollinate it, and the wine it makes is dry, mineral and faintly bitter. Pošip comes from the inland valleys around Čara and Smokvica and is the island’s export: fuller, floral, a wine for grilled fish. Korčula town, the walled Venetian port that claims Marco Polo, is the base for all of it.
Lumbarda by bike or tuk-tuk
Six kilometres east of town, Lumbarda is a village of small family wineries around a sandy bay; tours by bicycle, e-bike or tuk-tuk visit two or three for Grk, Plavac and lunch by the water. Two to four hours, 50 to 100 euros.
The Pošip villages
Čara and Smokvica sit in the island’s central valley, half an hour from town; van tours visit the cooperative and family cellars there, with a stop in a konoba for lunch. Half a day, 70 to 120 euros.
From Dubrovnik and Pelješac
The ferry from Orebić takes fifteen minutes, so many Pelješac wine days from Dubrovnik cross to Korčula for a Lumbarda tasting before returning. It is a long day; the alternative is a night on the island. See Pelješac and Dubrovnik wine tours.
When to go
May, June and September; harvest is in September; Korčula town’s Moreška sword dance runs on summer evenings for those who want a show with their wine.
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FAQ about Korčula Wine Tours: Pošip & Grk
Frequently asked questions
Why Korčula for wine?
Because it is the white-wine island of Dalmatia, its two grapes are unique, and the wineries are close enough to the town to reach by bicycle.
What is Grk wine?
A dry white from a grape grown only in Lumbarda on Korčula; the vine has female flowers only and needs Plavac Mali planted beside it to fruit.
Can I visit Korčula wineries without a car?
Yes; Lumbarda’s wineries are six kilometres from town and tours go by bike, e-bike or tuk-tuk.
How do I get to Korčula?
Fifteen minutes by ferry from Orebić on Pelješac, or about two hours by catamaran from Split or Dubrovnik.
How much does a Korčula wine tour cost?
About 50 to 100 euros for a Lumbarda bike or tuk-tuk tour, 70 to 120 for a half-day to the Pošip villages.
Pošip or Grk?
Pošip for a fuller, floral white you can find elsewhere in Dalmatia; Grk for the rarer, drier one you can only taste here. Taste both.