Designations of origin in Croatia
Croatia has 22 designations of origin protected in the EU: 18 wines (18 PDO and 0 PGI) and 4 cheeses (2 PDO and 2 PGI). This page lists them with their type, the year of protection and the legal text of each in the European Commission’s eAmbrosia register.
In brief
The oldest on the list is “Dalmatinska zagora” (protected since 2013); 16 designations share that year. 22 designations have been protected since 2010. For 22 of them the country’s interactive profile draws the production area on a map; PGI areas and some PDO areas are at the level of administrative units and may be larger than the real area.
PDO: closest link to the area (cheese: the whole process; wine: all the grapes). PGI: looser link (cheese: at least one stage; wine: at least 85% of the grapes).
Wines (18)
| Designation | Type | Protected since | Legal text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalmatinska zagora | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Dingač | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Hrvatska Istra | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Hrvatsko Podunavlje | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Hrvatsko primorje | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Istočna kontinentalna Hrvatska | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Moslavina | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Muškat momjanski / Moscato di Momiano | PDO | 2015 | Legal text |
| Plešivica | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Pokuplje | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Ponikve | PDO | 2015 | Legal text |
| Prigorje-Bilogora | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Primorska Hrvatska | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Sjeverna Dalmacija | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Slavonija | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Srednja i Južna Dalmacija | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Zagorje – Međimurje | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
| Zapadna kontinentalna Hrvatska | PDO | 2013 | Legal text |
Cheeses (4)
| Designation | Type | Protected since | Legal text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjelovarski kvargl | PGI | 2018 | Legal text |
| Istarski ovčji sir / Istrski ovčji sir | PDO | 2022 | – |
| Lički škripavac | PGI | 2020 | Legal text |
| Paški sir | PDO | 2018 | Legal text |
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Source: European Commission, eAmbrosia (EU geographical indications register) · Licence: CC BY 4.0, © European Union · Register data as of 2026-11-02. Only what the register publishes; nothing is added. Methodology
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