Our Story

This is, above all, a family story—a story of continuity, patience, and a love for wine passed down through generations.

The winery is run by the two of us, Ivan and Željka Damjanić. Ivan is an oenologist and winemaker, involved in every step of winemaking, from working in the vineyard to bottling. Željka provides strong support in the winery’s daily operations. Through direct contact with guests and customers in the tasting room, she is building her own professional path in the world of wine. Our sons are already following with interest what happens in the vineyard and cellar, and we hope that this story will one day continue through them.

In Fuškulin, not far from Poreč, on 13.5 hectares of vineyards, we cultivate varieties that naturally belong to this region, such as Malvazija and Teran, as well as other varieties that have found their home in Istria over time. A special place is held by Duranija—an almost forgotten indigenous variety whose cultivation we have revived with the aim of restoring its visibility and well-deserved place on wine lists.

Our wine story does not begin with us. At the beginning of the 20th century, Ivan’s great-grandfather Giorgio Jurković produced wines that were sold from Fuškulin to Trieste. The pinnacle of his work was recorded in 1928, when he won the Grand Prix in Paris for the best red wine—a success we remain extremely proud of to this day.

Today, drawing on that heritage and a contemporary approach to winemaking, we create wines that faithfully reflect the Istrian soil and the character of our climate. Our goal is simple: to create honest, balanced wines that provide pleasure and quietly, yet clearly, tell the story of our family and Istria.