The winegrowing tradition of the Štimac family dates back to the beginning of the 20th century. The first vineyards were planted by the great grandfather of the current generation of the Štimac family, Mihovil Mijo Popich, known by his nickname Rizman.
Rizman was born in 1885 and lived a full and long life. He lived to be 96 years old. He lived in a family house in Opuzen in the valley of the Neretva river, which is where the vineyards were located. When the vineyards were devastated by vine disease (peronospora), Rizman was forced to emigrate to America, as were most residents of South Dalmatia.
He returned to Opuzen in 1918 and continued planting new vines. In his vineyard, Rizman cultivated eight thousand vines.
Since 2006, we have established 22 hectares of new vineyards and 1700 olive trees at the new location of the youngest winegrowing area in Croatia, which is called Komarna. The concept of the Komarna winegrowing area, where all producers are registered organic, was created by our family, and we also initiated project. In 2012, we built a winery that meets the highest technological standards for the production of wine on the territory of the vineyard. At our vineyard, 90% of vines belong to the indigenous varieties of Plavac mali and Pošip, together with the somewhat forgotten variety of Tribidrag. In honour of our grandfather and great grandfather, who was the first winemaker in our family, the winery bear his nickname,Rizman.
Rizman was born in 1885 and lived a full and long life. He lived to be 96 years old. He lived in a family house in Opuzen in the valley of the Neretva river, which is where the vineyards were located. When the vineyards were devastated by vine disease (peronospora), Rizman was forced to emigrate to America, as were most residents of South Dalmatia.
He returned to Opuzen in 1918 and continued planting new vines. In his vineyard, Rizman cultivated eight thousand vines.
Since 2006, we have established 22 hectares of new vineyards and 1700 olive trees at the new location of the youngest winegrowing area in Croatia, which is called Komarna. The concept of the Komarna winegrowing area, where all producers are registered organic, was created by our family, and we also initiated project. In 2012, we built a winery that meets the highest technological standards for the production of wine on the territory of the vineyard. At our vineyard, 90% of vines belong to the indigenous varieties of Plavac mali and Pošip, together with the somewhat forgotten variety of Tribidrag. In honour of our grandfather and great grandfather, who was the first winemaker in our family, the winery bear his nickname,Rizman.
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