Cheers Mario!!! - Fantastic day trip with Mario, visiting the oyster farm & winery. Great experience listening to Mario's knowledge around wine production & matching with foods. Some great chat and beautiful scenery along the way too. Thanks again Mario & hopefully see you again.

Enjoyable and insightful experience! - Mario was fantastic, as was the wine and food. We felt like we had an undergraduate crash course in how to pair wine with food appropriately. It was wonderful. Mario is incredibly knowledgeable and easy to talk to.

Excellent Wine Tasting - We had a fantastic session of wine, food, and wine education with Mario. He was extremely knowledgeable and helped us bring our wine appreciation to the next level.

A wine education in beautiful surroundings. - This is a serious wine tour. Mario is an expert in his field and shared his expertise generously with us. We were picked up from our hotel promptly in a smart, clean minibus and Mario explained the order of the day. Luckily for us we were the only clients that day so we could pretty much adapt the day to suit ourselves. The drive over the mountains into Bosnia took around 30 mins and Mario chatted to us about the history of the area and pointed out interesting sights. Our first stop was a Bosnian town to see the market. Sadky for us the market wasn’t very busy- we were there on a Sunday - ( best days Fri- Sat) but it was still interesting to walk around the town and see the mosques and churches once more existing alongside each other, Next stop an impressive monestry where we viewed the beautiful church before onto our first wine tasting. We sampled 4 or 5 different wines - each one delicious , and Mario explained their origin, features and subtleties really well. From here we visited a family run winery and repeated the wine tasting. This times the wines were enhanced with home made cheeses and ham. The difference between the taste of the wines before and after taking a bite of cheese was remarkable. Again - Mario explained the wine making process for each bottle and helped us to appreciate the complexity of each. There was no pressure to buy anything which can often spoil these experiences. We didn’t stop for lunch as we were full after the cheese and ham but this was our decision and Mario would have happily taken us to a typical Bosnian restaurant. This was a fun way to see the local area and also to learn more about wine. We learnt lots!

Evening wine tasting in Dubrovnik old town - The wine tasting with Mario was amazing. He is highly knowledgeable in everything related to wine. He gave us a great overview of wine and tasting in general, and the specifics about Croatian wines. We had fun and tasted great Croatian wines which paired well with the tapas. I would highly recommend!

Wine and food heaven - Really glad we took this tour as soon as we got to Dubrovnik. Our guide was incredibly passionate and knowledgeable and I learned a lot more than I expected. This tasting was a great way to try local food and premium Croatian wines. Make sure to come hungry because the food and wines are top notch.

Top class host! - Top class host, delicious wines and food One of the highlights from our time in Dubrovnik. Mario was excellent, so knowledgeable and the spot and wines he selected (4 in all) and food (4 tapas) couldn’t have done a better job of acquainting us with the wines and food of Croatia. Highly recommend this

Don’t miss this experience! - This was our 4th time visiting Dubrovnik old town as part of our cruise. We decided to book in for the wine tasting at Stradoon Bar and it exceeded expectations. This is much more than just wine and food matching. Mario offers an insight into the history of Dubrovnik and Croatia more generally. He described in depth the fundamental aspects of grading wine and helped us to understand the different tasting notes. Learning about wine and food matching was on another level for us. Thank you Mario

Wonderful way to learn about wine and food. Fabulous two hoyrs - Had an incredible time learning all about wine and pairing with food! Mario is full of information and advice. And some stunning vineyards. Such an amazing way to spend a few hours! We had a fantastic time.

Sip and taste like local - Wonderful choices of local wines and food. Mario was a true expert and taught us so much. I’d call this a must do for anyone coming to Dubrovnik.