The premium Graševina, Croatia’s flagship and most widely planted white variety, from Kutjevo is the Champion of the 2024 vintage for dry wines, while the same winery’s Graševina Ledeno Vino (ice wine) 2018 ranks among the predicate wines. The sparkling Jazz Vitis from the Josipović family is the best among the sparkling wines, the Graševina Tradition Grand Selection 2021 from Vina Antunović the best among wines from the 2023 vintage and older, the Graševina Mitrovac 2019 among wines from 2019 and older, and the Graševina Ledeno Vino 2018 among the predicate wines. The honours were handed out at the Salon of Graševina at Kutjevo Castle. 
In May, 104 samples were submitted for judging, and four earned Grand Gold Diplomas. These are the Graševina Mateo 2018 from the Galić winery, the Graševina Mitrovac 2019 from Krauthaker, the Graševina Izborna Berba Prosušenih Bobica (a selection of dried berries, akin to a Beerenauslese) 2019 from Krauthaker, and the Graševina Ledeno Vino 2018 from Kutjevo. A Gold Diploma went to 46 wines, as did a Silver medal, while five earned Bronze and three a certificate of merit.
Ahead of the Salon, wine workshops were held at the Slavonska Kuća Vinkomir restaurant. Graševina and the Heart: Much More Than Alcohol and PIWI Varieties for the Winemaking of the Future were the titles of the workshops led by Prof. Mladen Boban, PhD, and Prof. Jasminka Karoglan Kontić, PhD. Champion Among Champions was the workshop of experienced sommelier Ines Matić Matešković, at which participants tasted the highest-scoring wines of the Festival of Graševina.
07.06.2025.
